I purchased my property in 2023 on Narrabeen Peninsula because it was low rise development. The new development is out of scale with the Narrabeen low rise coastal character.

Increased traffic along Lagoon, Ocean and surrounding streets will be a major concern if this high rise development is given the go ahead. Street parking is currently hard to find 7 days a week, with weekends and school holidays, (especially summer), making it extremely difficult.

The safety of the many senior citizens who live in the area will be a risk due to the increased traffic.

The removal of mature pine and gums trees along Lagoon Street is not acceptable. There is large bird life in the area and the removal of trees will put them at risk.

I love where I live and believe the proposed development will compromise the beauty of Narrabeen Peninsula’s low rise coastal character.

Caroline Nicholls

The project will affect traffic flow as streets are narrow and busy now. Also the removal of pine trees native to area is wrong and will impact local landscape - these trees are historic. This is a community made up of 2 & 3 storey buildings & will stand out.

I am objecting to the project on 1. Traffic / congestion and safety reason, 2. No consideration for afford-ability of housing for less advantaged and 3. No consideration to the local community by way of improving infrastructure and local amenity.
1. Lagoon street is congested and has both sides of the street always 100% filled with parked cars, with the northern end of Lagoon street only 7 metres wide with no passing, another 300 cars a day entering this road is dangerous and unwarranted, there should be no entrances or exits from the development onto lagoon street.
2. The northern beaches like many areas of Sydney has a shortage of housing for those less privileged in our society. How does 149 high end apartments to be marketed at $2.5m to $3.5m each help the less fortunate. 20% of units should be for essential workers.
3. The bulk of this development allows Indigo residents to maximise their Ocean aspects and maintain green areas within the development however the existing local community lose sight lines, are subjected to overshadowing , there is no material contributions to local road ways or infrastructure and set backs are inadequate.

This development proposal in no way supports the local community and is a grab by the developers, who are seeking to maximise profits under the guise of an over 60s development with an alleged offering of aged care that is subject to manipulation.

When I purchased my property it was low rise. If a 6 storey development is allowed it will be a free for all. The new complex is out of scale with Narrabeen Peninsula low rise coastal character.

Increased traffic along Lagoon, Ocean and surrounding streets will be a major concern if this high rise development is approved. Street parking is hard to find 7 days a week, with weekends and school holidays, (especially summer), making it extremely difficult.

The safety of the many senior citizens who live in the area will be at risk due to the increased traffic. It can be difficult for pedestrians even now with the current traffic.

The removal of mature pine and gum trees along Lagoon Street is just Not Acceptable. We have a large bird habitat in the area and the removal of trees will put them at risk.

Many properties with long-standing views will have their views blocked by the multi-storey development which is an intrusion.

We love where we live and enjoy the easy living, laid back lifestyle and low-rise coastal area. Please do not destroy the beauty of Narrabeen Peninsula.

Penny Moore

We do not want to let Ocean Street become a concrete jungle of high rise flats. It starts here with a six storey development.

This project grossly exceeds the current building heights within the Narrabeen area. This would become the norm that all future developers would aspire to.

The area is not like Dee Why and developments of this scale and height should not be approved within this area. I fully support seniors living, but in the form, scale and height of the surrounding environment.

Please reject this application to be more sympathetic with the area.

Overdeveloping the area, infer structures of roads will not cope with another 149 units. Doesn’t suit the area this big building.

We don’t want to be setting a precedence for more high rise buildings on our beautiful northern beaches coastline or soon enough we’ll have another Gold Coast. The towers at collaroy are enough as it is.

I OBJECT STRONGLY TO THIS DESIGN AND OVER-DEVELOPMENT
My main concerns are
HEIGHT and sheer SCALE of the design for Narrabeen, it is out of step with the local environment “Taller than the trees and any other building around “Redefining the skyline from everywhere it will be seen..Seen from the beach to the bush Elanora to Warriwood and Long Reef and Collaroy.. Visually intrusive…. The massive size is completely out of scale with the surrounding neighbourhood. The majority of housing surrounding the development is LOW to Medium not High rise….The scenic loss of views and shadowing of family homes and loss of sun will be felt everywhere by this monstrosity…
What happened to height restrictions and density zoning, Council and local approval and development notices.?? I
Will we all go six storey on the northern beaches??
PRIVACY The balconies and dining areas on the corner of Octavia and Ocean st will be looking directly into our Kitchen and living room and Units 1 and 2 bedrooms… We will never be able to open our windows again without people seeing us in our own homes…. We will be seen in our private backyard….
THE SETBACK line generally is way to close on the edge of the boundaries and intrusive for all of us in Ocean St, and anyone walking on the street, particularly at the front section which is 2862 from the boundary….See Diagram THE SETBACK is intrusive for pedestrians and homes on OCEAN LAGOON OCTAVIA AND LOFTUS ST
IMAGES NOT TRANSFRRING
This is the view from our Kitchen window the visual impact study said it is of low impact…
I think I will notice a 6 storey building??
Views from our Lounge Room Kitchens Bedrooms and Backyard…. Images NOT UPLOADING
3. NOISE. Noise travels so when people are sitting on the balcony level directly opposite our windows we will continually hear conversation and noise from their dining areas and private balconies and roof top…Let alone the events of Christmas Easter etc….NOISE NOISE NOISE….
We often hear the voices of two or three people in the smokers area on Octavia St, however thats just a couple of people not a crowd of 200 people +
WE are 0.08 distance from you. (View 02)
Typical female voices range from 1.3 metres (4 ft) to 2 metres (7 ft).
Typical male voices range from 2.2 metres (7 ft) to 4 metres (13 ft).
DO they have double Glazing ??
4. PARKING and Extra traffic in the area, there’s No parking now… Let alone add 159 units / approx 300 people What coupled doesn’t own 2 cars? Seriously 7 spots for guests?
Where does the extended families, staff, the cleaner, the tradies and the visitors all park….
Delivery trucks from amazon and Uber SSD eats and woolies online…Oh in the street already with no parking!! What about the parking for Winnebagos and Caravans? The Boomer's dream….The Lifestyle!!
5. Smell. Kitchen exhaust smells. Dining areas around our home. Restaurant and rooftop??
6 BUS STOP is fine now, Why move it, the council is in talk to put a pedestrian crossing in & I’m concerned by moving it, it will be safety issue as people overtake the bus they will be visually unable to see the people crossing because of the bus….
7. ENVIROMENT
IS it ready for Climate change? this proposed building will stand for the next 100 years..
We are already prone to flood and sea level rises, strong storms
NRMA Insurance 2025 does “Not cover for Actions of the Sea being sea waves and normal movement or changes in the sea levels (including high tides or king tides)”
Just look at Collaroy. Are we building a disaster for the future?
Why are they killing healthy trees that have stood for years and what environmental impact on wildlife and bird habitat.. Totally destruction only 7 trees will remain and yet they state “the importance of nature and shade for elderly.. “
Yet the nature is what attracts people to this area…… Please save the trees
Appropriate protection measure of tree fencing has not been done for the construction of their display unit… Will they protect the Norfolk pines? All those beautiful trees in Lagoon st GONE forever and a UGLY giant wall and building will be erected in place…….Awful !!
Im sure they are not compliant with the SEPP
8.CONSTRUCTION TIMES Have you ever been to Narrabeen on the Saturday or school pickup & drop off times? The traffic is chaos…
Nippers, Surfers, workers weekend, shoppers, locals, and visitors….
Trucks and traffic travelling through shops and school zones?
And lets add 2 years of construction workers parking in the street….
I totally Object to the hours locals are subjected to dust noise demolition earthworks construction
11 HOURS A DAY- MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND SAT Thats a 60 hour week for 2 YEARS.
dust noise demolition earthworks construction bulldozers trucks workers cars Jack hammers dust more noise demolition earthworks construction bulldozers trucks workers cars Jack hammers
PLEASE PLAY VIDEO (below) …… taken from our lounge room window, no sound effects just point and shoot….wow I opened the window to listen to this!( VIDEO Not UPLOADING)
Thats a 60 hour a week of noise and dust and vibration for 2 years.
Quoted from INDIGO social impact statement -
‘Exposure to noise may impact the way people use space, their ability to communicate and the way individuals undertake daily activities as well as the operation of businesses. Heightened annoyance, stress and sleep disturbance can impact wellbeing.
The potential impacts on the health and wellbeing of existing residents and surrounding residents throughout the construction phase of the development should also be considered, especially given the site is primarily surrounded by residential’. (Social impact statement)
Stated Hours of permitted work 7am - 6pm Monday to Friday. Plus Saturday 8 to 1pm.
Hours of work need to be reduced. M-F 8 am-3pm and NO Sat or Sun…
Lack of consideration…… the wellbeing of the community and the environment has not been sort by the locals in decision making.
Two weeks…Is that community consultation???
The big questions is height & scale Setback SEPP controls Shadowing and visual loss ,traffic and parking?
We have had NO CONSULTATION..
What benefit does this have for the Narrabeen community here now or any effort to address Affordable Housing?Families and workers can no longer afford to stay and are pushed out..
How many more families will move out before July 2026 due to the building and how many will leave due to the three years of building noise and total Chaos… We already have a higher number of seniors in the area than most LGA..
I totally believe that this development is not good for the LOCALS and is a LUXURY development . It is not truly for age care and socially disadvantaged which the site has the been used for since 1929
It does not address the housing crisis,it does not address the fundamental need for Affordable senior age care, or nursing homes…
It should not be a special project but treated as a DEVELOPMENT for PROFIT
It has no benefit to the community that live here..
Locals love Narrabeen the nature and the low rise…Beautiful today High rise next…
(below doc) from INDIGO/Moran research -Table 5 (NOT UPLOADING)
Please address my deep concerns and my objection for this project…
Thanks
Please note SETBACK DIAGRAMS / KITCHEN VIEW AND BEDROOM VIEW of project not UPLOADING

The size and height of this development are completely out of place and incompatible with the local Narrabeen area. It would completely dominate the area and dwarf all the buildings around it. The mature native pine trees along Lagoon Street are a critical part of our natural ecosystem and their removal would be devastating for our community's natural landscape. This plan disregards environmental preservation, which should be at the forefront of urban planning. The roads and public transport cannot support the increase in population that developments like this will bring. Pittwater Road regularly closes due to flooding, the Wakehurst Parkway is a single carriageway that also floods, and both are already bottlenecks at peak times. The B Line Bus, the only express public transport, is already at capacity. Street parking in the area is already almost impossible to find. While the need for additional housing is recognized, the proportions that have been proposed for this development are inappropriate and inconsistent with the existing Narrabeen community.