Roger Holmes
Object
Roger Holmes
Object
KILLARA
,
New South Wales
Message
I object to the proposed development.
I re-attach my previous submission dated 22 May 25 and repeat all comments made as though current, as I consider the Proponent’s Response does not alter the material facts and my previous opinions. I also attached a further response to the latest submissions.
1. I object to the proposed development because it is over-scale for the limited
site and too high at 10 storeys at the northern boundary with 10 Marian Street;
2. I believe the Clause 4.6 Variation request should be rejected because it is
based on inaccurate and misleading information and not in the public interest;
3. I believe the development will ruin the local environment and diminish the
amenity of the area for its neighbours;
4. I believe Stanhope Road is already unsafe, particularly with its junctions with
the Pacific Highway and Culworth Avenue and especially during construction
when it would become very dangerous;
5. I believe that during and post construction, Stanhope Road would be so
parked out that its amenity would be destroyed;
6. I believe that it is unfeasible for the removal to tip of the predicted 20,000 +
tonnes of excavated and demolition material via Werona Avenue as it does
not lead to a local traffic-light intersection with the Pacific Highway, and that
despite any attempts to deny access to Culworth Avenue, the direct route to
the Lorne Avenue traffic-lights, those efforts would be unsuccessful and cause
undue danger; and
7. The stormwater discharge should not/cannot be via 10 Marian Steet as it
would feed directly into the Council’s declared Overland Flow or Mainstream
Flow Flood Planning Area and may cause flooding of its buildings – see later
detailed comments.
I re-attach my previous submission dated 22 May 25 and repeat all comments made as though current, as I consider the Proponent’s Response does not alter the material facts and my previous opinions. I also attached a further response to the latest submissions.
1. I object to the proposed development because it is over-scale for the limited
site and too high at 10 storeys at the northern boundary with 10 Marian Street;
2. I believe the Clause 4.6 Variation request should be rejected because it is
based on inaccurate and misleading information and not in the public interest;
3. I believe the development will ruin the local environment and diminish the
amenity of the area for its neighbours;
4. I believe Stanhope Road is already unsafe, particularly with its junctions with
the Pacific Highway and Culworth Avenue and especially during construction
when it would become very dangerous;
5. I believe that during and post construction, Stanhope Road would be so
parked out that its amenity would be destroyed;
6. I believe that it is unfeasible for the removal to tip of the predicted 20,000 +
tonnes of excavated and demolition material via Werona Avenue as it does
not lead to a local traffic-light intersection with the Pacific Highway, and that
despite any attempts to deny access to Culworth Avenue, the direct route to
the Lorne Avenue traffic-lights, those efforts would be unsuccessful and cause
undue danger; and
7. The stormwater discharge should not/cannot be via 10 Marian Steet as it
would feed directly into the Council’s declared Overland Flow or Mainstream
Flow Flood Planning Area and may cause flooding of its buildings – see later
detailed comments.
Attachments
Celia Taylor
Object
Celia Taylor
Object
Jeanette Holmes
Object
Jeanette Holmes
Object
Killara
,
New South Wales
Message
I made a submission previously and none of the responses to submissions and amendments satisfy my concerns about the impact of the development on the neighbourhood. These include the height of the building, the impact on traffic in the area and the impact of a major storm event on the property at the rear of the building which is already in a flood planning area.
Cara Rogers
Object
Cara Rogers
Object
KILLARA
,
New South Wales
Message
Please find attached my objection letter dated 12 January 2026 and original objection letter dated 3 June 2025
Attachments
Name Withheld
Object
Name Withheld
Object
KILLARA
,
New South Wales
Message
This SSD will be a terrible development for Killara.
It is more than 3 times higher than the surrounding houses and includes a 10 storey building right behind a heritage listed house. It is in an area of many important heritage-listed items, and will irreversibly damage one of Sydney's best-preserved heritage areas. An eyesore such as this development will destroy the heritage and greenspace that Killara is known for.
Killara is a quiet suburb with no town centre and although it has a train station, it does not have services such as shops. This development will create a massive increase in traffic along the main access point for Killara residents to get to the Pacific Hwy. Already there are accidents occurring along this section of Stanhope Road due to it being too narrow to adequately accommodate street parking on both sides and cars , buses and trucks going in both directions. Add in a huge number of new apartments and this will become complete gridlock for all traffic going to and from the east side of Killara.
There are no schools within walking distance of this development and the local schools are NOT on the trainline, so any students housed in this development will catch buses. This totally defeats the idea of the TOD, and just adds more buses to already overcrowded roads.
Calling housing in Killara "affordable" is a joke. The developers are using this to increase the size of the development with no actual impact on housing essential workers such as nurses and teachers. It has been well documented recently that developers are only looking at the North Shore and the Eastern Suburbs because that is where they make big profits, NOT because they can provide housing at an affordable cost for those who need it.
The NSW Government needs to stop feeding the greedy developers and start taking action that will both help the housing crisis and also look after the irreplaceable heritage and natural environment. This development should be categorically rejected.
It is more than 3 times higher than the surrounding houses and includes a 10 storey building right behind a heritage listed house. It is in an area of many important heritage-listed items, and will irreversibly damage one of Sydney's best-preserved heritage areas. An eyesore such as this development will destroy the heritage and greenspace that Killara is known for.
Killara is a quiet suburb with no town centre and although it has a train station, it does not have services such as shops. This development will create a massive increase in traffic along the main access point for Killara residents to get to the Pacific Hwy. Already there are accidents occurring along this section of Stanhope Road due to it being too narrow to adequately accommodate street parking on both sides and cars , buses and trucks going in both directions. Add in a huge number of new apartments and this will become complete gridlock for all traffic going to and from the east side of Killara.
There are no schools within walking distance of this development and the local schools are NOT on the trainline, so any students housed in this development will catch buses. This totally defeats the idea of the TOD, and just adds more buses to already overcrowded roads.
Calling housing in Killara "affordable" is a joke. The developers are using this to increase the size of the development with no actual impact on housing essential workers such as nurses and teachers. It has been well documented recently that developers are only looking at the North Shore and the Eastern Suburbs because that is where they make big profits, NOT because they can provide housing at an affordable cost for those who need it.
The NSW Government needs to stop feeding the greedy developers and start taking action that will both help the housing crisis and also look after the irreplaceable heritage and natural environment. This development should be categorically rejected.