The houses being demolished are on the site of one of Mosman's most historic and iconic houses, "The Rangers", which was demolished in 1914. The documentary evidence suggests that this mansion (which covered eight of the existing house lots) had three extensive cellars. Assuming the cellars were filled in with rubble when "The Rangers" was demolished, I (plus the Mosman Historical Society and the Mosman Local Studies Library) request that as a condition of consent an archaeological examination be carried out before the cellars are excavated for parking. There may well be artefacts and information which will be of immense interest for Mosman historians. I am the author of the attached eBook on the history of the Rangers Estate. Thank you, Pam.

The development fails on every test of both LMR Policy and MLEP 2012. The submission is of poor quality and all of the assessment studies are biased in their judgements and conclusions are not supported by the evidence provided. The massive size of the development being 85 metres wide and over 28 metre high when viewed from Rangers Ave dominates the landscape and devestates the iconic views of the houses in the Holt Estate Heritage Conservation Area.