2 Edwin Lane Katoomba NSW 2780

Disgraceful. So much for protecting the mountains from over development. Apparently this property owner thinks the mountains is Penrith. It is not. And if they knew the area, that many townhouses being added would create massive congestion. How they even got this far on such a SMALL block of land is beyond me. Come up with a far more realistic, modest proposal and stop this over development that will impact our very narrow (crumbling!) roads with congestion, something like this is just not feasible.

This is great opportunity for Katoomba and is much needed for the area, as there is a serious lack of available accommodation in the area - and has been for decades. This development will also support the workers of the new light commercial development on Barton Street, as they will need local homes to live in rather than traveling up and down the Great Western Highway. It's better to work locally and walk to work, than travel on a dangerous highway in poor weather conditions and burning fossil fuels. We need more housing developments like this in the upper mountains. Therefore I fully support this development and want it to go-ahead ASAP.

James Robinson, writing you want it to go ahead "ASAP" makes it appear as though you have some particular vested interest in this venture. Anyone who says "we need more housing developments in the mountains" does not understand the beautiful ecosystems we have up here, and that over development is a serious problem in a world heritage area, therefore developments such as these must be considered carefully, and any impacts on the community discussed, because many of us do not want the mountains to become like Penrith.

Ridiculous proposal.

Land size is only 1215 sqm. 5 townhouses - so 243 sqm. each. Let that sink in.

This is an attempt at circumventing the standards of the LEP through the introduction of strata development. No matter that;

* Edwin lane is one car width at its widest; the propsal has "parking" for 5 vehicles. Edwin lane just wont cope with that.
* The character of the area is single dwellings on land sizes of 600sqm average; 5 townhouses squashed into 1215sqm is totally out of character.
* Existing infrastructure was never designed to cope with such density; impact to function and maintenance of Council assets really hasn't been considered.

...and....
* Proposal is inconsistent with the LGA DCP and LEP instruments.
* Proposal would result in fragmentation of existing subdivision plan.
* Proposal is inconsistent with character and residential amenity of the area.

It's over development, plain and simple.