This objection is from the Strata Management Committee for 10 Marian Street and represents the interests of all 60 apartment owners, in particular the 39 apartments in blocks C, D and E that share the northern boundary of the proposed development. It essentially reiterates all concerns previously raised.
General Comments:
The NSW in-fill affordable housing provisions “ require the consent authority to consider the character of the local area or the desired future character for areas under transition.”
By accepting the proposed scale of this project, the consent authority would ignore the character of the area. Densified and affordable housing is acceptable, but this project remains overkill, being too high and imposing on the neighbourhood.

Build Form
The proposed reduced maximum height of 33.75 m remains excessive and would adversely impact all adjacent 39 apartments at 10 Marian Street, along the northern boundary.

Traffic and Parking impact
The increased traffic will increase danger, congestion and on-street parking and remains a major concern for the local community.

Stormwater
The 60 apartment owners at 10 Marion Street remain opposed to the discharge of stormwater into our existing stormwater system. See attached detailed document.

Screening
Potential loss of existing Leylandii tree hedging remains a major concern, in particular for the 39 apartments adjacent to the proposed development. See attached detailed document.

I make this submission in formal objection to the amended State Significant Development Application (SSDA) SSD-81890707 for land at 10, 14 and 14A Stanhope Road, Killara.
This submission updates and expands upon my previous objections, having regard to:
• the gazettal and commencement of the Ku-ring-gai Council Preferred Scenario amendments to the Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 (KLEP) and the relevant provisions of the State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 / Housing SEPP 2021
• the amended Response to Submissions and Amendment Report prepared by Gyde Consulting
• material changes to the statutory planning framework since lodgement
• continuing deficiencies in the EIS, compliance with the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs), and the heritage impact assessment.
For the reasons set out in my attached letter, the amended SSDA cannot lawfully be approved and must be refused.

Please find the attached letter providing a supplementary objection to SSD-81890707 at Stanhope Road, Killara. It outlines new concerns regarding significant social impact, severe deviation from Killara’s garden suburb character, and the heritage context of 14 Stanhope Road, and requests rejection of the proposal.

My Objection to amendment to SSDA 81890707 at 10,
14, 14A Stanhope Road Killara

My Objections are as follows

I object to this development on a number of obvious grounds.

I object to the developments excessive height.

This development proposal is located within the Springdale Heritage Conservation Area.

The Springdale Heritage Conservation Area forms a unique valley within the Suburb of Killara benefitting from tall blue gum trees, incredible native bird life, sizable residential blocks, many Heritage listed homes. This valley is not polluted by any high rise buildings.

This valley was the vision of Killara’s founding father J G Edwards who subdived much of the Valley in the early 1900’s and who named the suburb and railway station “Killara”. The valley is untouched by high rise development and forms culturally one of the most unique residential areas on the North Shore of Sydney.

The Ku-ring-gai Council in their wisdom have focused on encouraging high rise development in the area West of Werona Avenue in Killara which is an appropriate planning approach in my view as it protects this valleys uniqueness.

This development is the most inappropriate planning proposal as will destroy the visual appeal of the whole valley that makes up the Springdale Heritage Conservation area as it is located on the top of the ridge line of this valley.

The development will tower over adjoining homes and due to its excessive height will visually pollute the whole valley that makes up the Springdale Heritage Conservation Area.

It will create planning blight of the worst nature in an area that deserves the utmost protection.

The development is not in the public interest and does not reflect the community values and shared spirit of community, enjoying well designed homes amongst a unique biodiverse environment.

I object to the generation of excessive street parking this development will generate in a residential area made up of residential homes.

Having lived in St Ives prior to moving to Killara it is very clear that high rise development generates excessive street parking. A development of this scale in this area made up residential homes will destroy the visual ambience of this street and the immediate area.

I object to the generation of excessive traffic in a residential area made up of residential homes.

The development will generate excessive traffic in an area already experiencing stress at peak times.

I object to the detrimental impact that a 10 level apartment building will have on the heritage listed house at 12 Stanhope Rd

I object to the generation of increased Storm Water issues the Springdale Heritage Conservation Area Valley will experience from the excessive hard area created by this development. The valleys existing storm water provision won't cope.

The storm water in this Valley is already overloaded in peak storm conditions. Creating additional excessive hard areas in the development with excessive site coverage that drains into the Springdale Heritage Conservation Valley will cause serious additional load to this valley in peak storm conditions.

I strongly oppose the demolition of 3 existing residential dwellings to construct a multi storey block, of residential apartments next to a Heritage listed home which will blight this Heritage Listing.

This development should not be approved as is totally inappropriate to this area. It is bad planning at its worst and will planning blight the entire Springdale Heritage Conservation area valley.

Anthony Veale
50 Rosebery Road
Killara NSW 2071

Objection to Residential flat buildings with infill affordable housing - 10, 14 and 14a Stanhope Road, Killara