My Comments are included in my submission attachment

I strongly object to the proposed development at 35-39 Darley St East Mona Vale.
I recently retired and moved from our Family home in Mona Vale to an Apartment in Golf Ave Mona Vale - a beautiful leafy street of predominantly 2-storey apartments of retired people. Imagine my shock when less than 1 year later, we hear that Mona Vale has been designated to wear the brunt of the NSW Government Low to Mid Rise Housing Reform in Pittwater - suddenly the developers are buying up prime beachside blocks in Golf Avenue and Darley St East and planning 4-8 story developments! Providing minimal affordable housing in the short term and being able to extend the build size by 30% for the long term! Developers who don't live here and won't have to deal with the mess they create after they have taken their profits!
The reason for my objection to this submission is:
The enormity of the building is so out of character with the area only exaggerated by building on top of the hill. It will tower over everyone nearby and not so nearby. Privacy is a basic human right and this has been completely ignored. Sunlight is also a basic need which will be taken away for so many people. Why? Pretty easy to see that it is all profit driven by developers who have chosen juicy real estate without any consideration for the current residents. Development could have happened in areas that would have less impact but because of the one size fits all mentality developers have moved in to prime real estate to build luxury units for high net-worth individuals. This is not helping my kids to live near me. It is making it 100 times worse.
Darley Street East does not have the capacity to handle an additional 100 cars coming in and out of the proposed development at the crest of a hill with double lines. Kids ride their E bikes when the surf is up. I guarantee the risk of any accident will be 100% which will either result in injury or death. Do the developers take any responsibility for this when the project is complete, and they move on to the next site? Does the State Government take responsibility? 35-39 Darley St will directly lead to injury due to its size.

I am not against development, but it needs to be planned and discussed better. What suits one suburb does not suit another. 35-39 Darley St is not suitably planned. The developers have clearly played the politicians to get the prime land for prime profits. I am disgusted in a Labor Government that allegedly backs the battler and agrees to this. The current plan for 35-39 Darley St is not the right kind of development for Mona Vale. Safety and basic residential rights for the many, matters more than the profit for a few individual developers.

Submission attached

I am a resident of the peninsula since 1984. I moved to move to Mona Vale 10 years ago.

My objection to proposed high rise over 3 storeys is due to my concerns of lack of increased infrastructure.

Traffic is already a concern on Pittwater Rd, in particular at the intersection of Mona Vale Road.
On weekends and in summer there is a constant conga line of cars heading north clogging the road.
Added residents and their visitors I believe will make matters so much worse. Parking in the side streets near
the beach is already at a premium.

Our geography is different to other areas of Sydney. We are on the doorstep of KuRingai National Park.
The LA fires were a result of ember attack fuelled by hot dry winds. The peninsula has one road in and one road out,
in an emergency this could be catastrophic if emergency vehicles can’t get through due to increased traffic.

I respectfully ask that future dwellings do not exceed 3 storeys.

Yours
Helen Warren

I have attached my submission. I reserve my right to add an addendum at a later stage.

Unacceptable Visual Impact, Streetscape Incompatibility, and Fire Evacuation Safety Risks

Strongly object to this development.
The excessive height and bulk is completely wrong for the street, totally out of character with its current profile. It shows total disregard for existing council building requirements, and denies neighbouring properties of their privacy and subjects them to excessive ambient light and noise. Obviously the Developers are “ trying it on” to set the standard for many future similar developments. This cannot be seen as a one off and must be considered in light of things like fire ( bush and property) bearing in mind high level fire fighting equipment is not available in local fire stations, water supply ( already struggling), sewage (its affect on Warriewood and surrounding beaches, transport ( the B1 bus already covering suburbs adjoining Mona Vale, traffic congestion and restricted access in and out of Mona Vale.
Perched on a high location on Daley Street East it is totally inappropriate and where has been the consultation and input from residents and services personnel?
Street parking is another issue. Darley Street East is already full each day and night and with this development the likelihood of much more need for street parking simply adding to the pressure and demand. In summer it is of course worse.
Developments like this put all of the areas residents at risk because of the limited road access in and out of the peninsula in the event of any disaster.
Whilst I submit this objection I reserve the right to add an addendum to this initial submission.

As our suburb struggles with climate change we also need to make sensible decisions when doing rebuilds.

Further to my previous objections regarding this application I would like to add the following :

Carparking - The provision to accommodate 124 cars on site in three excavated levels is at odds with the whole concept of a TOD development. Isn't TOD is supposed to promote walking and cycling and not the use of private cars?

Overshadowing - The buildings on either side ( 33 Darley and 41-49 Darley ) and the buildings behind on Golf Ave will be impacted by this. In your report you state this shadowing is an "expected outcome" and your proposal has been designed to minimise shadowing "as far as practical". This is a huge cope out. But how can you make a 8 story building shaped like a brick to maximise floor / space ratio disappear? So is that just bad luck for all the existing residents in 2 story buildings on all 3 sides?. This development should have bigger boundary setbacks to accomodate its height. Sunlight is vital for everyone's mental health, getting just 2 hours per day mid winter is not sufficient.

Visual Privacy - I note the angled windows on the development designed to not look directly into the neighbours space. But what visual protection does the existing neighbour have looking the other way at the side of an 8 story building?

Mona Vale has been voted the most livable suburb in Sydney and it is this way for a reason. Mona Vale currently has a very nice balance with not too many built up areas to natural beauty and clean environment, and not too many people to crowd the streets and amenities. Not too much traffic and enough small shops to make everything work. well. There are already a number of large developments ongoing and this one is just too much. There is already a traffic build up in the area during peak hours and the area is not equiped for too many more residents. Also the building is rather unattractive and does not match the local scenery at all. I ask for you to deny this proposal as it will be detrimental to the suburb and residents as a whole.