I object to the proposal, as there is simply too much construction going on in this very small suburban pocket, with up to 4 new developments in a very small section of streets. Pockley and Larkin are already completely over-run with huge trucks, vehicles, obstructing these small streets which are the entry and exit points for residents to/from the Pacific Highway. The delays that exist already are impacting the daily life of all the local residents. There is shocking pollution, both noise and other that impacts anyone working from home, and also those traveling to/from work each day. It is unfair that this very small 'pocket' is being inundated with these 9-10 story developments, without consultation of the local residents. It is having a big impact on how local residents can live quietly and easily within this suburb and everyone on Findlay Avenue and Kings Avenue seem greatly opposed to the overwhelming number of developments which are being proposed. It is already a huge inconvenience and I don't know how the area is going to sustain that many apartments and residents. Traffic flow is impossible, pollution is unacceptable, the noise is impossible. I am very much opposed to the suggested development.

I am a long-term resident of Kings Avenue, having lived here for over 15 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 reject these development proposals. 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.

I am a long-term resident of Corona Avenue, having lived here for over 15 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 reject these development proposals. 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.

This project is extremely large, and does not fit with the character of the neighbourhood.
At present, we are heavily impacted when attempting to access the Pacific Highway (particularly making a right hand turn) by the construction taking place by HyeCorp on the corner of Maclaurin Parade and the Pacific Highway. The site is in the same area as the proposed development.
While construction will have a major impact on amenity and traffic, the addition of a large number of cars attempting to access the
highway in peak hours will make it virtually impossible to make a right hand turn to the Pacific Highway from Maclaurin Parade.
There is no alternative route, as turning left onto the highway and attempting to use Shirley Road as access to the highway will not be possible either, due to the scale of the proposed development in that area.
While residents in this area (Findlay Ave, Alexander Parade, Maclaurin Pde, Kings Ave and Corona Ave) may try to access the highway from the top of Findlay Ave, this is extremely dangerous, and virtually impossible due to the large volume of traffic on the Pacific Highway, and the lack of traffic lights.
There are also questions about the capacity of the rail network to be able to handle the proposed larger volume of passengers, questions about the ability of local schools to meet increased demand, and also our infrastructure in this area is old and under stress already.

I am a long-term resident of Corona Avenue, having lived here for over 15 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 reject these development proposals. 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.

I have lived in Findlay Avenue for 25 years, and over the past years it has been increasingly difficult to turn right into MacLaurin Parade from the Pacific Highway, and always impossible to get onto the Pacific Highway at the lights. It can sometimes take 2 or 3 traffic light changes, just to get out from MacLaurin Parade onto the Pacific Highway. The traffic congestion is already terrible and I'm not sure how it's going to be with 4 huge new developments within the same block. With the new development that is currently under construction on MacLaurin Parade, the noise, damage and traffic conjestion has gone to a whole new level. I don't know how the small quiet suburban area is going to sustain having another 3 big developments at the same time. I can see people leaving the area in droves and many houses are going up for sale, because it's going to change the whole feel of the suburb. To have these 2 new developments proposed for 9-10 stories high is just ridiculous and the infrastructure and traffic conditions will simply not sustain that massive influx of people and cars. Also the huge trucks, noise and air pollution and inconvenience this is going to cause for the next 3-4 years is simply unacceptable. I am very much opposed to this development, and feel we have a right as members of the community to have our voices heard, as we know what it is like to actually live in the conditions that exist at the moment, for only ONE development. It has not been throught through adequately and we are strongly opposed to it.

I live on Larkin St, this is a quiet, suburban area with huge amounts of trees and vegetation, along with heritage properties, you will completely destroy all biodiversity in the area. This is an important wildlife corridor for so many species, you will increase the amount of hit by car accidents of wildife and will inevitably deprive many of food resources.

It is sad that by allocating a mere 29 units as affordable housing the idiotic state gov will probably approve this huge development on a site that should'nt be developed. Leave these pockets of nature and greenery alone, we have enough hard space. STOP with these huge concrete developments that have such long lasting effects on the environment. The area is also not convenient for public transport so the traffic will increase dramatically on a very very narrow one lane street, not to mention the ligh pollution that will occur in the area. Light pollution has been proven to be causing wide spread blindeness in both ringtail and brushtail possums, both of which are protected native species.

Find another devleopment area that doesnt encroach on important environmental pockets that will destroy so much native fauna.

Firstly I would like to say that my husband and I support the overall intention to provide increased development and housing in our suburb. However we do not support the very large scale of this proposed development, especially as it accompanies a neighbouring proposed development by the same company : SSD-77829461. This development is for 178 apartments, and the neighbouring one is for 111 apartments, a total of 289 apartments of 10 and 9-10 stories. This is a huge number in a small area with currently one neighbouring access road to the Pacific Highway - already a bottleneck.
Our major objection is that this development, and the neighbouring one, will be significantly out of keeping with the Ku-Ring-Gai Council’s alternative preferred proposal to the original TOD scheme for this area, which we support. It allows for development in this area but a lesser density in terms of height and FSR, far more in keeping with the local area and surrounding single level housing. The Council’s preferred proposal places far less demands on local infrastructure and much less severe transitions between adjoining properties.
We would happily support development across this site in keeping with Ku-Ring-Gai Council’s preferred proposal ,
but not the excessive scale of this SSD application.

This project will place too much demand on the roads and existing infrastructure. They claim the development will only increase the traffic by 18 cars per hour.
However they didn't mention that they are also building a similar sized project across the road at 1,3 and 5 pockley ave and Larkin lane.
There are also 3 more Major developments taking place at 7,9 and 11 pockley ave as well as a soon to be completed development on Maclaurin pde Opposite the pockley ave development. There is also the apartments on Pacific hwy on the corner of Maclaurin pde.

Each planning submission only takes into account the traffic increase for their on development and does not consider the other developments taking place.

Therefore the increased traffic on the exit on Maclaurin pde to the Pacific hwy will be more like and extra 50 plus cars per hour

This intersection is already at capacity in peak times from 7 to 9am. There is only one way to turn right onto Pacific hwy at Maclaurin pde and currently it only lets 4 or 5 cars through per traffic light change which is every 2 minutes
At times no Cars can exit onto Pacific hwy as the traffic cues across the intersection blocking any cars
The line of cars waiting to exit onto Pacific hwy can be as long as 12 cars currently and sometimes more

With these new developments it is gauranteed that the wait times to exit onto Pacific hwy could be 30min or more.
The roads are also narrow with cars parked on the side of the road effectively creating a one lane road

The current infrastructure around Pockley ave, Maclaurin pde and Larkin lane cannot support this type of development now or in the future.
This could create very dangerous traffic conditions and pose a major safety risk for emergency services needing to exit or enter.

Please look at the total number of new developments in this area and add up the total congestion created by all of them and not just one development site

This side of the Pacific hwy in Roseville is full and will not support these types of massive projects

The development in pockley ave will also create a lot of loss of sunlight for the neighbouring properties

10 stories is too high. The maximum allowable was set at 6 stories. How are they possibly allowed to build this high

I would be happy to endorse development on a much smaller scale like 4 or 5 stories

Adding over 450 apartments to this small area with only 1 exit turning right onto Pacific hwy will and an increase of 50 plus cars per hour as well as narrow roads will only be a complete disaster

The revised submission is even higher than the original by 2.64 meters. The buildings do not meet the State TOD plan FSR of 2.5. Or the KuRingGai proposed FSR of 1.8 staggered to 1.3. There is only a very little allowance for deep soil almost negligible. There is very little surrounding vegetation to soften 10 storey buildings with an overall FSR greater than 3. Buildings of this size will considerably block sunlight from nearby surroundings. Due to topography this is an area where lack of sunlight already is a challenge