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I lived for nearly 30 years at 10 Stanhope Road and cannot believe that a project such as this is even being considered.
Primarily, from an environmental perspective the significant trees on this property and the wildlife that it maintained must be considered.
There is no reasonable way to consider that apartments built on this site are likely to be 'affordable' and suspect the use of this language is nothing short of a smoke screen to attempt to get through loop holes and legislation.
I am concerned regarding the impact on 12 Stanhope Rd, a beautifully preserved period home that has been loved and maintained for generations. The shadowing, the noise and the lack of privacy will be immense and thoroughly likely to be against many laws of both design and reasonable lifestyle.
The impact on the infrastructure of Killara and imparticular Stanhope Road will be immense. Already when a large vehicle or truck needs to go down the street, cars need to veer to the side due to parked cars. No doubt this will worsen.
The long term effects of such developments cannot be understated and once done, they are done. I hope that the reasonable people sitting on these planning committees can see the value of preserving heritage, environment and amenity. There are so many better sites for development, and these grand homes are not suitable.
I was in Artarmon recently and the vast scale of industrial businesses taking up valuable land near the city is ridiculous. Perhaps the Government needs to look at this region and focus on improving it.

I wish to formally express my objection to the proposed development at 10-14A Stanhope Road, Killara (SSD-81890707). While the project include affordable housing, the proposal appears to prioritise financial gain over genuine community benefit, disregarding both the heritage significance of the area and the amenity of existing residents. The demolition of 14 Stanhope Road cause irreversible damage to the streetscape of this Heritage Conservation Area, undermining over a century of historical and cultural value. Furthermore, the development's bulky scale and appauling contextual response such as non-compliance with height limits and inadequate consideration of privacy, solar access, and acoustic impacts, demonstrate a clear disregard for the low-density character of existing urban setting.
My other concern is of the proposal’s inconsistency with the Ku-ring Gai Alternative TOD Plan, which was developed through extensive community consultation and represents a balanced and broader community interest. Additionally, the development fails to address existing traffic congestion, particularly at the Stanhope Road and Pacific Highway intersection, where turning bays are already operating beyond capacity. I urge the State’s relative agency to reject this proposal, as it contravenes both strategic planning principles and the legitimate collective benefit at council level.

In addition to the attached submission the application should be rejected on the following grounds
1) Over development , Bulk height and scale are inconsistent with the Heritage Conservation Area
2) Inadequate deep soil landscaping to create a tree canopy
3) Poor design including lack of articulation of the facades
4) Traffic impact and lack of signalised intersection at the highway
5) Inadequate genuine community consultation.
6) Detrimental impact on Heritage item at 18 Stanhope Road

Please see the grounds for my objection in the attached letter.

Covering letter and detailed technical submission attached.