My objection is to the planned development in Newcastle at 47 Darby St. This is being fast tracked.
It is in an area that has cultural and historic significance for Newcastle, and it proposes a building which is three times the legal limit that we already have here.
It will be across the road from our new two-story Art Gallery, which was recently finished.
And Darby St area has planning height restrictions. Weakening of planning laws is dangerous, especially in a city the size of Newcastle, where the flow on effect would be devastating for residents across the city.
This area of Newcastle will be hugely affected.
The Gallery will be dwarfed. There will be a huge increase in traffic and parking places will be hard to find. The new New South Wales housing delivery authority has the power to override local councils, even despite Heritage protection.
In Newcastle we want to be able to determine our own new developments, and not be dictated to by Sydney. This development is not in keeping with the area. Newcastle is able to plan for its own future developments without being taken over by Sydney.

I am opposed you the 12 story building proposal for 47 Darby street. I live in the area and parking is already horrendous. The disruption would impact so many including retailers in darby street already struggling. Stop this insane overdevelopment in our backyard.

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I object to the submission proposed at 47 Darby Street, Cooks Hill SSD-82276964
The sheer size of this building is not acceptable and is well above the 14 metre height limit set by the Newcastle LEP.
As it is within the Hill Heritage Conservation area - opposite Civic Park and the new Art Gallery it will be totally out of character for the area.
Newcastle CBD already has too many tall buildings that obscure skylines and look out of place.
There will be minimal - if any - benefit to the public from this building.
Infrastructure is already strained with traffic to Tyrell, Laman, Darby and King Streets heavily increasing all the time.
This will make matters worse.

Although there is a need for housing - it does not have to be above the legal limit (as per this proposal) and in a heritage listed area.
For these reasons I urge reviewers to reject this proposal

47 Darby Street, Newcastle SSD-82276964
OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ABOVE DEVELOPMENT
My objection is not only that the proposed two buildings are three times the legal limit, do not take into account the surrounding buildings with regard to dominating the Art Gallery and Library but most significantly local planning controls are ignored.
In saying all this, my most vehement objection is that the buildings are not to assist in providing housing for the homeless and struggling, but as a project for the developer to make money and for investors to add them to their portfolios.
I would also suggest you or a representative in your office visit 26 Hassall Street, Hamilton South and observe the internal damage and boarded up flats within this building that the remaining residents are forced to live in and instead of Labor spending millions on a visit by President Hertzog money should be spent on repairs and maintenance of public housing.

Consent to the DA should not be granted on the grounds that it fails to comply with or does not acknowledge height limit controls, critical heritage conservation values nor the village like built landscape of Cooks Hill. Buildings such as that proposed properly for on the Newcastle West/Marketown precinct.
More broadly, it's critical that the State Planning Authority demonstrates a willingness to defend planning controls.

This proposed development is grossly oversized and will adversely impact the neighbourhood it is situated in. I am all for more housing to be built, and for multi-storey developments to play a major part in that, but a 45 metre high development in an area where 14 metres is the current limit is unconscionable. Please insist that this development is reconsidered in its current form.

State significant development SSD-82276964 - 47 Darby Sreet Cooks Hill.
I am also property owner at 67 Tyrrell St The Hill
I wish to voice my very strong objection to the development o this site as the concept plans now stand with two towers one to be 12 storeys.
I realize it is a large property for development however high rise in this area is not appropriate to the cultural and historical significance of the area which has strong local codes as to development in this area.
The streetscape on this corner is already a significant congestion and accident prone area with traffic flowing and turning often at standstill during the day and particularly at peak times.
Adding potentially 100 + apartments with 100 plus cars entering off Tyrrell street will further disrupt traffic and parking is very restricted around this area Where does overflow traffic from apartments go.?
The visual impact to the area will also deflect from the cultural area of this area.It impacts on many homes in the hill area- as far away as Anzac arcade.
I understand the govt wishes to address housing ,but this is not the correct area for this type of development,I was happy to see a 5 storey development but I believe the housing authority is overstepping its bounds in fast forwarding this development.
Once again Newcastle and its citizens are overlooked by the powers in Sydney and we seem to lose our voice as to how we the residents treasure our past and current history .
Let’s hope common sense prevails and this development is not given permission to destroy this old cultural area of the inner city.

Dear Mr Crakanthorp,
As you know the Newcastle Cultural and Civic Precinct is an historic,beautiful,culturally significant and very liveable area.The ambience is largely due to the attractive low rise buildings,public space,Civic Park and the delights of Darby Street.
With the new Art Gallery extension almost completed decades of planning regarding this aesthetically pleasing and historic area are threatened by this outrageous proposal for 2 oversized high -rise buildings (12 and 7 stories) in an area where the LEP restricts heights to 14 metres.
My understanding is that it is being fast-tracked under the HDA,ignoring the LEP and the decision that high rise in Newcastle would be to the west of Union Street.This proposal is not only detrimental in itself but would create a disastrous precedent for our lovely city.
It is hard not to see this as an opportunistic money-grab by a developer to put as many luxury units inappropriately on this site.
I don’t think this was the intention of the HDA to facilitate such a development.
Newcastle City Council,informed by the LEP ,local knowledge and local input is the most appropriate body to decide the best future for this special area.