For the attention of the Secretary, DPHI, Objection to SSD-76220734 – 156 Ocean Street Narrabeen.
I am a resident of North Narrabeen who uses the beaches, cafes and surf clubs along Ocean Street daily. I also advocate on behalf of the Australian Conservation Foundation Northern Beaches Community, whose members in this area are concerned about inappropriate development along our coastal fringe. This proposal as currently drafted is incompatible with the medium density low rise character of Narrabeen. If it proceeds, it will set a precedent for similar high rise apartments, with intolerable increased traffic along Ocean Street, with only one bus option for public transport. Many of my students walk or ride bikes along here and their safety is also of concern. I urge you to reconsider this development application unless much lower height restrictions are imposed.

Please block this development from proceeding or require that the proponent radically re-design the
development such that it is in keeping with the housing in the immediately surrounding area and strictly
compliant with Northern Beaches Council planning rules, including height restrictions.
Please see detailed objection letter attached.

Submission OBJECTING to the Indigo by Moran Development at 156 Ocean Street, Narrabeen

To whom it may concern,
I am writing to strongly object to the proposed Indigo by Moran development at 156 Ocean Street, Narrabeen.

1. Traffic Conditions on Ocean Street Are Already Unsafe and Overloaded

Ocean Street is not capable of supporting a development of this size. It is a narrow residential road with no traffic calming measures, no speed humps and no real protection for pedestrians or cyclists. Traffic is already heavy during peak times, and the street is often used as a rat run by drivers trying to avoid the speed cameras and congestion on Pittwater Road.
Adding a large multi-storey development with increased vehicle movements, service vehicles and parking demand will make an already unsafe road even more dangerous. The street layout, width and sight lines cannot cope with extra pressure.

2. The Development Needs to Be Reduced to Match the Three Storey Limit and Local Character

Ocean Street and Lagoon Street are low-rise areas with one to three storey homes, coastal vegetation and a calm residential feel. The proposed building is too tall, too bulky and too dense for a fragile strip of land that sits between the ocean and the lagoon.
The long-standing three storey height limit exists for a reason. It protects the character of the neighbourhood and recognises the environmental sensitivity of the sandbar. A large multi-storey complex will overshadow homes, dominate the skyline and permanently change the look and feel of the area.

3. The Sandbar Cannot Support High Density Development

Narrabeen sits on an environmentally fragile sandbar that provides natural protection from flooding, erosion and storm surge. Intensive development on this narrow landform risks destabilising dune systems, increasing erosion and placing surrounding homes at greater long-term risk. This area can only support low-scale, carefully designed buildings.

4. This Is the Wrong Planning Direction for the Northern Beaches

The Northern Beaches backs onto national park and contains significant bushland corridors that support wildlife and sensitive ecosystems. These areas need to be preserved for future generations. Large-scale development is far more appropriate in existing urban renewal areas rather than along fragile, environmentally sensitive coastal suburbs where evacuation routes and infrastructure are already limited.
Urban corridors such as Parramatta Road and Canterbury Road are already built up and underused and should be prioritised for higher density housing. Suburbs like Narrabeen are not suited to this scale of development.

Conclusion

For reasons relating to road safety, traffic capacity, neighbourhood character, environmental sensitivity and infrastructure limitations, I strongly object to the Indigo by Moran development in its current form.
I ask that the proposal be reduced in height and density so that it complies with the three storey limit and respects the character and safety of the community.

Thank you for considering this submission.

I live across the street from this proposed overdevelopment. The scale, density and height are completely out of step with the local area. The design with removal of trees and limited set back removes visual screening basically ugly and visually confronting.
There are no benefits for the local community only the developer
- aged care beds reduced from 35 to 10
- protected pine trees removed destroying bird habitat
- no infrastructure or green space for the community
- increased traffic and congestion
The proposed parking spaces does not cater for residents, support workers and visitors and we already cannot get two cars thru on side streets due to congestion
Shading will significant.
I could go on but the bottom line is there is no community benefit only degradation of the local area on numerous fronts and the unknown impact to the water table with development between the rising sea and lake.
Please stop this development

As an eighty year old I have found submitting a submission very difficult and without the help of Flora in the planning office it would not have happened.
I am against the proposed retirement complex at 156 Ocean street for the following reasons.
1. The size and scale of the building ( 6 floors high) is an over development in an area of houses and predominately 3 floor high units, this building will dwarf its neighbours and exclude them of NE breezes in summer, shading for longer periods of daylight and during winter most of the day.
the building is situated on a sand spit of land that runs between Narrabeen and North Narrabeen (between Narrabeen lake and the Pacific ocean) a proposed 3 level excavation endangers the surrounding area to water table problems.
The building (except for the top foor) does not appear to have any set back or terracing
so the building looks like it belongs in a town center development, Narrabeen is a village and was not included in the governments resent town centers as Mona vale and Dee Why were, a building of this scale and bulk would be more suitable in those suburbs.
2. The plan shows the removal of trees that are well over 50 years old for no other reason that I can see but to increase the view of the proposed units replacement shrubs and trees will not compensate for their loss and shows no respect for our environment.
3. Traffic and parking have not been adequately addressed the current state is that it is near impossible to obtain street parking in the summer beach season so any cars, boats or vans that do not have internal parking will make a bad situation worse.
As a person in their eighties I'm not against a proposal for senior living but it must not look out of place because of its height and scale in a residential area like Narrabeen.