Concept and Stage 1 application for redevelopment of William Clarke College

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I have two issues with the proposed redevelopment. My first and most serious concern is traffic management, and of a lesser concern is the proposed height of the Bryson Building.
1. Traffic Management
The Operational Management Plan (Appendix JJ) states a staggered finish time is implemented to reduce traffic congestion. There is already significant congestion during the morning drop off and afternoon pick up, with Wrights Road often blocked for local resident traffic movements. Traffic is blocked from the traffic lights on Green Road back to the Kings Road roundabout, and for a considerable distance back into Morris Grove. The proposed changes to queuing will do little to improve the situation.
Another issue local residents have, which I acknowledge the school can do little to manage, is parents parking in inappropriate and unsafe spots, stopping on the pedestrian crossing, and driving in a generally dangerous manner with illegal U turns and other aggressive behaviour towards fellow motorists.
I also have a major concern about traffic management during construction. Appendix FF Construction Management Plan states that the contractor is likely to require a on average 30-40 staff per day, with a maximum of 60 staff on a day. To accommodate this number of workers, on average there would be up to 30 light vehicles on site, whilst at the maximum there would be 50 light vehicles on site. As long as these vehicles are parked on site, there will be limited issues for local residents. There will be a problem if the workers chose to park in the local streets all day, especially on Thursdays or Fridays when the local rubbish collection occurs.
Appendix V School Travel Plan has aspirational targets but notes that there is likely to be an additional 100+ car movements during morning and afternoon peaks as the school population grows of 2,100 students, noting most of the growth is the primary school where vehicle access will be Wrights Road. I note the College is committed to implementing strategies to ensure that the proposed increase in students does not result in additional vehicle movements such as strategies to encourage active travel modes and public transport for students and staff. What will the school do if its strategy is unsuccessful? What will the school do if more and more children are driven to school?
2. Building Height
The current zoning for most of the school sets building heights at 10 m. The proposed four storey Bryson Building will exceed that limit. On what basis does the school think that this acceptable for local residents?

I am not against the project as a whole as the area is growing and expansion is necessary. However the issues I have with the project centre around building height and traffic during school pick up and drop off times. The area of Kellyville where the school is located is low density residential and the introduction of a 4 storey building to this area sets a worrying precedent for future development in both a business and residential capacity. The current businesses on this side of Green Rd are not retail but health care and remain in keeping with the local area. A 4 storey building in this area will, I believe have a significant impact on the visual landscape around the school as the school, since its last redevelopment particularly, already has a significant impact on the skyline more so than the closely located shopping centre.

Traffic during school drop off and pick up times is also a major issue for the surrounding community. We live in Connaught Circuit which is frequently used as a thoroughfare for people dropping off their children in Cormack Circuit. This causes quite a bit of congestion which means it often takes quite a while to exit our driveway especially given we are also quite close to Sherwood Ridge and our street is used for drop off and pick up from there also. The also school currently impacts traffic attempting to exit from Roseberry Rd as many parents use Luwasa Place to drop off their children which adds congestion to this already congested area. The largest impact though is the exit of Morris Grove onto Wright's Rd which due to the way the roundabout is placed means all traffic leaving the school is given priority through the roundabout as opposed to the traffic on busy Wright's Rd. This in concert with the current queue for drive through drop off and the pedestrian crossing make getting out of our area in the morning very challenging. These issues are solvable but need careful consideration in regard to traffic flow and building design as the school's expansion should not cause any more inconvenience to the local residents than it already does, especially as there were several options in the traffic study such as a left in left out of Morris Grove which have been disregarded/overlooked. Additionally there seems to be ample space on the site to expand in a lower height, less landscape-changing fashion which would satisfy the school's need for expansion without such a significant impact on the surrounding community.

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