I object to the proposed development.. 164-194 William Street, Woolloomooloo. The Development has areas that are too high and not in keeping with the surrounding neighbourhood. I would like to attend a meeting with concerned residents to review the impact of this development at its proposed height and discuss an alternative height.

I wish to formally object to the SSDA application at 164-194 William Street, Woolloomooloo and request DPIE to refuse or request further substantiation.
1. GFA Bonus on Bonus Stacking
The proposal whilst seeking a 30% increase in the GFA under the Affordable Housing SEPP is also seeking a bonus on a bonus being a 10% GFA uplift for Design Excellence.
As you are aware the 10% Design Excellence uplift was for previous planning pathway via City of Sydney Council based on SLEP Design Competition provisions and should only apply to the base LEP FSR. The current SSDA is a separate application and has no relevance to the previous scheme assessed by City of Sydney, in particular as it is far in excess of the bulk and scale of the Design Competition scheme that achieved the 10% bonus. In summary the bonus provisions should not be cumulative.
The approval for the SSD fshould only allow for a 30% GFA bonus
2. Visual Impact Assessment
The VIA is flawed as it does not assess the view impact of the heights above the 30% height bonus. The Clause 4.6 Variation submission is therefore not well founded.
3. Equitable Distribution of Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing distribution is not equitable.
The Marketable apartments all meet ADG requirements for solar, cross flow and minimize south facing apartments etc.
The Market Apartments achieve this due to stacking the poor located Affordable Apartments - 48% solar, nearly all south facing and environmentally poor facing a very noisy and congested William Street.
4. Car Parking.
The car parking numbers proposed being 340 are well in excess of Sydney of City Parking ratios.
As the EIS notes supporting the Affordable Housing proposition the site is extremely close to public transport and walking distance to the CBD.
Why should the parking spaces proposed be over Council' parking provisions. The access and road network surrounding the site is heavily congested and there is no assessments on the impact to the road network not only with this proposal but taking into account other proposed substantial SSDA's being prepared for 134 William Street and 203-225 William Street.

I object to the proposed development at 164–194 William Street, Woolloomooloo, due to its unreasonable visual, traffic, and amenity impacts on the surrounding neighbourhood.

The project’s excessive height and bulk would result in a significant loss of iconic city skyline views from my apartment at 12–20 Rosebank Street, Darlinghurst, and from other nearby residences, diminishing the area’s visual character and enjoyment of outlooks that have long contributed to its identity.

In addition, the scale of the proposal is likely to increase local traffic congestion, reduce street parking availability, and exacerbate noise, overshadowing, and privacy impacts for existing residents. These combined effects warrant a thorough and independent Visual Impact Assessment to ensure compliance with the City of Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 and the view-sharing principles established in Tenacity Consulting v Warringah [2004] NSWLEC 140 before any determination is made.

See attached my submission dated 12 November 2025 OBJECTING to the project, comprising 19 pages.

A complete loss of amenity will be created by 18 storeys in this location. William street is already devoid of Skylight and this will simply amplify the shadowing in this location. Congestion is already at peak levels given the current numbers of commuters that use William street daily to access the CBD and the Eastern Suburbs with traffic often stretching both ways the length of William Street.

Hi
I object to the proposed project due to its unreasonable height, scale and bulk that is not fitting within the existing urban area. I support the objecting submission made by the City of Sydney. I also object to the proposed project due to the significant loss of view for my family's apartment. We would lose our views of the harbour and the Opera House.
Thank you for considering my submission.

We are an impacted property owner at Strata Plan 20087, 5 – 15 Farrell Avenue, Darlinghurst (our building).
We appreciate your attention on the matter of this development and the significant implications that it has for the owners within Darlinghurst and the very fabric of Darlinghurst itself.
Please find attached a detailed account of our objections.

Please see attached submission