Hi Peter

We understand submissions for the University's Campus Improvement plan are closing.

Could this be extended to allow us to comment We note we currently have a significant number of other submissions which we are commenting on. As such, we have not had sufficient time to review the full set of plans for this project.

We also note that there has been no consultation to date with our local community, despite the significant increase in proposed GFA which is likely to impact Chippendale as well as Darlington and other adjoining suburbs.

From our initial reading of the plans, the proposed "notional" increase in GFA to 2020 (from 2013) is 222K which is nearly as much as the introduction of Central Park. As such, the increased usage will have a flow-on impact in terms of local infrastructure, open space, traffic and residential and business amenity. In response, we would greatly appreciate an extension in time to comment.

Further much of the detail in terms of the accompanying legends for key diagrams/maps cannot be clearly viewed (even when the documents are increased in size). Here, it would be helpful if urgent arrangements are made to address this - particularly in terms of the EIS as a stand alone document so that we and other parties have sufficient information to comment.

We can be contacted at this email address should you require any further information.

Regards

Jeanette Brokman

for Chippendale Residents Interest Group

Mr Peter McManus

Dept Planning & Infrastructure

Dear Peter

I'm writing to express my anger and dismay over plans to demolish the wonderful stand of Eucalyptus on Shepherd St in Darlington.

I am a long term resident of Darlington, and whilst not living on Shepherd St itself, I pass by and appreciate the trees on a daily basis.

For the past 30 years these local grounds of the University have been our ' backyard', in a suburb intensely populated with students and families. Our terrace houses have little or no garden and park space, so we and our children walk, cycle, picnic, read and relax amongst these lovely mature trees. One of the attractions of Darlington is the remaining mature trees established by residents and the University during the 1970s when renovation and renewal of the suburb was underway. Birds and wildlife are a constant presence in the suburb due to these oases.

The University currently has extensive - in fact intrusive - building expansion underway at many locations close to my home. As a Sydney University graduate, I am supportive of the University continuing to thrive - but not at the expense of quiet residential areas and heritage precincts close by. Overdevelopment is already intruding on Darlington with bulky highrise development on Abercrombie St nearby.

Federal, State and local government are investing in the greening of cities around the nation, and the University similarly needs to respect the value of established village areas and the important established greenery associated with them. New developments must take place on other more appropriate commercial/industrial land. Any redevelopment of existing sites must preserve the character of the area, the amenity of residents, and the precious mature trees of this special locality.

I urge you to reject the proposal to destroy the eucalypt grove on Shepherd St Darlington.

Yours sincerely

Jill Finch

University of Sydney Campus Improvement Program 2014-2020 State Significant Development (SSD 6123)

Dear Mr McManus,

I am writing in regard to the Exhibition of the Development Application for this State Significant Development, notification of which we received on 24 January 2014.

I note that the SSD application, Environmental Impact Statement and accompanying documents, 146 documents in total, may be inspected until 28 February. I also note that I have until that same date to make a submission.

This means that I now have less than 4 weeks to absorb a wealth of information, understand the implications it may have on surrounding residents, and formulate a meaningful response. I do not feel that I am being given nearly enough time in which to do this. I have very little time left in my busy schedule in which to understand something of this magnitude.

Clearly, the University has been preparing all these documents over many months and even years. In all that time the University has not consulted with local residents, the people who will be directly affected by what they are proposing in this SSD application, in any way whatsoever. And now I am being given 4 weeks in which to comment. This is unfair and unacceptable.

I request at least another 3 months until 31 May 2014 in which to make my submission.

Regards,

Chris Sidwell.

University of Sydney Campus Improvement Program 2014-2020 State Significant Development (SSD 6123)

Dear Mr McManus,

I am writing in regard to the Exhibition of the Development Application for this State Significant Development, notification of which we received on 24 January 2014.

I note that the SSD application, Environmental Impact Statement and accompanying documents, 146 documents in total, may be inspected until 28 February. I also note that I have until that same date to make a submission.

This means that I now have less than 4 weeks to absorb a wealth of information, understand the implications it may have on surrounding residents, and formulate a meaningful response. I do not feel that I am being given nearly enough time in which to do this. I have very little time left in my busy schedule in which to understand something of this magnitude.

Clearly, the University has been preparing all these documents over many months and even years. In all that time the University has not consulted with local residents, the people who will be directly affected by what they are proposing in this SSD application, in any way whatsoever.

And now I am being given 4 weeks in which to comment. This is unfair and unacceptable.

I request at least another 3 months until 31 May 2014 in which to make my submission.

Regards

Louisa Graham

Dear Mr McManus,

We are opposed to the threatened destruction of the Darlington Eucalyptus Grove on the campus Shepherd St car park facing houses in Shepherd St & Calder Rd.

This is a vital stretch of greenery not only providing a buffer for residents but also provides a refuge for native birds & other wildlife. There is insuffient amenity in Darlington & we cannot afford the loss of this vital stand of trees.

Yours sincerely

Dear Peter

University of Sydney Campus Improvement Program 2014-2020 State Significant Development (SSD 6123)

I am concerned that my name appeared inappropriately in the Documentation's Appendix N entitled Consultation Outcomes of the above Staged Development Application. I would like my name to be removed from the list of community stakeholders in Appendix N.

I am indeed a community stakeholder in relation generally to Sydney University and particularly its Darlington Campus.

However I have NOT been consulted by the University individually or as a member of the local residents' group RAIDD regarding this particular Program/Plan (C.I.P. 2014-20).

I strongly think that the implications of the inclusion of my name as a community stakeholder in Appendix N are that :

1 the University has consulted with me and

2 I have had sufficient time to study the plan.

However neither is the case. I have not been given procedural fairness and I am asking you to grant me an appropriate extension of time for comment beyond the due date of 28 February 2014 - so that I can properly study the plan and respond.

I look forward to hearing from you with some urgency.

Yours sincerely

Rosie Wagstaff

Mr McManus,

I am reaching out to you in relation to the Exhibition of the Development Application for this State Significant Development, notification of which we received on 24 January 2014.

I understand that the SSD application, Environmental Impact Statement and accompanying documents, 146 documents in total, may be inspected until 28 February.
I understand that I have until that same date to make a submission.

This means that I now have less than 4 weeks to absorb massive amounts of data, understand the implications it may have on surrounding residents, and formulate a meaningful response. I do not feel that I am being given nearly enough time in which to do this. I have very little time left in my busy schedule in which to understand something of this magnitude.

Clearly, the University has been preparing all these documents over many months and even years. In all that time the University has not consulted with local residents, the people who will be directly affected by what they are proposing in this SSD application, in any way whatsoever. And now I am being given 4 weeks in which to comment. This is unfair and unacceptable.

I request at least another 3 months until 31 May 2014 in which to make my submission.

Regards,

Dominic de Beaujeu

Hello,

I have recently been made aware of the proposal to bulldoze the Eucalypt Grove on the Shepherd Street campus car park in order for the university to develop a 3 storey building on the site. I wish to voice my objection to this plan in the strongest possible terms, as the trees in question, in my opinion, are of paramount importance to the area.
As a resident of Thomas street I experience the benefits, in terms of aesthetic appeal and natural beauty, that the Eucalypt Grove provides everyone in the area. I'm sure the university can find an alternative way to meet their needs and respect the wishes of the local community who already feel the effects of its ongoing expansion.

Yours sincerely

Matthew Price

Hi Peter,

I am writing to say that I'm appalled I am to learn of Sydney University's plan to bulldoze the Eucalypt Grove in Darlington:

As a nearby (and long-term) resident in Edward Street, I know these trees well and see them every morning when I walk along Shepherd Street.

And can assure you they are an important part of our daily lives, as well as the urban landscape.

So please don't allow this to happen.

It might be designated as part of a (so-called) `Improvement Program'...

But it will actually spoil the area.

Our suburb, and our city, needs these trees!

Thank you,

Helen thomas

Hello,

It has been brought to my attention by a neighbour that there are plans to build a university building and tear down the Darlington Eucalypt Grove.

I would like to add my voice to other members of the Darlington community, and ask that you reconsider this proposal. Tearing down the grove will have a negative impact on local residents, and the university can - and should - explore other options.

Kind Regards,

Cathy Topping