35 Young Street Croydon NSW 2132

This proposed boarding house is totally unsuitable to be a boarding house for the following reasons
1. It exceeds the maximum building height for boarding houses in the R2 zone of 8.5 metres. It is over 11 metres tall. A three storey building surrounded by single storey dwellings.
2 The wrap around balcony, many windows on the second and third storeys together with two verandahs seriously compromises the privacy of residents of adjacent dwellings and the children in the playground of Croydon Public School located only 35 metres away.
3. The side set backs on the southern side of the house are 200% too close to the adjacent property. A 5 metre side set back is required for a three storey boarding house. The side set back is only 1.67 metres. Non compliant.
4. The floor space ratio for the proposed boarding house should be 0.55. The huge bulk of this dwelling causes the FSR to be estimated at a value of over 0.75 making it illegal.
5. On the plans at council there is no provision for a communal laundry. Obviously the plans were very rushed as to not address laundry facilities.
6. One of the proposed boarding house rooms is over the maximum allowable 25 square metres.
7. New legislation passed on 1st June 2018 requires 0.5 car spaces per room. At a proposed 27 rooms for the boarding house 13 -14 spaces will not be possible.
8. No BASIX or Section J report to explain how a proposed 27 kitchens and 18 bathrooms in this dwelling plus a laundry etc can be energy and water efficient. No comments on the ventilation needed to cope with this excessive amount of steam from the kitchens and bathrooms.
9. The filling in of the swimming pool, creation of 7 parking spaces, installation of wheel chair access lifts, building of a shed to house the waste disposal bins and all other inclusions alterations and modifications to create 27 furnished rooms for the ridiculously low sum of $25,000 as quoted in the DA is totally unrealistic.
10. Finally 37 residents crammed into a dwelling which used to accommodate one large family will require over 90 metres of clothes lines. The only place for this is over the outside communal area located right next to two adjoining properties.
For the many above reasons the current dwelling at 35 Young St is not suitable to become a boarding house because it breaks too many council and state building regulations and no changes or modifications can alter the non compliance to the mandatory side set backs, height restrictions, car space allowances or FSR for this dwelling.