Personally that school is big enough

The proposed redevelopment of the school from primary only to primary and secondary schooling without upgrading the infrastructure around the school will push its limits beyond breaking point. Already, the congestion around the school is beyond what the roads (especially Mungarie Road)can take.

Given the proximity of my home to the school, the years of earthworks and construction noise would have a negative impact on my family’s and my standard of living. We moved into this neighbourhood as it was already developed. We did not want construction noise.

I also believe 3 storey school buildings will not fit in with the aesthetic of the neighbourhood. It is surrounded by family homes and the size of the building would impact the social aspect of the neighbourhood.

Having grown up in the Hills district, I have seen it change. Seen it progress into the multicultural hub it is now. These changes have been welcome. But only where they fit in with the neighbourhood.

Beaumont Hills cannot facilitate increasing the size of the school to the proposed development.

I am concerning of the school resource and the traffic pressure as well as social impact under current social and economical background.
1) The report shows the lot size of the school is about 40000sqm, i.e. approx 10 acres and is aiming to increase the student intake to 1300. I've conducted research on the size and number of students of the other 2 independent school in post code 2155, i.e. William Clarke college (1800+ students, 23.6 acres), Rouse Hill Anglican College (1600+ students, 23 acres). Compared to these 2 schools, the school in Beaumont hills is over crowded. I am concerned about the resource the student can get and the noise level, which impacts the residential houses around.
2) A read into Appendix 9 - Traffic and Parking assessment. This report is dated as Apr 2024, the actual assessment, surveys mentioned the report naturally should be conducted much earlier. I didn't find a reference date unfortunately, however, I would reasonably argue they were completed in 2023. So what has happened in 2024? There were more companies including the NSW government asked the employees to return to office, and not only just 1 or 2 days a week, but 50% to 100% office days. Secondly, the metro extension to Sydney CBD finally released. Both changes would have brought much more people now to the road. So the road condition is different. What has been assessed in 2023 would not hold true for 2025! I am again concerned about the traffic flow, the noise level. Additionally, talking about traffic, if we are talking about 1300 students, the school only has one gate, which would not cope with the pick up and drop off car populations compared to the other big independent schools in this area.

3) Appendix 24 - social impact assessment. Again the statistics used in this report was from 2021 census, or 2023 police incident report etc. This doesn't reflect what has happened to this area throughout COVID and the hardest economic cycle in 2023-2024. There are way more incidents around theft, property damage, traffic accident under 2155 postcode. The peaceful environment will no longer exists with the years long construction and much more population coming to this community.
4) Lastly, how about the future increase of enrolment in the nearby schools? There are at least 3 schools nearby, i.e. Ironbark Ridge, Rouse Hill High, Our Lady of the Angels Primary School. They are public schools and systematic catholic school. Shouldn't we be more concerned about the growth planning of public school? Shouldn't the fund go more towards the public system?

With above being said, I object to the project.

The traffic to get out of the estate on Whiters road is already absolutely diabolical and adds up to 20min plus to exit an already fragile road system as the outer roads are also grid locked. Expanding the school will increase traffic into the area during school time impacting residents trying to exit the already backed up around about.

An alternative solution even with an underground drop off situation will have the same negative issues as experienced on fox Valley road in wahroonga with Wahroonga Sydney Adventist that have attempted to use the same solution but does not solve the problem and only infuriates residents further.

The project will have big influence on local residents, the noise and the traffic.

negative impact on the area

The expansion plan will cause big trouble for the suburb traffic , which is already bad. And will make a lot of noise for the residents. Our housing prices will also be affected by the explanation plan. The size is doubled compared to current school size, which is too much for a school that is sitting in a quiet , small community .

I have concerns on the extra pressure this project will bring to the local traffic and the additional noise it will bring to the local community and hence I object to the project.

Upon checking proposed plan on Malek Fahd Islamic School Expansion, the narratives on traffic is not in line with real life situation.As a local resident I am aware of the already-terrible traffic condition during school pick-up hours on Mungerie Road, as well as nearby intersection on Withers Road, both roads are clearly running over their capacity.

The expansion will likely add extra several hundreds of cars everyday to Mungerie road during peak hours and impact heavily on local residents. Without additional infrustructure to accomendate the expansion, this project is going to be a huge burden to the local community.