Please see attached submission.

Don’t do this and ruin Roseville

I am a long-term resident of Nola road, having lived here for over 10 years. One of the main reasons I cherish this area is the surrounding natural environment, including the Blue Gum High Forest and the native wildlife it supports.

I am writing to formally oppose developments SSD-77825469 and SSD-77829461 for the following reasons:

1. Overdevelopment and Traffic Congestion
The two proposed developments would add 289 residential units. Combined with other nearby developments—7, 9, and 11 Pockley Avenue; 4A, 6A, 6, 8, and 10 Maclaurin Parade; the Roseville Memorial Club site; and the recently completed 1–3 Corona Avenue—the total rises to 427 new units and an estimated 686 additional vehicles. This scale of development will place enormous strain on already congested local roads, especially Maclaurin Parade. The traffic congestion will significantly affect daily commutes and emergency response times.

2. Environmental Impact
The developments pose a serious threat to the local environment. The Blue Gum High Forest is a critically endangered ecological community and home to approximately 40 native animal species. These projects risk permanent destruction of habitat and biodiversity, which cannot be restored once lost.

3. Bushfire Risk and Emergency Evacuation Concerns
According to bushfire simulations conducted by Ku-ring-gai Council, both proposed developments are located in areas classified as "very high risk" in the event of a bushfire. During the 1994 bushfires, 12 homes in this area were completely destroyed. In the event of a similar disaster, traffic in and out of Maclaurin Parade would likely be completely cut off, making evacuation and emergency access impossible.

Conclusion
I strongly urge the planning committee to Immediately pause all development approvals in the West-Roseville precinct until
evacuation capacity is independently reviewed and addressed. Approving them without major upgrades to local traffic infrastructure and a detailed bushfire evacuation strategy would put the local community at unacceptable risk. While I understand the need for housing, developments of this scale must be sustainable and responsible. Without clear plans to address environmental impacts, traffic congestion, and bushfire safety, these proposals are detrimental and irreversible.

I respectfully request that the committee deny the current applications and require the developer to submit a revised proposal with a more appropriate number of units and a comprehensive plan to mitigate the impacts on local infrastructure and the environment.

The original TOD proposal included my property. This would mean that there would be mid-rise building on my property. The current proposed alternative from Kuringai council excludes my property. The proposed development will directly block and shadow my property as it will be a development which will be built blocking the easterly light and sun and moving up a hillside which will make it much higher than the proposed 10 storeys. In addition, the subsequent noise and air pollution if my property is not included as part of a SSD or TOD will be unbearable given the number of SSDs in the Larkin and Pockley Ave developments. In fact all of the streets of Larkin and Pockley directly facing my property will be building site. Consideration needs to be given to our property which is part of the TOD but under the KMC alternative excludes us.