The revised project is completely out of proportion with the surrounding environment. Not only is it completely over height it will create a significant detrimental impact.
- The suburb only has one road in and out. Leading to significant road impacts and traffic delays for residents and commuters.
- It’s not within a state significant transport hub so should not be governed by it’s planning rules
- public transport consists of a few local bus routes that are already congested. Having this number of residents flow on to local buses will completely flood the network leading to residential backlash
- Similar developments in the very near vicinity are all mid rise unit block builds as was the original submission

I completely object to this new proposal. However would be in support of the original low rise plan that was submitted before this revision.

I support the project as it will have immensely positive impacts for the broader community.

This development is not in keeping with the quiet residential area, we are a suburb of houses. The buildings scale represents an overdevelopment of the site and shows no transition in the streetscape. The development is extremely imposing on a quiet suburban neighbourhood. The traffic congestion (which is bad already at the lights on Edinburgh Road) at the intersection of Edinburgh Rd and Eastern Valley Way will be terrible, the suburb is one road in and one road out, this massive development would also put stress on public transport which is already stretched along this road. This development in no way creates affordable housing (it states there will be 6.67% affordable which is well below policy expectations), the area is very expensive and these apartments would be nowhere near the price point for middle income earners, they are for the wealthy only, rules and restrictions of housing have been changed by the NSW government in order to create more affordable housing, this is definately not affordable housing. A low rise development would be more in keeping with the area, the size and scale of this development is ridiculous. The stress such a large scale development would put on the local infrastructure would also be extreme.
This area is heritage listed, there are very strict rules if you want to renovate your own home here yet a major apartment block is allowed to be built, it makes no sense. This apartment block towers over a small leafy suburb. This site is not in a LMR designated area, the next suburb along is (Northbridge). This site is only serviced by buses, not by trains or metro infrastructure.

Please refer to document titled 'Submission'.

To Whom it May Concern,

I have just examined the documents and pictures of the proposed new development that is being planned for the site where the
Castlecrag shopping centre and courtyard were previously located.

I would like to voice a strong objection to this development as it is currently
proposed.

As a teacher of young children, I have lived and worked in and near Castlecrag for
over 25 years and feel very connected to its Burley Griffin Heritage and have always
been grateful to those Castlecrag residents who have valued and protected this
unique heritage. I have regularly taken groups of children on bushwalks in the area
and have become very familiar with the surrounds and the many stories and people
that have contributed to this unique piece of Australian history.

My concerns relating to this development are as follows:

1. Marion and Walter Burley Griffin had great vision and were driven by a
wonderfully creative picture of how a suburb and its houses, could be
designed to support a greater vision of what it means to be human. More than
ever today, we need suburbs and living spaces that do this. I do not believe the
high rise, unimaginative block of units proposed for this site offer this. Nor
does it reveal a living connection to the Burley Griffin heritage of Castlecrag.
How inspiring would it be if a beautifully designed, artistic building that paid
tribute to Castlecrag’s rich and creative past could stand on the proposed
development site? How inspiring would it be if this site, on the corner of
Eastern Valley Way and Edinburgh Road could be developed as a location that
honours the Burley Griffins and welcomes the outside world into this
artistically rich and historically significant suburb?

2. I believe this site needs to offer a place of social cohesion and potential. The
Burley Griffins, as part of their vision created many opportunities for artistic
expression and community festivals. How wonderful if this site could continue
to honour this heritage through supporting community projects, creativity and
coming together for celebration and festivities. Building communities is not
just about providing bricks and mortar and places where people can sleep. It is
about connecting people and finding ways to support creativity and
community. Castlecrag has a rich heritage in doing this. How could a
development for this site aspire to do this?

3. On a more practical note, as someone who commutes to my workplace in
Edinburgh Road each day, I am very concerned about the impact of the
proposed development on the roads and infrastructure that support it.
Reducing the height of the building would reduce the number of people who
will be using roads. The right turn from Edinburgh Road into Eastern Valley
Way has for many years become increasingly congested. It has been somewhat
helped by having a right turning traffic light but it is still very difficult to
navigate this turn and often long queues build up in the afternoon. The other
area of congestion that has become increasingly difficult is Eastern Valley Way.
This congestion has been greatly exacerbated since the opening of the
Woolworths and other shops in Smith Street. The traffic from Smith Street
feeds into Eastern Valley Way and the traffic in Eastern Valley Way seems now
to come to a standstill every afternoon. It only clears once one crosses into
Boundary Street. Has due consideration been given to the infrastructure
needed to support such a large, high rise development in a suburb such as
Castlecrag? I am sure Marion and Walter Burley Griffin did not anticipate the
strains increasing population would place on infrastructure when they first
developed Castlecrag with its many winding streets and wonderful net of
public walkways and parks that give beautiful access to wonderful bushland
and exquisite harbour views.

I am grateful for this opportunity to voice my concerns in relation to the proposed
development on the corner of Eastern Way and Edinburgh Road.

In the light of the concerns expressed above, I do hope you will reconsider this
proposal and modify or adjust to support a more imaginative, inspiring and practical
development that continues to acknowledge and honour the rich heritage of
Castlecrag.