HOLDING SUBMISSION attached
1. Base Submission 100 pages;
2. Photography Submission: 21 pages.

REPORTS to follow: View Impact; Overshadowing Impact; Traffic Impact

Firstly, the building is too high for the surrounding area. It is disproportionate to the way that the council has planned the area. I could understand if this building was on Pacific Highway but it will ruin the parking atmosphere there.
Secondly, it is not near one of those transport hubs so why the highrise? I live near the site and have been greatly inconvenienced by the removal of city buses in non-peak hour times. We have to take the infrequent bus to Crows Nest then get on a metro. This is not so bad going to the city but is highly time consuming when trying to get a connecting bus back using the metro. I have no choice but to make these connections. What sort of travel hub is that? I would have thought that the Interchange at Lane Cove was our only travel hub.
Thirdly, I worry about the affect on public parking in the area. Already there is too little. There is a council recreation park and building in the area that are actively used by the public. With the introduction of so many units will the new building accommodate the parking of likely visitors to that building and not take up the little public parking there is.
Think you for reading.

Holding Submission attached:
1. Base Holding Submission: 100 pages
2. Photography: 21 Pages
Reports to follow:
View Impact Report + Overshadowing Impact Report + Traffic Peer Review to be forwarded shortly.

The road is unsuitable for the amount of traffic which will be generated. It will also provide access to a private road which is funded by the residents.

The current proposal to redevelop 300 Burns Bay Road Lane Cove 2066 is a massive overdevelopment of the site and will be impose a massive negative consequences on the surrounding residents. I do not oppose responsible development of the site however the current proposal is not in any way responsible in any way.
Firstly the development is proposed to exceeds the height of the surrounding buildings , more than doubling the existing height limitations. This building will tower over existing structures blocking the sun and light on surrounding structures especially during winter and imposing on the privacy of current residents. There is no space for light to come through in the current design as it is effectively a wall of apartments instead of individual blocks of apartments that would still allow light through. The proposal also allows for almost no green space at ground level. This will have major negative consequences for the liveability and property values of the surrounding residents.

The proposal does also not have adequate parking facilities. Some apartments will have no parking allocated. This will cause major problems in the surrounding streets where there is very limited parking. The public transport available in the area is limited to buses. Although the site is only 7.5km from the Sydney CBD outside of the morning peak there are no direct buses and those buses take 40 minutes and outside of peak times allowing for a change of bus it takes 1 hour or more. This development proposal is not situated in a heavy transport corridor and the services and the infrastructure in the area do not allow for a development of this size.

The proposal also provides no onsite parking for workers whilst the building is constructed mainly because they are developing almost the entirety of the site. This alone should be a red flag that this site is being massively overdeveloped.

In summery this development should be rejected on the basis that it is an overdevelopment of the site in terms of both the height and the volume of the proposed building, the lack of infrastructure and public transport to support a development of this type, the detrimental effect on the current residents of the area in terms of loss of privacy and loss of sunlight and the permanent loss of the character of the local area.

I have family and friends that live in the neighbouring building, and in other immediate parts of Lane Cove, with whom we have to strategically plan to visit, because the traffic situation is so bad in that part of Burns Bay Road. Between 3.30pm and 6.30/7pm 5 nights a week, travelling West is basically impossible currently, with traffic backing up sometimes as far as Penrose Street and beyond. And I don't know how bad it must also be in peak hour traffic in the morning! Traffic in Sydney is horrible anyway, but proposing to add hundreds of apartments to an already over-congested area, without making roadway or infrastructure upgrades is, to be frank, unconscionable. I realise the importance of vertical living, and that Lane Cove is a valuable location. Perhaps this site would be usable in the future, once the traffic and accessibility issues have been addressed. Until then, this project poses a major roadblock (pun intended). I urge you to listen to the views of people who live in the immediate area, who pass through it regularly during peak hour, or who visit regularly. My niece (6) already has to walk to school (around 1km away) because during peak hour it can take up to 20 minutes to get to her school, battling the traffic!

It i huge structure and will add to the current traffic congestion on Burns Bay road. Also parking is already a big problem here and this is massively aggregate the problem. While I am supportive of affordable housing, my view is that it should not add to the current problems we are having in the locality. The authorities need to solve the current issues before thinking about creating such massive projects

Having lived in 2 properties at 288 & 300b Burns Bay Road Lane Cove over the past 20 years i have seen development in this area increase significantly over this time with the introduction of Waterview Drive. With all these properties within such a small area it has capped out the current infrastructure. The traffic in the mornings coming out of Burns Bay Road / Waterview Road is often banked up. In the afternoons the strain on Burn Bay Road up is seen with bumper to bumper traffic through to Centennial Ave. The few buses that service the area are often full. There is minimal street parking and only a narrow winding road leading up to the main road.
Access for building trucks and machinery will clog these small roads making access impossible for hundreds of residents.
The current buildings are proportionate to each other. The new proposed building will be atleast twice the height of any surrounding buildings. It will dwarf the neighbours and block natural light.