As long time resident of Narrabeen I wish to formally object to the proposed Indigi by Moran Seniors Housing Development at 156 - 164 Ocean Street, Narrabeen.

I believe this project will be a valuable addition to Narrabeen and surrounds and will help meet the growing need for quality senior living options in our area.

I am writing to express my support for the proposed retirement village development at Narrabeen. This is an exciting project that I hope my parents will be able to move into.

I am writing in support of the proposed Indigo by Moran development in Narrabeen. My mother is 77 years old and has been a local resident of Narrabeen for 25 years. She lives just down the road on Wellington Street and is very keen to remain in the local area that she knows and loves. Her current home, however, is two storeys with stairs, which is becoming less practical as she plans for the future. She is looking for something that will be more manageable long term, while still offering the level of quality, design and amenity that suits her active and independent lifestyle. Being able to stay in the Narrabeen community is very important to her as she gets older.
I have attended the information sessions with mum and seen the initial designs. The design appears to be sensitive to its surroundings, and the landscaping, amenity and quality will be a positive contribution to Narrabeen. I believe Indigo will bring much-needed, high-quality aged care and wellness facilities to the area. Narrabeen currently has very limited options for older residents like my mum who wish to stay connected to their community and friends whilst accessing the appropriate accommodation and care and I believe Indigo will certainly meet that need for her and her friends of similar age.

I therefore support approval of this project.

I fully support the retirement village proposal. It’s a valuable and much needed addition to our community.

There is a need on the northern beaches for quality, modern retirement villages. We live in Ocean St. at present and feel that this development will add needed accommodation for the elderly who wish to stay in their own locale close to family.
Although the project will be six stories it is spread out over a large area and not just a tower like building.
The Moran group plans to have double garages for each apartment and visitor parking to reduce street parking.

Size of the building doesn’t affect the area also same as the existing building it actually making the area looks better with a new building .

I would like to make a submission in support of this project and recommend that this project should be considered for approval.

Whilst the current mood and focus is on the wider housing crisis and affordability, little is said and being done to provide specific housing incentives for our Seniors, and this application has been prepared to address a serious and chronic shortage of seniors housing in the immediate local area.

I have spent considerable time reviewing the application and I fully expect that the local community will have a mixed response and will encounter the usual backlash of Nimbys who don't want a development of this size in the community. I have family in the area who will be in need of a quality seniors living development and accommodation options that this will provide and, specifically my family who don't want to move out of the area, which is their main option without such a development.

It is fair to say that this development will be the largest development on Ocean St, and potentially the wider area, however i hope that the assessors spend the time to contextualize this proposal against the other large 4 story buildings which are antiquated and will most likely be redeveloped at the same scale.

The development does respond to the scale of the Norfolk island pines and is well screened and sits in well into the urban fabric.
the Aesthetic of the building is beautifully designed in my opinion and would add significant benefit to the built environment.
the plans propose to accommodate all required parking on site and would not be a burden on the local on street parking.
it should be noted that as a seniors housing development, it will NOT be a large traffic generating development, as it is largely for retirees who will have a lower vehicle use than any usual housing development.

the opportunity to provide this level of housing immediately on the Northern Beaches in a prime location will be well sought after and address the burgeoning issue of people having to leave their community that they have likely live in their whole life due to a lack of local quality seniors housing.

the developer should be commended for lodging a bold application and a well considered design.
I hope that the department recognizes the material benefits this will add to the community and not be swayed by people who will no doubt look to strike this application down with criticisms and poorly considered responses.
With thanks

I’d like to express my support for this development as a retirement village. It represents a far better outcome for the community compared to a large scale developer coming in to maximise density and profit before moving on. A retirement village will provide long-term stability, a sense of community, and an asset that genuinely benefits local residents.

We in need of social development for less fortunate well beings.