Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment

I STRONGLY object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD-47105958).
This ugly monstrosity being planned by the uniting church is completely out of character with the homes in this area. I also understand that FOUR perfectly good homes will be demolished and their residents forced out to find other housing.
This is a gross overdevelopment of the flood affected site; see my attached pictures of flood March, 2022. I genuinely fear that with this development will drive future floodwater INTO my home.
I have been diagnosed with chronic PTSD and not only will the blocked sunlight affect my mental health, the ongoing construction for SIX years will affect my mental health & wellbeing dramatically.
I strenuously object to the maximum height of 16.75m above ground level. This exceeds Kingscliff’s current building height of 13.6m above ground level. Not only will the proposed structure block out my morning sun, it will open the door for further development in this residential area of Kingscliff!
The traffic impacts of construction vehicles coming & going will be incredibly dangerous. I have attached photos of the hourly busses that drive along Beach Street & Lorien Way. There is simply no room for construction traffic to fit in these narrow streets with these busses & quite possibly dangerous to all drivers & pedestrians using these streets.
Also, the damage to the Kingscliff St/Beach St roundabout that is currently being caused by increased traffic since recent development in Kingscliff; It will be incredibly worse should this Uniting Church development go ahead.
The Uniting’s Community consultation that I attended at Kingscliff Bowls club was disgraceful. The attending people, who have never lived in the Kingscliff community, were akin to ‘used car salesmen’. They failed to listen and continued to push their agenda without any intention of compromise. They laughed at genuine concerns. When told of how increased traffic in this area can have you waiting over 5 minutes to cross Kingscliff Street, I was told “don’t go there when it’s busy” as he smirked. They were genuinely terrible, untrustworthy people.
This redevelopment will benefit absolutely no one in this area; not the current residents of the Uniting aged care, (I have no clue how these elderly will handle to ongoing construction); it won’t benefit the residents of the four perfectly good dwellings being demolished, and it will not be of any benefit to the surrounding residents.

I object to The Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD-47105958) on the grounds that it is enormous and completely out of character with the surrounding homes and Kingscliff generally. It is a gross overdevelopment of this flood affected site and it will be exceeding Kingscliff's current building height of 13.6m above ground level. It will have significant dangerous traffic impacts on these narrow streets where many residents park their cars. Noise levels will be increased, and FOUR current resident's homes will be demolished, forcing them out. The Community consultation at Kingscliff Bowls club was rude and 'dodgy'. Answers given by these arrogant people were suspicious and guarded. They were very unbelievable in their snippy answers, providing no assistance to questions being raised.

It greatly concerns me what is happening to our much loved small coastal village. First we have the Taj Mahal hospital looking down on the village already causing major parking issues due to the lack of planning and next to no new infrastructure being built. Used at half capacity as there is no one to staff it, having to get 70 nurses from the UK and paying them $900 a week accommodation allowance - madness. Now we have another proposed massive over-development on a small parcel of land in the heart of residential homes in the village, this is a small village not some urban city and this proposal is utterly ridiculous. How a small parcel of land can be classed as significant state clearly only a way of some back handed money grab by the propers to maximise profit, Kingscliff doesn’t need 200 new high end multi million apartments for the rich, not for the locals but interstate retirees. How on earth are they going to adequately park 400 cars in such a small area as no doubt each will only be given on car park slot. The side roads are full due to home being replaced with appartments now, with the same issue but these are only small 10 - 20 unit complexes ! All this serviced by what I understand 4 homes having to be knocked down to allow access and the supporting quiet low density residential streets having to be ruined. Simply this needs to fit in with the currently medium density 2 level environment for all to enjoy the village. Them we have the flood issues, seems Kingy gets a serious flood every 5 years with multiple homes going under, the drainage system only has one outlet and is old and outdated with the proposed land being one of many on the table to be filled to remove flood plains, what happened to the NSW government’s direction not to build on flood plains following the major floods two years ago ? The vast amount of water that will hit the area again would now just engulf even more homes no tank system would make any difference. The sheer size is not in character with the village nor is there the infrastructure/amenities in place . We have a height limit on purpose to keep the charm and character of the village and this should not be destroyed due to corporate greed. We have a massive new suburb in development just 5km away so it certainly has nothing to do with the so called housing crisis. While I support the redevelopment of the aged care facility (would be nice if this was increasing by more than a token few rooms!), the high end millionaire appartments is so unnecessary and at the very least needs to be dramatically scaled back to fit in with village life. I find it hard to believe this is even a state level issue as not providing any new local services other than a couple of extra aged care rooms, seems to be an attempt by a greedy corporation who probably has a friend at state level to line everyone’s pocket. Truely hope this isn’t the case as would just be another nail in the coffin for democracy and against the wishes of the whole community. The fate of a much loved small coastal village is in your hands.

The proposed project does not align with the community and is seeking to be a disrupter to allow further re development in the local area.

The proposal is misleading and is seeking to the redevelopment as an age care health facilty. However it does not align with the proposed design and living structures proposed.
It also seems that it is proposed to be higher than the allowable height for buildings in this area.

I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD 47105958) proposal.
As a new apartment owner in Kingscliff area, right near  this new proposed development, I object to its application.
Amongst many reasons including specifically its overall size and impact on the surrounding areas and in keeping with the character of Kingscliff.  
its too big and too imposing causing too many issues for the surrounding homes and living. 
Its height levels are too high and go above the restriction currently in place for Kingcliff ordinance.  Why is this being allowed ??
It will overbear and foreshadow the surrounding areas, and affect homes close-by.
It will severely impede the westward view of my newly acquired apartment which I do not want as this proposal is an over-development.  Why do i need my view impeded by this proposal that does not conform to current council rules?
Additionally, it will add severe traffic overload to the area of small access streets, ultimately affecting our peaceful lifestyle there, with traffic jams and increased noise, pollution and congestion.
Increased noise from shift workers coming and going and delivery of foods and other goods needed constantly, is not a welcome thought. 
Seems like this is a proposal for a high-end apartment block for retirees to move into and not about aged care - all to the detriment of our community.
Under the proposal, there will need to be significant development done to the land including adding fill and other issues that will affect rain falloff, and possible flooding affecting road conditions.
All in all its an overblown proposal and should be rejected for the good our our community and for the good of future Kingscliff.

Regards,
RH

I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD-47105958)
for the following reasons:
* increase in height limits for Kingscliff from 13.6 m to 16.75m
* additional fill will be added to raise the site by more than 3 metres in some places (further exacerbating flood issues across many areas of north Kingscliff and beyond).
* the development is at odds with the character and low rise built environment surrounding the site and will have a number of negative impacts on the amenity and liveability for surrounding residents, including privacy (overlooking outdoor areas, living spaces and bedrooms), reduction in solar access and overshadowing, added traffic and congestion,

I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment because of the impact this will have on Kingscliff as the small coastal town it has been for decades. This project is totally outside of the Locality Planning ethos; it's increase in height limits within a low density residential area; the impact it will add to potential flooding; the increase on already congested streets; and the invasion of privacy to single and two storey homes on neighboring fencelines all add to a vote of NO from me.

I object to this project in its current form. A redevelopment should occur however inline with current guidelines including:
1) buildings up to 13.6m not 16.75m
2) this landlocked location in its current form will literally ruin the lives of everyday people that currently live around the site at the expense of a developer to make profits under the guise of housing and aged care that is completely unaffordable for the local community.
3) the roads and parking will be an issue for the community, this is literally a small town village street that is about to be overrun not to mention the noise and extended works schedule.
4) flooding will be an ongoing issue for the site and the community and impervious grounds will make this worse.
5) please make this development max 13.6 m to be line with current surrounds and ensure those that already live close to this development are not forgotten about at the expense of “paving paradise”, I do hope the planning process understands that yes a redevelopment make sense but not one in this current form. Thank you!

- Too big for our area and will be out of character with the surrounding homes and Kingscliff in general.
- Traffic increased concerns
- Proposed building height maximum 16.75m above ground level (Kingscliff current height is only 13.6m)
- Additional fill added to raise the site by more than 3 meters in some places which further exacerbates flood issues.

The project exceeds current height planning restrictions that are in place to protect the local community feel and environment. This could set a precedent for other developments and is not supported.
Additional landfill in flood areas could have detrimental impact on other properties and is not supported in what is already a flood prone and vulnerable area.
The look and feel of the build should be consistent with local beach design and kingscliff.

It’s 3 meters raised above all other properties which will flood everything around it.

.I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment SSD-47105958 as it is a gross over development of this flood affected site.
.Included in this development are building heights of 16.75metres which is metres higher than the current Kingscliff building height of 13.6m.
.As I live close by and was affected by the recent flood, I feel that additional fill will be added to raise the site and exacerbate flooding issues.
.Traffic impacts of a Traffic Generating Development accessing the site via a local, pot hole road.
.The development is at odds with the character and low rise built environment surrounding the site.
.I believe that there is only an extra 8 residential aged care spaces proposed!! This is ridiculous.

Gross overdevelopment of site is not in keeping with the character, fabric, amenity, and liveability of Kingscliff.
The proposed building height maximum 16.75m above ground level exceeds Kingscliff’s current height limit of 13.6m (There is also to be additional fill added to raise the site by more than 3 metres in some places which further exacerbates flood issues and concerns across many areas of North Kingscliff).
The gross overdevelopment is also likely to increase traffic (on the top of recent traffic increases due to Tweed Valley Hospital).

I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD-4710598)

This development will impact the broader Kingscliff community due to the size and location of this development.
The development does not fit in with the Kingscliff housing or commercial landscape
It will have an impact on flooding and traffic in a negative way
The height of this development is well above the maximum height level and this alone should be sufficient for the development proposal to be terminated

This redevelopment will service the community with modern surroundings and provide new jobs for loads of people, it will be very exciting grow.

I object to the Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment (SSD47105958) for the following reasons:
- Gross over-development of the site
- Height limit of 16.75 m is totally out of character for this area and higher than 13.6m for this zoning
- Traffic impact of such a large development in a small suburban street
- Not enough aged care and senior housing proposed

A very much needed & appropriate redevelopment for Kingscliff. There has been lots of consultation with neighbouring properties & changes to design to accommodate same, so I'm all for it.

This project is not able to be supported in this area with the current infrastructure. The area mentioned floods and this type of development will only further enhance flooding in the area. Roads in this area can't cope with the traffic alone - constantly potholes are created due to the large volume of industrial traffic in our area damaging our local roads. Changing the road traffic to enter the new premises off Lorien Way is disastrous and dangerous to the local families who live, ride, play and walk those streets. This is not a commercial location for a nursing home expanding with Food Trucks, Delivery vehicles, Maintenance vehicles, visitors, staff and residents who will all need to travel in and out of this facility. Where is the 'actuary' analysis of the number of vehicles needing to use local suburban streets from a non-political source? I feel for those families as their safety is at risk, as well as their lifestyle choice in Kingscliff and property values diminishing. This structure needs to occur elsewhere - away from established homes and families in this Lorien Way area.

Hello,
After being to all the public meetings with the Uniting Church & the residents of Kingscliff we have concerns with
1/ Flooding, this area already has a flooding problem & our property backs onto, this site floods every time after decent rain, on the very first meeting it was bought to the attention of the Uniting Church & they came back with a solution of holding tanks & a one way valve to pump floodwater back into a lower area nearby which already would be flooded in which they stated it would then become the Local Shires problem, we already have temporary housing area nearby ( less than a 1lkm away in a lower area) for the last flood victims which the current state Government has asked for an extension, redirect floodwater will not help the existing residents of Kingscliff if they already get flooded it could only get worse or if your property missed out last flood they could get flooded this time, the flood water has to go somewhere
2/ This is a residential area with 1 & 2 story houses right around the site a 4-story development does not fit in at all with over a 100 so called Independant living units proposed as part of the 4-story development some with 2 & 3 bedrooms & only 8 extra nursing home beds i don't know how that becomes a State Significant Project it seems it will only benefit those who already have money
3/Parking, the small surrounding streets will be become choked with Staff/Visitors/Residents cars, these streets were never designed to cope with this sort of traffic
4/ Every resident that lives near this proposed development will have this 4-story building either affecting their PRIVACY/SHADOWING/ or by FLOODING
5/The last NSW State government had an enquiry after the last big flood came up with a solution for essential services
( copied & pasted from the report
Section 27 Part W.
Finding – essential services and floodplain infrastructure
• Essential services disruption in the floods was exacerbated by critical
infrastructure being situated in low-lying areas and consequently being
flooded.
• Many hospitals, medical centres, nursing homes, aged care facilities
and police stations are situated below the flood planning level. Several
of these were affected in the recent floods.
• Some detrimental impacts of floods come from built structures which
are supposed to provide flood mitigation not being maintained and
consequently malfunctioning after heavy rain, making floods worse at a
local level. Many are the responsibility of several agencies and are
maintained by none.
Section 28.
Recommendation – essential services and floodplain
infrastructure
That, to minimise disruption to essential services (power, communications,
water, sewerage) and to ensure flood infrastructure is fully serviceable
before flooding, Government ensure:
• essential services infrastructure (communications, water, power and
sewerage) is situated as much as possible above the flood planning
level. And to minimise disruption to medical services, aged care
services and the police, Government ensure hospitals, medical centres,
nursing homes, aged care facilities and police stations are situated
above the probable maximum flood level
• floodplain infrastructure (drains, levees, flood gates) items are all
assigned to an appropriate lead agency which has responsibility for
ensuring they are fully maintained and functioning especially when
floods are likely.
I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS FROM THE LAST FLOOD OF OUR STREET THERE A LOT MORE PROPERTIES LOWER THAN US THAT WILL BE AFFECTD BY THIS, ALSO 1 PHOTO LOOKING OVER THE SITE TOWARDS THE EXISTING NURSING HOME this water has to go somewhere

I am Strongly against this project The Uniting Kingscliff Redevelopment SSD-47105958 on the grounds that it does not meet the Kingscliff height limit of 13.6 metres. i.e. 3 Stories. Whilst we need more aged care facilities , they don't need to be in Prime Real Estate areas. Kingscliff has grown in my 40 years plus living here. We don't want another Gold Coast, Noosa, or even Byron Bay.
This project also smells of a Scam with 199 retirement and independent living apartments and only 120 residential aged care places.
Lovely Real Estate for Wealthy Retirees and a bonus for the Developer.
John FRANCIS