MOD 4 - Community facility and design changes

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I live in the apartment block on the corner of Wickham Street and Princes Highway Arncliffe, Diagonally opposite the development site. I have previously submitted on this development as a private individual and as the chair of the Strata Committee of SP 56932.

As previously stated, all previous reports on this project have minimised the impact on the residents of SP 56932, by stating that they were within those anticipated by Bayside Council under the sites zoning.

My concern is with the proposed height of buildings The initial project required the developer to not exceed the zoned 70 metre height of the site.
Specifically, as currently approved, Building D's proposed height was reduced to the zoned 70 metres.
The developer is now seeking to exceed the zoned height limit for Building D by 2.4 metres,. The stated reason is to comply with the National Construction Code which requires a greater separation between building levels.

The proposed height increase would greatly increase the overshadowing on our building resulting in additional apartments being impacted and increasing the hours of direct sunshine lost by those apartments originally impacted.

If the requirement to comply with the building code has been triggered by the developer's lodgement of the project modification application then it is my strong view that the application should be viewed in conjunction with both the building code and the zoned height limits for the site. The current approval is for a height of 70 metres and this should be retained.

It is suggested that, rather than increase the building height by 2.4 metres, the building size should be reduced by one residential floor. This would allow the applicant to comply with both the building code and the zoned height limit. It would also ensure that the impact on SP 56932 remains consistent with Council's expectations when the rezoning of the public housing site was first announced.

A similar approach should be adopted with the proposed height increases for the other buildings proposed for the site.

Submission is attached as PDF.

As a current resident of Eden Street Arncliffe, I wish to object to this proposal in the strongest possible terms due to the impact on access and amenity, and on safe passage of cars and vehicles. This use and occupancy is far in excess of what the street can safely support.

The Strata committee has lodged previous a submission being concerned about building heights in the Eden street development and the impact to our building and the amount of sunlight it will receive, post development completion.
We have now received information that a modification application has been received from the developer to, in part "Increase in height of all building between 2.4m and 9.35m". We once again request confirmation that our building will not be adversely impacted ( especially in winter) by the increased in building heights ( given the application modification).

I am making an objection to the excessive 19+ floor height proposal because of concerns over high rise disadvantages compared to mid rise apartments which give a better sense of community feeling and liveability. Dehumanizing canyons of high rise also create wind tunnel effects and cold paths from shaded areas. 10 - 15 floor heights are more than adequate in residential areas.