Mod 4 - Construction Hours

it is an interesting and important question as to why John Holland is so far behind schedule that this modification request is warranted. i do not think the weather conditions have warranted it.

was the original time planning defective ? if so why ?

the proposal is for work to be undertaken until very late for 6 nights a week : 5 our of 6 of them until midnight.

we have no information about during what period the catch up will occur and until when the modification is sought ?

the community is already suffering from extreme noise starting early 6 days per week. and this noise is audible not just in abercrombie street.

i would like a definition of 'non-structural internal building works.'
experience with this project shows that commitments made by the university and john holland are made but fairly easily transgressed - unless closely monitored by the community.
however we should not have to do this - and it is yet another hassle entailed by this ludicrous project.

20th May 2014

Re: Application No MP07_0158 MOD 4 - Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney

To whom it may concern,

I am writing in objection to the application for extended work hours by John Holland on the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) and implore you not to approve the application.

I reside on Abercrombie Street, directly across the road from the student accommodation, with my 8 week old son Hugo and husband Gareth. As I am sure you can imagine, with a newborn baby the APD already has a significant negative impact upon our lives.

Extension of the work hours at APD, even only for internal works, will serve to heighten these impacts which include:
* Significant noise, all day every day which often affects my or my son's ability to sleep. Not only could this have a long term impact upon my son's wellbeing and development, it is affecting my ability to develop a good sleeping routine which in turn affects his and my current wellbeing. Further noise impacts from the extension are inevitable from cars, talking, people, and the general work activity and any noise will be amplified around the neighbourhood during the evening causing even greater impact upon us.
* An inability to open any of the doors or windows on the Abercrombie Street side of the property due to dust and noise. My son and I spend the majority of the day at home and this reduces our ability to bring air and light into the main living room of our home.

The extension of the work hours will remove the only time of the day and come at the only period of the day where we currently have relief from them. It is nonsense that there will be no further impact on the community from the extension of work hours, the impacts will obviously increase. It is unfair and unreasonable to subject us to even greater impacts than we are already experiencing.

Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss this further.

Kind regards,

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the arbitrary timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this, a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As a directly affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Extending construction hours to midnight on week nights and until 10pm on Saturdays will generate light and a lot of noise. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

The presence of workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise irrespective of the actual work that they undertake. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Previous work undertaken at night has already disturbed residents near to the APD.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

The Acoustic Report submitted by John Holland P/L prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics is incomplete. No residents have been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report. It can reasonably be assumed that this report is therefore inadequate and does not assess the full impact.

Residents of Abercrombie Street have already been affected by noise from work on the site undertaken outside of scheduled hours. This shows a pattern of behaviour of disregarding the approved hours and conditions when they so desire.

The proposed work is stated to consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during the night.

As a directly affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

26th May 2014

Re: Application No MP07_0158 MOD 4 - Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney

To whom it may concern,

I am writing in objection to the application for extended work hours by John Holland on the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) and implore you not to approve the application.

I reside on Abercrombie Street, directly across the road from the student accommodation, with my 8 week old son Hugo and wife Jaana. As I am sure you can imagine, with a newborn baby the APD already has a significant negative impact upon our lives.

Extension of the work hours at APD, even only for internal works, will serve to heighten these impacts which include:

* Significant noise, all day every day which often affects my son's ability to sleep. Not only could this have a long term impact upon my son's wellbeing and development, it is affecting my ability to develop a good sleeping routine which in turn affects his wellbeing. Further noise impacts from the extension are inevitable from cars, talking, people, and the general work activity and any noise will be amplified around the neighbourhood during the evening causing even greater impact upon us.

* An inability to open any of the doors or windows on the Abercrombie Street side of the property due to dust and noise. My son and my wife spend the majority of the day at home and this reduces our ability to bring air and light into the main living room of our home.

The extension of the work hours will remove the only time of the day where we currently have relief from them. It is nonsense that there will be no further impact on the community from the extension of work hours, the impacts will obviously increase. It is unfair and unreasonable to subject us to even greater impacts than we are already experiencing.

Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss this further.

Kind regards,

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed
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Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

Brian Pollard

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The
University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed. It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University. If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours.

The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should
not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our
neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been
acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is
likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used
to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
Robyn Fortescue

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

As a resident directly affected by this proposed extension of working hours, I know from past experience that sound resonates down the street and it would be very difficult to contain that noise inside the building, even if it was already sealed as there would unavoidably be increased activity and traffic around the site. Darlington residents should be allowed to have a few hours of peace in the evening after the rush hour. I agree with the arguments below put forward by affected residents:

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
Maurice Thibaux

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University. If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

Hamish

My name is Frances Crook, I live at 420 Abercrombie Street, Darlington 2008. I am writing to object very strongly to the proposed extended hours on the building site opposite my home.

To allow the hours of operation from 7am to midnight Monday to Friday and 7am to 10pm on Saturday is totally unacceptable.

Our quality of life at the moment is the equivalent of living on a building sight. My house shakes constantly and cracks have developed on most of my walls from the building work across the road from me. Parking has always been hard in this area, but as a resident it now has become impossible due to the construction workers parking from 6.30am to end of their working day, and that doesn't include university students and staff. What will happen if these extended hours are permitted we won't be able to park at night as well as not being able to park during the day. From a personal point of view I am totally fed up with not being able to park during the day and having no access to my own home.

I honestly can't put into words strong enough to describe the stress, I and the residents of this area are going through at the moment. We need some peace at night. Everyone needs to be able to have some quality of life and some normal sleep, which will not be possible if this development application is permitted.

The deadline the university has given John Holland is totally unrealistic. It cannot be achieved in the time frame left.

PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THE EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION.

Looking forward to a favorable outcome for the residents.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Frances Crook

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
Loraine Unsworth

We, the Darlington Residents, object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

We would like to be assured that, if this Modification request is to be approved, despite the objections by residents and the great loss of amenity for residents living directly opposite the APD site, the following conditions are enforced:
* the extended hours can only be in place until the "date for completion - 31 January, 2015" which has been imposed on John Holland by the University;
* that there can only be a maximum of 82 workers on the site during the extended hours: 6pm - midnight Monday - Friday and 3pm -10pm on Saturday. This is what was quoted to a RAIDD member by Rachael, John Holland's community liaison person , because this is the number of car spaces in the APD car park;
* if noise from the site itself and from workers arriving and leaving the site is greater than the normal background noise and residents are disturbed in any way then work should be stopped immediately and the right to the extended hours forfeited from then on;
* there should be no light emanating from the site and disturbing residents.

As affected local residents, we hope that the Department will take the objections we have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
RAIDD

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.
John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

I would like to be assured that, if this Modification request is to be approved, despite the objections by residents and the great loss of amenity for residents living directly opposite the APD site, the following conditions are enforced:
* the extended hours can only be in place until the "date for completion - 31 January, 2015" which has been imposed on John Holland by the University;
* that there can only be a maximum of 82 workers on the site during the extended hours: 6pm - midnight Monday - Friday and 3pm -10pm on Saturday. This is what was quoted to a RAIDD member by Rachael, John Holland's community liaison person , because this is the number of car spaces in the APD car park;
* if noise from the site itself and from workers arriving and leaving the site is greater than the normal background noise and residents are disturbed in any way then work should be stopped immediately and the right to the extended hours forfeited from then on;
* there should be no light emanating from the site and disturbing residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
Mary Ellen McCue

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

I would like to be assured that, if this Modification request is to be approved, despite the objections by residents and the great loss of amenity for residents living directly opposite the APD site, the following conditions are enforced:
* the extended hours can only be in place until the "date for completion - 31 January, 2015" which has been imposed on John Holland by the University;
* that there can only be a maximum of 82 workers on the site during the extended hours: 6pm - midnight Monday - Friday and 3pm -10pm on Saturday. This is what was quoted to a RAIDD member by Rachael, John Holland's community liaison person , because this is the number of car spaces in the APD car park;
* if noise from the site itself and from workers arriving and leaving the site is greater than the normal background noise and residents are disturbed in any way then work should be stopped immediately and the right to the extended hours forfeited from then on;
* there should be no light emanating from the site and disturbing residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,
Colin Sharp

Re: Objection to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 - Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015.

The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope, the deadline has not been changed. On the face, to include this additional component and within same time frame did not appear realistic.

Extending construction hours to midnight Monday to Friday and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will have considerable impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to simply satisfy the timetable set by the University. If permitted, there will be considerable light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. At the moment even the illumination on the second crane when it has been left on has been a nuisance. This is in essence a quiet and dark urban backwater outside business hours with low background noise levels.

The noise of the proposed extension will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in light, noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The
extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at
these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the amenity of the residents of Darlington.

The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, during the hours of rest.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been
acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

Local residents have already been affected by noise from work on the site going on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland
P/L is reflecting the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have advised that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to
facilitate them make noise.

The justification advanced for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community".

However any reasonable person could see that the extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction and impact on the community. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

Yours sincerely
Robert Britton

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

Sacha Harrison

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.
John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

James Harrison

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

Christian D'Amico

I object to Application No: MP07_0158 MOD 4 Abercrombie Street Precinct University of Sydney.

Originally, the University of Sydney informed residents that Stage 1 of the Abercrombie Precinct Development (APD) was only to consist of the Business School. Construction of Stage 1 started at the beginning of 2013 and it was to be completed and ready for operation by February 2015. The University of Sydney has belatedly included the Student Accommodation Building (Stage 2) in the project but despite the vastly increased scope the deadline has not been changed.

Extending construction hours to midnight on school nights and until 10pm on Saturdays to meet an unrealistic deadline will greatly impact on the amenity of local residents and should not be allowed.

It is unreasonable and unfair for the residents of Darlington living in the vicinity of the APD to suffer negative impacts upon their quality of life to satisfy the timetable set by the University.

If permitted, there will be light and lots of noise generated from the site during the extended hours. The noise will be much greater than the regular background noise in the neighbourhood. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate such an increase in noise and traffic in the neighbourhood during the proposed extended hours. The extended construction hours should not be allowed.

Workers coming into the area to work in the requested extended hours would greatly increase the noise whether by their voices, laughter, car doors opening and closing, extra traffic causing disruption to local residents during the nights, let alone by the work they will be doing. Any noise at these times is always amplified and echoes throughout the neighbourhood. Residents near to the APD have already experienced this a number of times when work has been done on at the site in the middle of the night.

The extended times proposed are the only quiet times for all Darlington residents, which include families, children, the elderly and students. Any extension to the current hours of operation will have detrimental effects on the residents of Darlington.

It is imperative that workers, schoolchildren, students and the elderly do not have their sleep, peace and quiet disturbed. The health of people in the community is most important. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

John Holland P/L has submitted an Acoustic Report on the Out of Hours Construction prepared by Marshall Day Acoustics. It is astonishing for residents of Abercrombie Street who live across the road from and therefore in very close proximity to the site to discover that they have not been acknowledged as "Noise Affected Receivers" in this Report and have therefore been excluded from the assessment.

It beggars belief to think that residents of Abercrombie Street will not be affected by the increased hours if permitted. We have already been affected by noise from work on the site which has gone on outside of scheduled hours. John Holland P/L did not think to inform us about this work. It is likely that they will again disregard the extended hours and conditions if they so desire. It seems that John Holland P/L is showing the same lack of regard for local residents as the University of Sydney.

John Holland P/L have said that the work they will be undertaking during the extended hours will consist of floor lining and carpet laying; plastering; tiling; joinery installation; services fit out including electrical and communications wiring; and painting. These jobs and the equipment used to facilitate them make noise. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate this noise in our neighbourhood during these hours.

Currently, there is a lot of other construction going on in and around the suburb of Darlington as well as the Abercrombie Precinct Development: the North Eveleigh development, Urbanest on City Road, and the Abercrombie Street Upgrade. These developments are also bringing in heavy traffic and causing a lot of disruption to local residents by way of noise and pollution at all hours of the day. It is unfair and unreasonable for the University to propose to generate even further noise and traffic in our neighbourhood, especially during these hours.

In conclusion, the justification for the extended hours is so that John Holland can "deliver the built form associated with this project on or by 31 January 2015 and meet project deadlines in conjunction with minimising interaction with the community". However, it is extremely unlikely that John Holland will be able to meet the 31 January 2015 deadline even with the extended hours.

The extended hours will also, on the contrary, maximise interaction with the community, as the evening is the time when most of us are in our homes. If these extended hours are allowed, a precedent will be set and any other development in the area will find it easier to obtain similar hours of operation. The extended hours are simply unacceptable to local residents.

As an affected local resident, I hope that the Department will take the objections I have raised into consideration and will not permit the extension of the construction hours.

Yours faithfully,

Kerry Harrison