Traffic and Access
* Public entry/exit via Main Avenue is inappropriate because it would compromise road safety and dramatically increase traffic movements throughout Botanica.

* Joseph Street or Weeroona Road should be the designated access to reduce the impact of this development on existing residences and roadways.

* Public entry/exit via Main Avenue would increase traffic on local, narrow residential streets in a suburb that has been designed for local traffic . This will impact on families with small children which already have problems as very narrow walkways for prams. The increase traffic will make this even more dangerous.

* 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.

* Ferguson Lodge, is 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.

* 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.

* 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, placing residents at risk.

Heritage
* This development proposal disregards the heritage value of Main Avenue, which was the formal entry c1896 to Lidcombe Hospital when Rookwood Asylum was established. It is graded in the 2002 Lidcombe Hospital Site Conservation Management Plan (CMP) by Godden Mackay Logan as an element of exceptional significance.

* The avenue of hoop pines and phoenix palms along Main Avenue is also graded as an element of exceptional significance in the CMP. Construction of the proposed public entry/exit from Main Avenue, Botanica will require demolition of the historic brickwork and verges and interrupt the streetscape.

* The Gatehouse at Botanica on the intersection of Main Avenue and Joseph Street is heritage listed. If Main Avenue becomes the access road for the public car park the intersection of Main Avenue and Joseph Street will become manifestly more dangerous and expose the Gatehouse to the risk of damage.

Amenity
* This is a development that is unusual by its nature. Its hours of operation can be 24/7 and, at times, will involve distressed relatives, emergency services and media attention. This is a serious issue for Botanica residents who are concerned about the impact this will have on their residential amenity.

* There is also concern for the safety risk to residents of Botanica if Main Avenue is used for the delivery of chemicals for the mortuary and laboratories.

This development proposal disregards the heritage value
of Main Avenue, which was the formal entry c1896 to Lidcombe Hospital
.

Traffic and Access

· Public entry/exit via Main Avenue is inappropriate because it would compromise road safety and dramatically increase traffic movements throughout Botanica.

· Joseph Street or Weeroona Road should be the designated access to reduce the impact of this development on existing residences and roadways.

· Public entry/exit via Main Avenue would increase traffic on local, narrow residential streets in a suburb that has been designed for local traffic

· 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.

· Ferguson Lodge, is 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.

· 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.

· 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, placing residents at risk.

Heritage

· This development proposal disregards the heritage value of Main Avenue, which was the formal entry c1896 to Lidcombe Hospital when Rookwood Asylum was established. It is graded in the 2002 Lidcombe Hospital Site Conservation Management Plan (CMP) by Godden Mackay Logan as an element of exceptional significance.

· The avenue of hoop pines and phoenix palms along Main Avenue is also graded as an element of exceptional significance in the CMP. Construction of the proposed public entry/exit from Main Avenue, Botanica will require demolition of the historic brickwork and verges and interrupt the streetscape.

· The Gatehouse at Botanica on the intersection of Main Avenue and Joseph Street is heritage listed. If Main Avenue becomes the access road for the public car park the intersection of Main Avenue and Joseph Street will become manifestly more dangerous and expose the Gatehouse to the risk of damage.

Amenity

· This is a development that is unusual by its nature. Its hours of operation can be 24/7 and, at times, will involve distressed relatives, emergency services and media attention. This is a serious issue for Botanica residents who are concerned about the impact this will have on their residential amenity.

· There is also concern for the safety risk to residents of Botanica if Main Avenue is used for the delivery of chemicals for the mortuary and laboratories.

We do not want the Forenscic Pathology & Coroners court to have any entry into their office from our estate in BOTANICA . We have a lot of children and older people as well as the disabled people from Ferguson Lodge living here in BOTANICA and the extra traffic would risk their lives when they are on the street .

I am writing to object against the proposal

I have a disability and my family purchased a self-contained 1 bedroom residence for me in Botanica to live independently in the future

The new State Coroner's Court is being built on the site of the NSW Forensic and Analytics complex - a facility with it's access from Weeroona road and well away from Botanica's Main avenue and suburban streets. However, with the new Coroners Court, it is proposed that the entrance be aligned to face Main avenue.

Having the public and car park access on Main avenue is poor planning as it gives visitors to the Court no choice but to drive through the suburban streets of Botanica.

As a person with a disability, I am particularly at risk of harm by this decision as I cross the roads and go about my daily business, particularly when there are high profile cases at the Court attracting large crowds.

It takes only 1 distracted driver to cause loss of life or serious injury. In this age of transparency and accountability, I implore the planners to consider their duty of care for the safety of disabled residents, children and aged in Botanica who are less visible, less mobile and most at risk.

Clearly, the main entrance to our new State Coroner's Court does NOT belong in a suburban area. If you MUST move the Court here, then have the main entrance from it's street address in Weeroona rd or Joseph st

Sincerely,

I object to this proposed development having its entrance along Main Avenue as it can possibly threaten the heritage and community feel of the current Botanica residential estate. It will definitely cause increased traffic and congestion in a quiet residential area. Surely the NSW Government can relocate the entrance of this development along Weroona Road as is the case with some of its other offices

There will be too many strangers coming through the estate and it is not safe for the community.

I am concern with the safety of my family and my grandchildren.

Placing the new Coroners court at the Main Avenue site in Lidcombe would be destroying the local environment.
The road layout suggested by the plan to let traffic come to the coroner's court via Main avenue will result in people from the north, going left into Botanica Drive and then via Betty Cuthbert Drive (shortest route) to the Court. Currently this street is a purely residential area, used by residents only to go to and from their homes. When the court is built, it is my belief that visitors to the court will NOT drive as careful as one ought to be in a street where kids play on the streets regularly. Due to the nature of the Court building and the Morgue, there will be people visiting, upset by what they have seen and then leaving the court not looking out properly for other people on the road. Thereby causing potential accidents whereby the Courts become even busier. (this is the one place that we should aim to be putting out of business).

A similar situation exists with traffic coming from the south. They are being pushed via Main Avenue into the facility. From Weeroona Road, Main Avenue is also a residential area. People are walking along the road towards the bus stops, towards the child care centre and the plans are suggesting to increase the traffic though these streets as part of the Facility.

A better solution would be to have staff and Public access go from Weeroona Road. The Staff then can easily get to the first car park while the public drive a few meters on to get to the public card park. Pedestrian access to Main Avenue could be allowed to get access to the public transport facilities. If everyone goes into Weeroona Road to get to the facility (staff and Public), as per the traffic and Parking assessment, the intersection for Joseph Street and Weeroona Road should be able to cope with the 155 additional vehicle movements in the AM peak (from both north and south) The reports states that with the development of the facility, the situation isn't going to deteriorate much more then it currently does. And it isn't uncommon to adjust the traffic lights slightly to cate for a bit more traffic flow going into Weeroona Road to keep the flows going nicely.

From an environmental heritage perspective, Main Avenue is listed in a 2002 (http://www.auburn.nsw.gov.au/Develop/PlanPolicies/Pages/Former-Lidcombe-Hospital-site.aspx ) report as Exceptional. So it should be maintained as it is today, to show the heritage to the Lidcombe Hospital. It was the main access road the Rookwood Asylum in 1896. So it should not be cut up with an access road into a parking lot for the Coroner's Court.
The Auburn DCP Auburn council DCP - link at http://www.auburn.nsw.gov.au/Develop/PlanPolicies/DCP1/Former%20Lidcombe%20Hospital%20Site.pdf lists Main Avenue as an important area.

If possible, I'd like to see this facility to go to a different location, perhaps a more industrial area where there is less impact to a residential area.

I am 7 years old. My parents told me that the government is going to build 2 buildings opposite Main Avenue. It is a court to sentence bad people to jail. But Main Avenue does not have a traffic light. The bad people's friends or family members will have to drive through our roads. This is not safe. If they become angry, they can drive really fast and it is very dangerous. Our roads are not straight and sometimes you can't see the cars coming from the other side. My parents always drive very carefully. I always see disabled people on wheelchairs on our roads so my parents are very careful in driving and slow down.
If many strangers come through our place, this is not safe anymore. I don't know what these strangers can do to us. It is going to be scary to live here. I am NOT HAPPY!!

I am concerned about the safety of my family especially my kids. Botanica has over 700 families and over 500 children. It is also an exclusive place for disabled people with spinal cord injuries. All the residents and children cross Botanica Drive to go to the playground or the Central Park. Having the entry/exit for the public to access to the Court will only mean that public will be coming through Botanica via Botanica Drive and exiting via Botanica Drive too since that has a traffic light. In order to go Northbound, they may also weave their way through other narrow and conjested residential roads and become a danger to the residents
Public visitors can become violent and can drive recklessly through the streets. This will subject all residents to danger.
Unwanted visitors like criminals, sex offenders, and murderers will be passing through the estate to attend court. This is a MAJOR security concern.
Furthermore, this is not a quiet or ISOLATED AREA that your document has mentioned. We have over 3,000 of residents here.
Your document repeatedly mentioned that this is the Former Lidcombe hospital site but failed to mention that now it has over 700 properties.
It would be most appropriate to fence up the new development away from the Botanica residents. Entry and exit can be via Weeroona Road. A FENCE can be constructed to separate the 2 car parks.
If you are concern for the staffs safety, then Botanica residents should be given the first priority especially when there are children around.