I am writing to object to the scope of the proposed west end development of Dank Street. Specifically, the proposed 19 story tower that has been put forward for DA approval.  Our building is one of the few residential communities in a precinct that is otherwise overwhelmingly commercial (kitchen , furniture and appliance showrooms), and we are extremely concerned that the proposed State Significant Development (SSD 80441462) fails to acknowledge the sensitivity of our location or the planning expectations consistently conveyed to buyers over many years.
When this area was originally rezoned and redeveloped, the masterplan clearly set a 7-storey height limit for the neighbouring sites—an intention still reflected in the documents available at the City of Sydney’s City Office. Despite early discussions with the developer, where we were advised that only selected portions of the project would be adjusted, the current scheme now extends significant massing along Young Street. This pushes greater height and depth directly toward our residences and overlooks the established residential homes of 1 Danks Street.
There will be dramatic loss of sun and light in the proposed development would cast huge shadows over our building. In winter, our apartments wouldn’t receive any direct sunlight at all from mid afternoon, which means we’d lose an enormous of natural daylight. Because our building was designed with west-facing living areas, we mainly rely on the morning sun coming into bedrooms—and even that limited sunlight would be heavily reduced under the proposal.
- The proposal now places a 19-storey tower right next to our low-rise residential homes, with open viewing down into our balconies, living spaces and open top terrace-style rooftops. this means. every new tennant facing east will look straight into our apartments, creating ongoing issues with overlooking and loss of privacy (intrusive for us and terrible for the future neighbours)

The current proposal intentionally (and with some level of deception) strays far from the masterplan that was publicly promoted for years and formed a key part of why many of us chose to live here. We made our decisions expecting that any new buildings around us would follow the planning controls that were clearly set out at the time. The new design disrupts those expectations, weakens confidence in the planning process, and leaves residents unsure about what future development rules might actually apply.
This proposal almost triples the originally intended height and mass that was planned for this site. It is a huge increase in scale and volume that directly contradicts all of the previous communications and proposals - especially ideas put forward at a previous "consultation" meeting with the developers. This non-consultation is a deliberately deceptive strategy that defies expectations of community consultation. Coronation have not only been withholding planning, but (in my opinion) have been consciously unhelpful and secretive in their proposal preparation / communication.
The proposed scale of the building is wildly out of step with the rest of Danks Street and this enormous structure is an unhelpful addition to the area. I have attached a selection of images from inside and around my apartment to give a more comprehensive sense of how upsizing from a 7 story building to a 19 story development will have a significant negative impact on the residents of 1 Danks Street Waterloo.
Drew Bickford

As a resident of Danks Street, Waterloo I object to this development application for the following reasons:
- the proposed height of key buildings in this development are significantly higher than the buildings in the surrounding streets, particularly the residencies along Danks Street between Young St and Bourke St. As the EIS & Rezoning Statement details (page 33 and 34), the existing surrounding buildings are between 4-6 storeys, with one under current development for 8 storeys. The proposed development now includes buildings which have planned storeys of 18, 15, 36 and 13. These are all dramatically higher buildings'/storeys than any recent or current developments in this immediate area. A development that caps at 6-8 storeys maximum would both contribute to the housing supply without negatively impacting the surrounding streets and neighbourhood due to the height and scale of the buildings. The now proposed 800+ apartments and 500+ car spaces is a significant increase in population density and vehicle traffic in an already densely populated and congested area.
- We appreciate the focus on additional housing in NSW, and note that Waterloo and Zetland are already one of Sydney's highest-density precincts. Simply there are only so many people you can pack into one suburb before it becomes congested, polluted and non functional.
- This development proposal keeps changing in scope and scale, requesting significant increases in building heights to include more apartments while at the same time requesting to removing or reducing the community infrastructure floor space.

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I have been a resident of waterloo for 20 years. I picked this location as it was not planned for high multi storey development and feel now I have been betrayed my council who are not aligning to the surrounding developments. The area is already over developed and it is impossible to immagine what it will be like with the sort of increased volume that is being proposed. In. addition the increase to the size would mean that most of our natural light will be removed. The increased volume of traffic for essential services such as deliveries and garbage collection would also make the noise levels unacceptable for enjoyment of our family at night and whilst sleeping it is already degenerated considerably. Danks Street simply cannot cope with the volume as it has already seen significant increase and continues to be used as a commercial delivery route for quite a number of commercial outlets along the road making entry to it and crossing it quite dangerous