I am concerned about the proposal the Coroner's Court with public entry and exit via Main Avenue, it will generate more traffic flow for Main Avenue and Botanica Drive. The Central Park next to Botanica Drive has a lot of pedestrian activities and kids in the playground, the pedestrian and local resident road user safety are my major concern.

From my view point, all traffic flow generated by new facilities should be able to cope by Weeroona Road, expanding the intersection, Weeroona Rd & Joseph St, and increasing green light time for the traffic in and out Weeroona Rd.

If the main roads like Weeroona Rd and Joseph St not able to take extra traffic flow generated by the facilities. I don't think we are able to build a world class Forensic Pathology and Coroner's Court due to poor road service and congestion.

As a home owner and resident of Botanica Lidcombe, I object to the proposed public entry and exit to the Coroners Court via Main Avenue. I am concerned about the increased traffic as a result of public entry, and how the safety of pedestrians and drivers will be detrimentally affected. In particular, there are a lot of families with young children (myself included) as well as residents in wheelchairs. I also have privacy concerns with members of the general public entering Botanica to access the proposed car park. The entry and exit should be changed to Weerona Rd instead, thereby maintaining the privacy and safety of residents, and ensuring no damage is inflicted to heritage items along Main Avenue. I therefore urge you to reconsider this proposal for the public car park with public entry/exit via Main Avenue.

There are problems that we concern:privacy,increased traffic and damage to heritage items.We have a church in the same main avenue so a new forensic pathology and coroner's court have the gate in the weeroona already.

I object to the public entry and exit to the public car park via Main Avenue.
This will cause increased traffic in a housing estate leading to reduction in pedestrian and driver safety.
Main Avenue was never designed for such heavy traffic and placing the entrance to the car park opposite Betty Cuthbert Drive is placing all those who use Main Avenue and Betty Cuthbert Drive at risk.
Botanica Estate was designed by taking in to consideration its history and preserving heritage items. The car park entrance should be designed as a slip road from Jospeh Street and the exit
on Weeroona Road.

I object the above project next to Botanica, which is a big residential community in Lidcombe. This project will increase traffic in the local area, cause damages to heritage items, affect pedestrian and driver safety. It is not suitable for a Forensic Pathology and Corner's Court to be built so near to a residential community.

To Whom It May Concern,

With reference to the proposed construction of a new Forensic Pathology and Coroner's Court on the corner of Main Avenue, Joseph Street and Weeroona Road, Lidcombe; I strongly object to this development on the grounds of safety, heritage status and logistical reasons (i.e. traffic/parking) etc.

The Botanica Estate has been designed with a Central Park. It is a popular children's playground within easy walking distance of residents' homes. It is inappropriate to direct traffic to a high profile government facility through a peaceful residential housing estate, posing unnecessary threats to children's safety and well being.

Ferguson Lodge is also located within the Botanica Estate. It is the only supported accommodation for people with a spinal cord injury in NSW offering both a permanent home as well as respite accommodation. This development proposal will bring increased traffic to Botanica placing disabled residents at risk. I also have concerns for the safety risk to us residents of Botanica if Main Avenue is used for the delivery of chemicals for the mortuary and laboratories.

As well as the critical safety concerns I hold, This development proposal disregards the heritage value of Main Avenue, which was the formal entry circa 1896 to Lidcombe Hospital. It is graded in the 2002 Lidcombe Hospital Site Conservation Management Plan (CMP) by Godden Mackay Logan as an element of exceptional significance.

If residential development were proposed that interfered with, or caused the demolition of the historic brickwork verges and interrupt the streetscape, (as this proposed development does), it would most definitely not be approved. I urge you to apply the same consideration to this Coroner's Court and consider the historical significance of this heritage listed entrance.

Finally, myself and my husband live on Sussex St (opposite Central Park) and have two cars. As we only have a one car garage it is essential we have street parking for a second vehicle. By its very nature, the Coroner's Court will receive clients from across New South Wales. Many of these visitors will be distressed and there is concern that disorientated visitors to the Coroner's Court will be driving through the unfamiliar streets of Botanica Estate.

Particularly, If the public entry/exit to the new Forensic Pathology and Coroners Court is via Main Avenue then any visitors heading north will need to find an alternate route through the residential streets of Botanica as Main Avenue only provides an exit southbound onto Joseph Street. This impacts on parking, traffic, pedestrian volume and exposure to undue exposure to the public and media attention due to the unusual nature of the proposed structure.

i urge the department to consider the fierce objections I, and the residents of Botanica hold towards this proposal for safety of residents (children and disabled residents in particular), the proposed destruction of heritage facades etc. and traffic reasons.

I object to the provision of public access via Main Avenue as Main Avenue to Joseph street is left turn only (southbound) and the access for the public who do not intend to turn left from this entrance would need to drive through the residential area. This would create confusion for drivers trying to find roads to return back to the main roads creating unnecessary u-turns as well as a high flow of traffic through residential areas. A day-care center is located down the street of potential high flow traffic will need to travel and wheelchair residents from Ferguson lodge frequently enjoy their day in the quiet residential area.
I would like to suggest an alternative public access via Weerona Road or Joseph Street to be in consideration.

My main concerns are the safety and amenity of residents in the area that is not being accounted in the proposed decision making.
Thank you for your time.

is too dangerous to have too many cars coming in and out at Botanica. In this area, roads are too narrow, no traffic lights and too many young kids and old people walking during day time

this is too dangerous to have so many cars coming in and out at Botanica. As road at Botanica is so narrow, no traffic lights and too many kids and old people walking during the day time.

We ahve big concern about this new developement in hour neighbourhood
we really enjoy our place
I have 2 kids - we play and walk around the park , around the main avenue
My main concer will be traffic , kids will not be safe as more traffic will run around the main avenue
It will cause more traffic chaos
I am behemently rejecting the idea of entry and parking via main avenue

Why not try through weeroona rd - that is more appropriate for public access