Considering the location, and the environmental frugility of the local area, this is an overdevelopment. Due to the size of seven storeys high, it does not remain within the Lagoon and Oceans street natural environment controls of Narrabeen lakes area

I am extremely concerned with this proposal,
1} as it does not aid the current lack of parking but can only worsen the situation. {only 7 guests parking for over an extra 100 units in the area
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2} constructing a multi-level underground carpark, so close to the border of adjoining properties will cause damage. My family home is located on the border to this project and will subject to movement and vibration.
3} what is the government or local council doing to protect my and adjoining properties from damage, and if and when damage, how do we get our houses repaired. bla bla

No infrastructure to support overdevelopment

I oppose the development for reasons as follows:
There is no VIA for Loftus Street which abounds the development. My daughter Susan Ansell lives at 11 Loftus Street, directly opposite. The building which is stated to be 5 storeys is contrary to the 3 storey height permitted in the Narrabeen peninsula. She and other residents of Loftus Street and surrounding streets will be overshadowed by the height of the building, completely destroying the outlook and obscuring the winter sunlight.
Should the development be allowed to go ahead a precedence will be created and Narrabeen Peninsula will be well on its way to becoming another Gold Coast monstrosity of medium to high rise buildings. According to the VIA the building will be seen from far afield. There are no trees or shrubs which will camouflage its solid outline sufficiently. A roof top garden may please the in house residents but do nothing to soften the eyesore.
Having lived in Narrabeen in the past and visit my daughter frequently at her home in Loftus Street I implore you to leave the Narrabeen Peninsula as it is so that it will continue to attract families to live and enjoy its current facilities.

The proposed development at 156-164 Ocean Street, Narrabeen, NSW, need to address the following item:
1. Bulk, Scale & Height- The development stated in the exhibition letter will be 5-6 stories above existing ground level (EGL). On review of the proposed plans on the NSW Planning Portal Project No:3374DA:000.01-DA197.01 dated 28-07-2025 inconsistencies are evident as the elevations show 5 stories & 4 stories with roof terraces along Octavia Street, 5 stories fronting the 2 story residential dwellings along Loftus Street, 5 stories along Lagoon Street and 5 Stories along Ocean Street. Along with the stated 3 stories of basement parking the development would comprise 7-9 stories overall. The highest point of the proposal is RL 29,900HD above existing ground level (EGL) along Ocean Street being RL 9-10 AHD & Lagoon Street EGL RL 8-9. The proposals height ranges from 16-20m above Street Level & is 5700mm above the roof of the slanted perspective confuses the extent on the encroachments. highest existing unit block's roof which is proposed as additional stories. In addition, Sheet DA192.01 shows encroachments over the 12.3m height planes with the proposal aiming to "Piggyback" additional habitable & common areas with the lift overruns by adding additional stories creating an excessive development for the area.
The development proposes an additional 2-3 stories above the highest surrounding unit blocks as shown in Drawing No. DA120.00Rev. DA01. Although there are portions stepped back from the outermost exterior walls/balconies, the bulk & scale cannot be considered appropriate as it dwarfs all surrounding development creating unobstructed view lines over all dwellings & unit buildings proposing a dangerous precedent for future developments if allowed to proceed (Refer to Lighthouse Meriton complex in Dee Why for an Example) The existing development is currently 2 stories.

2. Built form- the proposed built form, although maintains a seniors housing complex, far exceeds any existing built form for the Narrabeen Peninsula area dwarfing the adjacent residential dwellings. The proposed development promotes an inconsistent pattern of development for Narrabeen.

3. Excavation-excessive excavation is proposed in the Class 4 Acis Sulphate area as excavation exceeds 2m below EGL. The basement parking od 3 levels risks adversely impacting on the existing water table & adjacent residential dwellings due to the excessive built form and sandy soil base.

4. Setbacks- As the proposal locates the prosed buildings to the boundaries there are multiple setback encroachments as shown on sheet DA 110.07. Encroachments shown to setbacks along Lagoon Street, Octavia Street & Ocean Street with both habitable area (Coner of Ocean & Octavia Streets) & balcony areas encroaching with the Lagoon Street balcony encroachments locate balconies almost to the boundary line. These setback encroachments will create an adverse vertical barrier for access to sunlight, Airflow & Reasonable amenity for surrounding dwellings.

5. Privacy and Overlooking- the excessive nature of the development reduces, or eliminates, privacy for all surrounding developments north, east, south & west of the proposal. As balconies are located close to boundaries, along with the excessive height, overlooking towards surrounding properties will be a major issue especially to the north. north-west, west & south. As the proposal provides major height differences to surrounding properties, appropriate privacy & overlooking cannot be achieved or guaranteed in its current form.

6. Parking and Vehicular Circulation-Parking on the Narrabeen Peninsula is currently lacking due to the developments proposed & constructed over the past 15-20years. There have been no upgrades to the existing roads to accommodate the additional traffic or parking needed apart from a few roundabouts. These serve no purpose in addressing parking shortages. The proposed development has excessively low parking for staff & visitors & in no way does the provision allow for the development to enable the day-to-day needs of the facility staff & residents. This proposal pushes staff & additional visitors to park on the surrounding streets that are already choaked with traffic seeking parking for the day. Often visitors to existing residential properties need to park 100s of meters away from the house or unit they are visiting. Sheet DA110.02 shows only 4 visitor spaces & an additional accessible visitor space & 3 staff parking spaces (1 being accessible) to service 149 apartments with no additional visitor & staff parking evident on other levels. As there is little existing street parking for this size of development, this proposal fall well short of integrating a development into the community appropriately & vastly erodes the surrounding residents' amenity moving forward creating a negative consequence of significance to Narrabeen.
In addition, the entire 3 levels of parking spill out onto Lagoon Street. This also includes both ambulances & delivery trucks with parking & turning bays at the bottom of the access ramp. This size of development should have access to onto Ocean Street being the primary road & Main arterial road for the peninsula which is so important for seniors housing. In addition the B85 turning circles are incorrect with the swept paths on the corners too tight with little room to maneuver, keeping in mind that this is a seniors development, appropriate access & circulation would require an acceptable outcome to be considered.

Conclusion.
The size of this proposal indicates a lack of community consultation or recognising the surrounding existing pattern of development. A development of this magnitude proposes a dangerous benchmark in excessive development for the Narrabeen area. With Dee Why Town Centre & Manly being clear examples of over development with no regard for the surrounding area. Allowing Narrabeen to go down that path should never be on the table & this development is an indicator of what developers aim to do in the area. It should be noted that Narrabeen does not fall within the Low & mid-Ries Planning area on the NSW Planning portal, as Narrabeen is not an LMR Station or Centre. Mona Vale, Dee Why Town Centre, Warringah Mall, Balgowlah & Manly are so avoiding developments of this size should be of high importance. This development, in its current form, goes against acceptable planning principals along with community expectations and as a result should be rejected.

The size of this planned build is not in keeping with its surrounds. Not to mention the impact on the surrounding properties and the chaos in terms of parking and traffic doesn’t bear thinking about.
The size of this development needs to be significantly reduced.

This project would damage the lifestyle of which makes Narrabeen and the Northern Beaches so valuable. I object to this project with the aim of protecting the area that locals love and cherish.

This area is low level housing, has no extra traffic in place to facilitate these extra units and the extreme digging for the underground parking is not feasible in the coastal location.

The development is not in keeping with the local area which has 2-3 storey buildings. 6 stories is too high and on such a large development will have a huge impact on local residential streets and add to parking congestion.