Name Withheld
Object
Name Withheld
Object
Shell Cove
,
New South Wales
Message
I object to the Bass Point Quarry Extension Project - Modification 2, an
application to increase the number of heavy trucks "despatched on
roads", as proposed - for the following reasons: 1. This proposal
means a significant increase in noise, during the night and early
hours of 0500-0600 & 0600-0700. It is not "negligible', as proposal
would like to describe. * It means that there would be a truck every
2.22 minutes between 0500-0600 hr. *Between 0600-0700 hr. there would
be a truck on Quarry Road, every 1.57 minutes. -That is a lot of
traffic, a lot of noise for this time of night & early morning. The
trucks have to drive up a hill, heavily loaded & at such quiet hours
the acceleration can be heard, along with air brakes. This is the
period when people are still sleeping/resting. People are at home.
**This proposal means 19 MORE heavily loaded trucks,
despatched/leaving quarry, during a 2 hour period. (=65 trucks/2hrs
-Total) 2. IMPORTANT Note: There is no mention in proposal, of how
many trucks will be 'Entering' the Quarry Road at this time, in order
to 'load-up'. -Common sense dictates, at least as many despatched/
leaving, will enter. So the maths is: - that this proposal has 65
trucks (total), despatched/leaving the quarry with heavy loads (some
double tray trucks), between the hours of 5am & 7am. So please
consider: - empty & loaded OR entering & exiting truck traffic, in
entirety. **Could this mean that there is actually double what is
being proposed in truck movements, in & out of Quarry? =130 trucks? 3.
The Shell Cove coastal town is a very quiet rural area. Despite the
Shellharbour City Council (SCC), zoning it as "urban area" - it is not
typical or comparable in noise levels - to that of an urban city. **
Has the noise level been measured in Shell Cove, at the times in this
application (such as: 0500-0600 hr. and 0600-0700 hr.)?? -There are no
noise level measurements in proposal. Measurements should be compared
and zoned appropriately, to be fair. Note: As a resident, this period
of time is extremely quiet, all we can hear are the ocean waves and
crickets, then the night peace of rural-coastal living is disturbed by
semi-trailer trucks at 5am (some double tray trucks). As a resident
who has lived in Sydney and now here in Shell Cove, this period of
night time is extremely quiet, except for the sound of these trucks.
This truck traffic starts at unreasonable hour of 0500 and awakens
residents from sleep, (despite the noise abatement measures that our
home has). 4. Residents, who live in the 'newer' Shell Cove marina
area, DO NOT have the benefit of a concrete" Noise Abatement Wall",
along the Quarry Road. This wall, does help, but it stops where the
new eastern marina zone is. -It should extend all the way. This should
be looked at in the proposal, as the entire Quarry Road should be
covered by such a wall. The current wall, (covers both north & south
sides of road) - it was considered important to build it initially by
Quarry & SCC - for first western part of Shell Cove's Quarry Rd.. 5.
The impact on road safety will not be "negligible" -65 trucks just
"despatched" in 2 hrs. is not negligible. There will be a huge
increase on local public roads of heavy AND empty trucks, puting the
safety of the community drivers at great risk. Some of the local roads
and roundabouts have not been taken into consideration, with the SCC
(Shellharbour City Council). *These trucks can not stop quickly with
such heavy loads. There are 'at least' 2 local danger zones: A) These
trucks enter the public roads at a small roundabout, which merges near
"Links Golfcourse', Shell Cove's west entrance and Dunmore Road.
Dunmore Road is currently rapidly growing - having a huge development
of new homes along it. It will be affected & affect this truck traffic
and there is no noise abatement for these homes. B) Dunmore Road has a
school and a railway station, (set of lights) and then there is to be
built - the new entrance to a new suburb (-which is under
construction), "Shell Heights". It is unclear how this new suburb's
entrance/exit, will be affected by truck traffic, but it is only going
to increase the danger factor for the currently small Dunmore Road.
Thus the traffic on Dunmore Rd. will greatly increase, within the next
few years. It already is a major road that SCC needs to assess with
Bass Point Quarry & it's impact on local traffic needs vs. major
commercial heavy trucks. -Traffic from vital services such as -2
schools & the areas' railway station. 6. Road-Driver safety Risks are
not fully considered. These 65 trucks/2hrs, are heavy newly loaded
trucks -some of these trucks have double trays, (& thus are "Long"
trucks). This increase of truck traffic means a truck every 2 minutes
& will no doubt affect the safety of drivers on the following: *
Roundabout at Shellharbour & Dunmore Road - which is already very
busy, as it is Shellharbour regions access point to Princes
Hwy/Freeway. * Actual on-ramp to Princes Hwy -north & south, at
Shellharbour/Shell Cove; * General increase impact on Princes Hwy,
especially at congested Albion Park Rail and the very dangerous Mt.
Ousley Rd.. 7. Every heavy or empty truck, affects local road surface
conditions. All SCC needs to do is take a look at the road surfaces,
especially the smaller one's like Shell Cove & Dunmore Rd. -the impact
of trucks can visually be seen. There is also the rock debris that is
dropped from trucks onto the roads. The Bass Quarry Co. "tries" to
regularly clear this debris, but the risk for broken windscreens is
visually evident.
application to increase the number of heavy trucks "despatched on
roads", as proposed - for the following reasons: 1. This proposal
means a significant increase in noise, during the night and early
hours of 0500-0600 & 0600-0700. It is not "negligible', as proposal
would like to describe. * It means that there would be a truck every
2.22 minutes between 0500-0600 hr. *Between 0600-0700 hr. there would
be a truck on Quarry Road, every 1.57 minutes. -That is a lot of
traffic, a lot of noise for this time of night & early morning. The
trucks have to drive up a hill, heavily loaded & at such quiet hours
the acceleration can be heard, along with air brakes. This is the
period when people are still sleeping/resting. People are at home.
**This proposal means 19 MORE heavily loaded trucks,
despatched/leaving quarry, during a 2 hour period. (=65 trucks/2hrs
-Total) 2. IMPORTANT Note: There is no mention in proposal, of how
many trucks will be 'Entering' the Quarry Road at this time, in order
to 'load-up'. -Common sense dictates, at least as many despatched/
leaving, will enter. So the maths is: - that this proposal has 65
trucks (total), despatched/leaving the quarry with heavy loads (some
double tray trucks), between the hours of 5am & 7am. So please
consider: - empty & loaded OR entering & exiting truck traffic, in
entirety. **Could this mean that there is actually double what is
being proposed in truck movements, in & out of Quarry? =130 trucks? 3.
The Shell Cove coastal town is a very quiet rural area. Despite the
Shellharbour City Council (SCC), zoning it as "urban area" - it is not
typical or comparable in noise levels - to that of an urban city. **
Has the noise level been measured in Shell Cove, at the times in this
application (such as: 0500-0600 hr. and 0600-0700 hr.)?? -There are no
noise level measurements in proposal. Measurements should be compared
and zoned appropriately, to be fair. Note: As a resident, this period
of time is extremely quiet, all we can hear are the ocean waves and
crickets, then the night peace of rural-coastal living is disturbed by
semi-trailer trucks at 5am (some double tray trucks). As a resident
who has lived in Sydney and now here in Shell Cove, this period of
night time is extremely quiet, except for the sound of these trucks.
This truck traffic starts at unreasonable hour of 0500 and awakens
residents from sleep, (despite the noise abatement measures that our
home has). 4. Residents, who live in the 'newer' Shell Cove marina
area, DO NOT have the benefit of a concrete" Noise Abatement Wall",
along the Quarry Road. This wall, does help, but it stops where the
new eastern marina zone is. -It should extend all the way. This should
be looked at in the proposal, as the entire Quarry Road should be
covered by such a wall. The current wall, (covers both north & south
sides of road) - it was considered important to build it initially by
Quarry & SCC - for first western part of Shell Cove's Quarry Rd.. 5.
The impact on road safety will not be "negligible" -65 trucks just
"despatched" in 2 hrs. is not negligible. There will be a huge
increase on local public roads of heavy AND empty trucks, puting the
safety of the community drivers at great risk. Some of the local roads
and roundabouts have not been taken into consideration, with the SCC
(Shellharbour City Council). *These trucks can not stop quickly with
such heavy loads. There are 'at least' 2 local danger zones: A) These
trucks enter the public roads at a small roundabout, which merges near
"Links Golfcourse', Shell Cove's west entrance and Dunmore Road.
Dunmore Road is currently rapidly growing - having a huge development
of new homes along it. It will be affected & affect this truck traffic
and there is no noise abatement for these homes. B) Dunmore Road has a
school and a railway station, (set of lights) and then there is to be
built - the new entrance to a new suburb (-which is under
construction), "Shell Heights". It is unclear how this new suburb's
entrance/exit, will be affected by truck traffic, but it is only going
to increase the danger factor for the currently small Dunmore Road.
Thus the traffic on Dunmore Rd. will greatly increase, within the next
few years. It already is a major road that SCC needs to assess with
Bass Point Quarry & it's impact on local traffic needs vs. major
commercial heavy trucks. -Traffic from vital services such as -2
schools & the areas' railway station. 6. Road-Driver safety Risks are
not fully considered. These 65 trucks/2hrs, are heavy newly loaded
trucks -some of these trucks have double trays, (& thus are "Long"
trucks). This increase of truck traffic means a truck every 2 minutes
& will no doubt affect the safety of drivers on the following: *
Roundabout at Shellharbour & Dunmore Road - which is already very
busy, as it is Shellharbour regions access point to Princes
Hwy/Freeway. * Actual on-ramp to Princes Hwy -north & south, at
Shellharbour/Shell Cove; * General increase impact on Princes Hwy,
especially at congested Albion Park Rail and the very dangerous Mt.
Ousley Rd.. 7. Every heavy or empty truck, affects local road surface
conditions. All SCC needs to do is take a look at the road surfaces,
especially the smaller one's like Shell Cove & Dunmore Rd. -the impact
of trucks can visually be seen. There is also the rock debris that is
dropped from trucks onto the roads. The Bass Quarry Co. "tries" to
regularly clear this debris, but the risk for broken windscreens is
visually evident.
William Noel Paine
Comment
William Noel Paine
Comment
Albion Park Rail
,
New South Wales
Message
I request that the Department consider the following points: 1. I believe
that there should be no increase in traffic allowed along the Princes
Highway until the Albion Park Road Bypass has been built. 2. The
increase in trucks will not benefit local employment as the truck
drivers used are contractors.
that there should be no increase in traffic allowed along the Princes
Highway until the Albion Park Road Bypass has been built. 2. The
increase in trucks will not benefit local employment as the truck
drivers used are contractors.
Irene Tognetti
Object
Irene Tognetti
Object
Philip Laird
Comment
Philip Laird
Comment
University of Wollongong
,
New South Wales
Message
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Name Withheld
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Shell Cove
,
New South Wales
Message
I object to the expansion of Bass Point Quarry Application Number 08_0143. I object on the followings grounds,
Noise issues - Noise from the increased truck movements (from 900,000 tonnes to 3 million tones, this is a massive increase of truck movements) along the Quarry Road and Shellharbour Road.
Health issues - sleep disturbance for residents that live next to and near the quarry road because of the truck noise during the night. Other health potential issues for residents that live next to and near the quarry road are headaches, ear pressure, and high blood pressure and worry (possible mental issues).
Traffic Issues - intersection of Shellharbour Road and quarry road can’t handle the increased traffic, trucks to carry 3 million tones of quarry material.
Social impact - Property vales will plummet, do you want to live next to non stop truck noise 24 hours, 7 days a week 365 days a year?
The residents that live near quarry haul road have been sold a lie by the developer of Shell Cove and the Quarry operator (HANSON). I was advised by Shell Cove Real Estate that the quarry would close in 15 years max back in 2005 when I enquired and purchase a block of land a street away from the quarry road. I was told by Shell Cove Real Estate that the quarry ship's the quarry material at night and then by truck during the day. I asked about the wall and the noise, I asked if there were any special requirements like double glaze windows etc – I was told not to worry about noise as it will be non existent soon and the truck noise is just during day.
I live on Stradbroke Ave Shell Cove and can clearly hear the noise from the trucks going up and down the quarry road during the night, and more noise when the trucks stop coming out of the quarry road and move onto Shellharbour Road. The truck noise is loud enough to disturb your sleep. My daughter wakes up regular during the night to the sound of truck roaring up and down the quarry road.
I have not complained to the quarry operator about the truck noise, because I told by another resident that nothing will be done, as they had complained previous. The quarry operator advised the resident that we (the residents) all new that the quarry was there first and about operating hours, noise etc.
The noise from the truck movements isn’t police now either day or night (The night time noise doesn’t comply with DECCW’s night time guidelines now as per the noise report prepared by Heggies). How will NSW department of planning or Hanson, police the noise from the trucks if the proposed quarry is approved?
The quarry operator (Hanson) needs to found another solution other moving the material by truck.
The truck movements and noise isn’t police now, what chance do I have in the future? Sell my house? Do you what to buy my house knowing that you will not be able to sleep at night? Please stop this development or amend it so that we the residents will be able to have a good night sleep in the future.
The current rules concerning noise restrictions need to be addressed by quarry operator (Hanson) priory to any proposed expansion.
My questions to the quarry operator HANSON and the planning department are,
How will the noise, truck movements going to policed?
Is there noise management plan?
How much noise is too much for a residental area?
Are homes going to sound proofing next to and near the noise wall?
What other measure’s are being taken to reduce the noise in what is now a major residential area .
What happens to property vales if they plummet because of the development?
Is the intersection of Shellharbour Road and the quarry road going to be fixed to handle the current truck traffic and what are the plans if the quarry is approved?
The possible health issues sleep disturbance, headaches, ear pressure and the worry (possible mental issues) from not being able to sell you home because of the proposed development
The planning dept should reject the current plans, the quarry needs to go back to the drawing board and find a better way to ship the quarry material and address the current noise concerns prior to any expansion.
Noise issues - Noise from the increased truck movements (from 900,000 tonnes to 3 million tones, this is a massive increase of truck movements) along the Quarry Road and Shellharbour Road.
Health issues - sleep disturbance for residents that live next to and near the quarry road because of the truck noise during the night. Other health potential issues for residents that live next to and near the quarry road are headaches, ear pressure, and high blood pressure and worry (possible mental issues).
Traffic Issues - intersection of Shellharbour Road and quarry road can’t handle the increased traffic, trucks to carry 3 million tones of quarry material.
Social impact - Property vales will plummet, do you want to live next to non stop truck noise 24 hours, 7 days a week 365 days a year?
The residents that live near quarry haul road have been sold a lie by the developer of Shell Cove and the Quarry operator (HANSON). I was advised by Shell Cove Real Estate that the quarry would close in 15 years max back in 2005 when I enquired and purchase a block of land a street away from the quarry road. I was told by Shell Cove Real Estate that the quarry ship's the quarry material at night and then by truck during the day. I asked about the wall and the noise, I asked if there were any special requirements like double glaze windows etc – I was told not to worry about noise as it will be non existent soon and the truck noise is just during day.
I live on Stradbroke Ave Shell Cove and can clearly hear the noise from the trucks going up and down the quarry road during the night, and more noise when the trucks stop coming out of the quarry road and move onto Shellharbour Road. The truck noise is loud enough to disturb your sleep. My daughter wakes up regular during the night to the sound of truck roaring up and down the quarry road.
I have not complained to the quarry operator about the truck noise, because I told by another resident that nothing will be done, as they had complained previous. The quarry operator advised the resident that we (the residents) all new that the quarry was there first and about operating hours, noise etc.
The noise from the truck movements isn’t police now either day or night (The night time noise doesn’t comply with DECCW’s night time guidelines now as per the noise report prepared by Heggies). How will NSW department of planning or Hanson, police the noise from the trucks if the proposed quarry is approved?
The quarry operator (Hanson) needs to found another solution other moving the material by truck.
The truck movements and noise isn’t police now, what chance do I have in the future? Sell my house? Do you what to buy my house knowing that you will not be able to sleep at night? Please stop this development or amend it so that we the residents will be able to have a good night sleep in the future.
The current rules concerning noise restrictions need to be addressed by quarry operator (Hanson) priory to any proposed expansion.
My questions to the quarry operator HANSON and the planning department are,
How will the noise, truck movements going to policed?
Is there noise management plan?
How much noise is too much for a residental area?
Are homes going to sound proofing next to and near the noise wall?
What other measure’s are being taken to reduce the noise in what is now a major residential area .
What happens to property vales if they plummet because of the development?
Is the intersection of Shellharbour Road and the quarry road going to be fixed to handle the current truck traffic and what are the plans if the quarry is approved?
The possible health issues sleep disturbance, headaches, ear pressure and the worry (possible mental issues) from not being able to sell you home because of the proposed development
The planning dept should reject the current plans, the quarry needs to go back to the drawing board and find a better way to ship the quarry material and address the current noise concerns prior to any expansion.
Name Withheld
Object
Name Withheld
Object
Flinders
,
New South Wales
Message
I object to the application on the following grounds:
1. There 'will' be a significant increase in vehicles accessing the quarry. By my calculations an increase of 50%. Not only will this increase traffic within Shell Cove and surrounds but also on the already congested Princes Highway through Albion Park Rail and Mt Ousley Road.
3. The residents will have to live with additional noise generated from truck movements.
2. There is a decrease in the percentage of material sent by ship. Considering the amount of material that is planned to be extracted in the coming years, with an estimated value of 2 billion dollars then the company should consider additional shipping movements or invest in a larger ship to transport more material by sea rather than road.
1. There 'will' be a significant increase in vehicles accessing the quarry. By my calculations an increase of 50%. Not only will this increase traffic within Shell Cove and surrounds but also on the already congested Princes Highway through Albion Park Rail and Mt Ousley Road.
3. The residents will have to live with additional noise generated from truck movements.
2. There is a decrease in the percentage of material sent by ship. Considering the amount of material that is planned to be extracted in the coming years, with an estimated value of 2 billion dollars then the company should consider additional shipping movements or invest in a larger ship to transport more material by sea rather than road.