Delegate of Heritage Council letter.

• Very high building heights that are out of character of/to the area.
• To many units concentrated in a small area.
• Traffic congestion - Issues with commuting to and from work as well as children to schools, as well as over weekends with events at the Showground.
• Overshadowing of parks and recreation areas.
• Some of the land should be used for community public buildings, such as libraries, schools, and additional car parking at the station.
• It will diminish the heritage of the Showground.
• Community safety, health and well being may be impacted due to a high concentration as well as density of units.

Thank you for your submission of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the above development (Hills Showground Station Precinct) to Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) for agency review and comment.

It is understood that the EIS has been prepared to address matters identified in the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs).

It is deemed that the proposal has limited scope and application in regard to fire and life safety, and as such FRNSW submit no comments or recommendations for consideration, nor any requirements beyond that specified by applicable legislation. It is requested that the Applicant undertake consultation with FRNSW should more detailed information regarding the fire and life safety aspects of the development (Hills Showground Station Precinct) becomes available.

If you have any queries regarding the above please contact the Fire Safety Infrastructure Liaison Unit, referencing FRNSW file number BFS19/XXXX. Please ensure that all correspondence in relation to this matter is submitted electronically to [email protected].

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I disagree residential living should be incorporated in buildings there, only commercial. I disagree the heights be up to 20 storeys , but 10 storey max .

If residents were living right on Showground, the noise from the events there would see a surge in complaints to council. The area is for entertainment. You cannot share space with events and personal living. It will prove incompatible . As well, people down below , may be targeted from sticky beaks or without being aware , being filmed etc, from people up on their balconies. Keeping it commercial/ office space will see weekend no one really up there to be annoyed and take secret photos etc....

The area should also cater for horse/livestock shows. There should be ample parking space for that . Dogs must not be the only acceptable animal there.

I am angry that government land freely now applauds and is promoting a masterplan for itself. Council and planning have spooked developers for us in the precinct. Our house values to sell to a developer are now much reduced , because of lack of competition , due to lack of potential to come and build for high rise on our blocks. At the beginning ,there were numbers of developers interested to buy .Now scant and at a discount offer buy , due to no competition.

I ask this master plan does not further compromise us getting a DA approved to build high rise too in this precinct. We are already up zo selking az a loss to what we could've received, had council not intervened with their Draft..It is very hypocritical , that council stresses high rise must be limited , due to not yet started new infrastructure , and yet
government today releases a masterplan for up to 20storeys ... We have felt the pinch severely , to hold our horses, and not run to build high rise in a mad rush on our blocks, because council pulled the reigns on us all by spooking potential buyers. Is the council going to relax the reigns to developers to build at their heart's content apartment sizes, to maximise their profit dollar there in thid master plan? With the apartment mix for us, it has squeezed developer profit dollar for our blocks - hence spooked developers from buying our blocks, or by DA rejections.

I ask masterplan consider what I have written.

I hope what may go ahead with this masterplan, does not cause a stall or DA rejection, when we submit for our sites .

Council very much appreciate the opportunity to provide our comments but in order to make a formal submission our draft response will need to be reported to a Council meeting for consideration. The earliest opportunity to report this matter is Tuesday 10 December. In order to act on any outcomes of the Council meeting we respectfully request an extension in providing our comments on the Showground SSDA to Wednesday 18 December 2019.

Thank you very much for your consideration in this matter.

Regards,
Piers Hemphill, Acting Principal Coordinator - Forward Planning.

Thank you for allowing WaterNSW to comment on SSD-9653.
The proposal is not located near any WaterNSW land, assets or infrastructure, therefore we have no particular comments or requirements regarding the proposal.
WaterNSW requests the Department continues to consult with WaterNSW for any development that may impact on our assets, infrastructure or land, using the email address [email protected]
Justine Clarke - Catchment and Asset Protection Adviser

Please find attached letter with DPI's comments.