I am the owner of one apartment in the Goldsbrough, a residential building of approximately 500 apartments, which is located directly behind the proposed ICC Convention centre.

OBJECTION 1: THE HEIGHT AND SCALE OF THE NEW ICC CONVENTION CENTRE IN RELATION TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURS.

My central objection is to the height of the proposed new ICC convention centre which is nearly to the top of the Goldsbrough's current height.

In the DA plans the proposed height is RL 50.3 which will block the entire view to Darling Harbour and the city from the Goldsbrough's eastern facing apartments. There is supposed to be a concept of view sharing in the city but in this case the whole of the eastern view of the Goldsbrough will be blocked out by the new ICC convention centre.

In place of the current city skyline and Darling Harbour view there will be a flat blank metallic wall in its place, which is the rear of the proposed ICC convention building.

OBJECTION 2: OVERSHADOWING OF THE GOLDSBROUGH FROM THE PROPOSED ICC AND LOSS OF WINTER MORNING SUNLIGHT.

The ICC shadow diagrams show that there will be significant overshadowing of the Goldsbrough from the new ICC and towers, taking away any morning sunlight.

From the Shadow analysis diagrams in the DA it shows a significant loss of sunlight on Pyrmont St in front of the building and the Eastern face of the Goldsbrough in winter. This is in direct contradiction on trying to make Sydney's buildings more environmentally friendly.

OBJECTION 3: THE GOLDSBROUGH BEING AN ICONIC AND HERITAGE PART OF DARLING HARBOUR WILL BE OBSCURED FROM THE PUBLIC VIEW.

The scale of the ICC and the position of the ICC will obscure the view of the Goldsbrough which is a building of iconic and heritage significance in Sydney.

As it stands, the Goldsbrough remains one of the last historic buildings in the Darling Harbour precinct that can be seen from the public areas. It is one of the remaining links to the area's historic past and one that has also been successfully reused as a modern building.

The new ICC will obscure the historic façade of the building from public view and one that has been part of the Darling Harbour landscape since Sydney's early days.


There are a number of other issues such as the removal of the convention centre walkway (which currently offers safe access to the Darling Harbour precinct for anyone coming from the Goldsbrough, the public parking or indeed Ultimo more generally.

In conclusion I urge that the above concerns are taken seriously as they have a major adverse impact on over 500 apartments in the Goldsbrough building alone not to mention neighboring buildings.

Best regards,
Lena Aahlby

It is clear that the demolition and replacement of the existing Entertainment, Exhibition and Convention Centres is unnecessary and wastefully expensive when those buildings could easily be refurbished and possibly extended. It should not proceed.
Further, the size and positioning of the new hotel complex (strangely hidden from this planning application) will result in the loss to the general public of views of a building of major historical importance, the Goldsbrough Mort wool building. This loss would be offensive to anyone interested in retaining the City's few industrial buildings in a manner that enables them to be enjoyed by the general public. This proposal should also be rejected.

Re SSD 5752 A high rise development on the foreshore of Darling Harbour.
High rise near the water is in general an anathema. Ecologically it tends to produce destructive wind patterns. Scenically it obstructs vision from all sites further inland.
In this case it totally obstructs the water view from my apartment in the old Goldsbrough building, decreasing the amenity and the value of the property. The same applies to most of the other apartments in the building.

The proposed design will result in:

1. Severe shadowing on public areas of Darling Habour and surrounding residents (i.e. Novotel, Goldsbrough Apartments)

2. Unbearable reflection

This could be avoided by relocating the taller aspects of the design towards Tumbalong park.

The Goldsborough Building is a heritage-listed building built in the 1880's which sits at the northern end of Darling Harbour. This building has been converted into appartments and many of the appartments have extensive views over Darling Harbour.
The proposed redevelopment of the Darling Harbour site includes a Hotel Complex comprising of 2 multi-story buildings which will severely obstruct most of the view currently enjoyed by the residents within the building.
I own an appartment on the top floor of the building which was purchased as an investment for my retirement, mainly because of its location and outlook. If current plans go ahead the view from the windows will be 2 large hotel complexes, not the beautiful view that is currently enjoyed.
This will also impact on the value of the residence which, I envisage, will drop dramatically with the loss of the view. Any rents from the property will likewise be affected.
I have browsed through the heritage impact assesment which is available on this website and can find no mention of the major impact this redevelopment will have on the Goldsborough Building (a heritage-listed building).
I have no issue with the majority of the new developments on this site. However, the positioning of the hotel complex (the tallest of the buildings in the whole complex) should not impact so severely on the nearby residences.

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