Exciting project for older residents. The plans look beautiful.

We’re completely against the proposal for a six-storey apartment block in Narrabeen. It would change the character of our community in such a damaging way. We live just one block away, in a small apartment building on Ocean Street, and we’ve been part of this community for over 30 years. We are a young family and chose to buy our first home here because of the zoning — knowing the area would stay low-rise and that we’d never be surrounded by huge, overdeveloped buildings.

This proposal goes against everything that makes Narrabeen so special. It would create major issues with parking and congestion, disrupt the close-knit community feel of the area, block sunlight from surrounding homes, and destroy native vegetation and wildlife habitats. Narrabeen simply isn’t built for this size of development — our roads, parking, and local facilities can’t support that many extra people. The Northern Beaches just doesn’t have the capacity for this kind of overdevelopment.

Narrabeen has always been a coastal village with a relaxed, small-scale feel — that’s exactly why we love it and why people choose to live here. There isn’t a single six-storey building anywhere on the Narrabeen peninsula, and there shouldn’t be. This project is completely out of place and not what the community wants. It will completely ruin Narrabeen.

This project is completely beyond planning limits!
It appears to, to me, to be a ploy to ask a lot more than is allowed to hopefully end up with a compromise of more than they would have had if they had settled for normal planning regulations.

The northern beaches needs more of this type of development which is a quality design sympathetic to the surrounding environment. This initiative supports older people moving from large family homes, thus providing the opportunity for younger families to raise a family in a house. The location is replacing facility which has been catering for older people for many years and has always been accepted by the community. The design of the building provides ample car parking for residents and visitors therefore not negatively impacting the area. As a development catering for older residents, there would be minimum noise to impact local residents versus a strata titles unit block where noise issues are frequently an issue, especially in rented apartments.
The location of the development provides ready access to a range of amenities and medical services which add to supporting older people to live independently, with the impact of reducing further strain on the Government's age care programs.
Given the high percentage of unit blocks approved and established along Ocean Street, precedence has already been established for high rise buildings, with little environmental considerations in many of the designs. In the case of Indigo, consideration of the local landscape is evident, with the inclusion of natural green spaces incorporated into the design.
This development provides the opportunity for older people to enjoy a heightened quality of life through increased social interaction, experiencing the natural and open environment of life on the northern beaches and with local access to amenities. The location reduces the requirement to use motor vehicles, resulting in a positive impact to a green environment.

I am 56 years old, a direct neighbour of this proposed development, and a potential resident of this future accommodation.

The site has been neglected for years, and this looks like an ambitious and beautiful use of the space. I hope it will bring life and energy to our corner of Narrabeen, and inspire more imaginative use of our beautiful beachfront.

’m writing to support Indigo by Moran retirement living proposal. I have been considering my future later year care options for many months now. As I understand it, the Northern Beaches has one of the highest proportions of residents aged 60+. Yet local retirees have very few options to downsize into low‑maintenance, community‑oriented homes that allow them to remain close to family, friends, and essential services. Without suitable seniors housing, many remain in family homes that no longer meet their changing needs - reducing both their quality of life and the availability of homes for younger families.
The proposal responds directly to this need.
I believe Indigo by Moran provides are committed to high-quality design, considerate operations, and long-term stewardship.
By enabling older residents to right-size locally, this project:
- Supports ageing in place within familiar communities
- Frees up family homes for the next generation
- Strengthens local social connection and wellbeing.
Please help the aging population to make decisions regarding our future in the wonderful beaches community.

I am in favour of increasing social housing. However, I suspect that this development is primarily aimed at rich retirees.

It will not provide a significant increase in local social housing.

The height proposed for this development is out of character for the street and the suburb. Most buildings along Ocean Street, Narrabeen, and other local streets are a maximum of 3 storeys or less. This development will be more than five storeys high.
This sets a precedent for other extremely tall buildings to be built along Ocean Street, Narrabeen.

The loss of any tall, old tree is totally unacceptable. It takes a lifetime for trees to grow to a height in excess of 5 Metres.
The NSW Government Architect is espousing that all old trees be preserved on development sites. They do not recommend the removal of tall, old trees.
There should be a condition of consent for this development that all mature trees on the site are to be preserved. New, younger trees should be planted now. This will stop the attrition of significant trees.
If each unit has the expected '2 cars', then there will be more than 300 extra cars on the roads in the Narrabeen Precinct. This increased number of cars will negatively impact Pittwater Road, the Wakehurst Parkway and Mona Vale Road. The area, which is a peninsula, is already in gridlock most of the time.
It is impossible to build more major roads in the area. The gridlock impacts the existing residents negatively now. It would not be prudent to increase the number of cars.

Thank you for allowing me to comment.

I object to the proposed project, Indigo By Moran, and have attached a copy of my submission of objection below.

Edited Version of My Submission objecting to this Development .Please disregard the previous submission as I mistakenly declared that I had made a political Donation and I Have Not.