Darling Square - North East Plot Development

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I am objecting to the Submission

I am objecting to the submission

I am objecting to the submission

I object to the submission

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I wish you to note my very strongest objection to the proposed "Darling Square - North East Plot Mixed Use Residential Building DA (SSD 6626)" submitted to your Department on behalf of Lend Lease.

I wish you to note my very strongest objection to the proposed "Darling Square - North East Plot Mixed Use Residential Building DA (SSD 6626)" submitted to your Department on behalf of Lend Lease.

I wish you to note my very strongest objection to the proposed "Darling Square - North East Plot Mixed Use Residential Building DA (SSD 6626)" submitted to your Department on behalf of Lend Lease.

I wish you to note my very strongest objection to the proposed "Darling Square - North East Plot Mixed Use Residential Building DA (SSD 6626)" submitted to your Department on behalf of Lend Lease.

I wish you to note my very strongest objection to the proposed "Darling Square - North East Plot Mixed Use Residential Building DA (SSD 6626)" submitted to your Department on behalf of Lend Lease.

The height restrictions that apply to the whole of the Chinatown precinct appear to have been overridden in order to serve the advantage of a commercial, profit-orientated residential development. Both Chinatown and the Chinese Gardens will be dwarfed by the proposed density of the intended development with its high-rise towers.

I feel exceedingly strongly about this desecration of Darling Harbour; about the over-ruling of the height restrictions that apply to the Chinatown area in respect of the proposed high-rise residential developments; and the profit-orientated, long-term contamination of the Darling Harbour reserve that will be caused by this proposed dense injection of blocks of residential flats, shops and the accompanying traffic congestion that will be caused.

I oppose the applicant's proposal for SSD 6626 as currently formulated because:

there is NO genuine building articulation or view sharing;

to agree with the proposal will impose massive impacts on the neighbourhood once further (but announced) plans for other developments in the district are brought forward (but which are outside the scope of the current application) - clever lawyers exploiting the frailties of the existing planning regulations to allow outside developer interests to crush local resistance;

of overshadowing of so much of the area, peoples' homes, public open spaces and public streets compared to any current standard; and

of insufficient building set back from the street of the NE block towers.

Please see attached letter on behalf of the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce.

Please reconsider the bulk and scale of the proposed SSDA7 development.
It is far too large and imposing on the area and benefits only a select few who will be living in the apartments.
A smaller block that is either not as high or angled so that view sharing with it's southern neighbours would be preferable.
It will basically entirely block the view of darling harbour from apartment in the Peak complex to zero.

I object to the submission as per attached document