All recent comments on applications from Brisbane City Council, QLD

Thanks heaps Brisbane City Council. This will be the first four story building ever built in Bulimba, Balmoral or Hawthorne - and its smack in the middle of a low-density residential area where there are not even apartments, just houses. And it is not in the commercial precinct of Oxford Street where council recently fought hard to reject an application for a four-story build, nor is it on Hawthorne Road, Wynnum Road, or Riding Road where there is at least some medium level of development. No, this is in the quiet backstreets of Bulimba, near the golf course and surrounded by once nice homes that will now be overshadowed, loose their privacy, light and amenity, and look up at an ugly brown brick building, which in fact is pretty similar to what it looks like now. No community consultation was done, no feedback was sought, it is just done! This is the all mighty, all knowing, all powerful BCC putting money ahead of common sense, and business before people. Less beds are going be available too, what a great decision.

51 Crossacres St Doolandella
Brisbane City Council
Had A Native protection order and vegetation order on this property.
How is a development configure a lot. apply to the diverse Bird life and Native Wildlife be Effected.
We are at 37 Crossacres St we have been effected of loss of vegetation and increased wildlife from 53 Crossacres st configure lots. Totally diminished and destroyed diverse. unbelievable damage. Took every tree and vegetation. Brisbane city council are not observing these developments. Just paying the fines. They need to be increased to sent message. They do what they want making money
we object to this development 51 Crossacres St Doolandella . Needs to be dealt with Environment Dept.

The proposed roof deck /function area are directly adjacent to residents bedrooms and living areas.
They are hard up on the boundary -why can't they be located closer to Wickham Street or enclosed to mitigate any noise from functions and lectures. The closest renters at [address redacted] were unaware of the building change and the owners are overseas. The residents on [address redacted by admin] were not notified

This is in a Traditional Character overlay, yet the dwellings do not appear to comply with the requirements of this.
No evidence of compliance with Deep Planting requirement.
No evidence of visitor car parking.

Looks amazing!

The original zoning for education was put in place over fifty years ago. Recommended standards have changed over that time. The site is far smaller than the current recommendation.
Messines Ridge and Pozieres Roads are through routes for significant morning and afternoon traffic. The projected final emrolment of 250 to 300, mostly from other parts of Brisbane will see at least 100 cars, morning and afternoon. The proposed drop-off/pick-up location in the grounds will not handle this mumber at the same time. Adjacent streets have parking restrictions, particularly berween 7.00 and 9.00 in the morning. This will undoubtedly cause problems. Council should carry out a suitable impact study.
From a NIMBY point of view, the proposed target student population will be mainly from other parts of the city. This means that the local area will get minimal advantage from the establishment of the proposed school and current schools in the area are not filled to capacity. So, if the proposal goes ahead, the local area will suffer the disadvantages with no meaningful advantages.

A futher accident 2 weeks ago outside the proposed development.
Have spoken to many local residents outside our home. Which is opposite the proposed development, who are in disbelief that developers are wanting to build anything on a congested main road, beside a bus stop and merging lane from the roundabout.
It will be an accident waiting to happen !!!
Our concerns with this development are as follows.
1. Concerns for safety of School children crossing to the shopping centre, due to increased traffic distracting drivers merging in the bottle neck outside the development.
2. I have supplied several videos from our front security cameras to the QPS for the major accidents outside the development caused from merging traffic. The most recent a bus wiping out a parked car 2 weeks ago.
3. Increased likelihood of more accidents for drivers at Bannockburn intersection due to extra traffic at peak pick up times.
4. Crossing the road will be more dangerous because of extra congestion for all residents.
5. Already 4 child centres in our area. Any extra should be built in a safe location away from merging traffic and bus stops.
BCC hoping you can recognise the safety implications surrounding the location of this development and help us to keep our area safe for all the people crossing to the shopping centre and driving from the roundabout past the proposed child care centre.
thanks
David Agnew

Hi there council planers.

Just a further comment to my last .

2 days ago while travelling down Algester Road I had a child run out in front of me to catch a bus forcing me to come to a complete stop lucky no cars behind me.

This is an accident in the making.

Before this is approved why is there a child care centre in Sunnybank opposite the school which has remained closed for the last 2 years.

I guess a further question would be with all the development happening in the area why are developers not setting aside a section off the development for a child care centre to support the area they are developing.

Thanks!

This looks quite good.

We would like to see that it has off street parking as there is no more room for cars and we cannot even get server people in to hear cause of parking. We have a lot of older people living with disability people.

Very concerned about this development. I'm a resident of Jillian Place and oppose this submission based on the grounds that access and parking will be affected on an already overcrowded street. There is a constructed building at 30 Jillian Place which has five apartments and there is also another dwelling under construction at 34 Jillian Place that requires access via Jillian Place. Additionally, a daycare will be opening in November that will likely further impact the parking situation on Jillian Place regardless of the entrance to the daycare facing Evelyn Road. Now with this application that will be six newly constructed dwellings as well as a large number of townhouses at 35 Jillian Place which will use Jillian Place to access their homes. Having this volume of cars and buildings on an already narrow road will cause chaos in the longterm. The application must be reassessed for a different access route for these dwellings, or the dwellings not be allowed to be sub-divided.

Hugely concerned with this. Volvo was extremely loud and disturbed the peace who was the previous tenant.

It is General Industry A zoning for a reason and that is for users to stick to the designated BCC regulations and hours of operation. A manufacturing facility is not suitable for this location and can be placed in its designated zoning B or C. This is across the road from homes!!!! You need a storage user or something of this nature.

BCC what is the point of regulations and code if this is not stood by? A facility for manufacturing is not ok at this location.

It will be great to see the property developed - the undeveloped land has sat for such a long time. I wish the owners well during the build.

Hoping that Confederate Street access will be considered during the construction phase, given that it is a one way street with limited access and parking.

While I support the need for accessible and inclusive housing, I have several concerns about this specific project that I believe warrant discussion.

1. Traffic and parking:
The various disability housing in our surrounding streets has bought with them significant increase to cars parked on the street, making it difficult to safely drive past. Our street is already quite busy, and additional vehicles could exacerbate this issue.

2. Property Values:
There is a concern that property values in the street will be negatively impacted. This is not a reflection of the residents of the proposed housing but rather the potential pigeon holed development that is proposed.

3. Safety
While we do not believe the block it self floods, the bikeway situated next to the block does. The footpath from the Wattle St side of the block that leads to the bike path area is very steep and not conducive to safe wheel chair access.

While two disability houses seems better than a unit block or townhouses, I’m concerned that this is not the right project for the block.

I believe it is important for us to have a thorough discussion about these potential impacts. I am not opposed to disability housing in principle but feel that this particular location may not be the most suitable.

Let's come together to ensure that any new development is beneficial for all members of our community. I urge the local council and developers to consider alternative locations that might be better suited for this type of housing, or to make modifications to the proposal that address these concerns.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and working together to find a solution that respects the needs of all residents.

Sadly a disaster in the making.

Firstly I query the need for yet another childcare centre in Parkinson as we already have 4. A Community with approximately 600 children under 4 (and certainly many who do not require childcare). Presumably the plan is to get children from out of the area to fill the places.

But the biggest concern here is safety.
With 3 lanes ,(2 Algester Rd South and left turn from Nottingham) combining to 1 lane just prior to these driveways right where pedestrians cross to Drake's etc (they rarely use the crossing further along,) bus stop, bike lane, actual crossing plus it's concrete barriers and resident vehicles parked, I am very surprised no one has been killed here already. Add to that people U turning at Bannockburn to get to homes/Drake's along the section and all the rat runners from South of Parkinson who use Algester Rd, the residents living on it off Bannockburn already have to often move out blind and sit in the median to get out in peak periods, often then needing to brake quickly due to pedestrian crossing.

The added traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian is asking for a tragedy.

Hi all

I know there is a need for child care but perhaps there is a more appropriate place for the safety of the Children.

We have lived in this area for nearly 20 years with the traffic growing each year.

This is a main road and to have children in this area would be extremely dangerous.

We already struggle to get out of Bannockburn sometimes and turn left and go down to the roundabout to go down Algester Road.

Sorry just my opinion and think this would be a poor decision if this submission went ahead.

Rick

We are concerned about safety around the bus stop. Algester Road is heavily congested even worse in mornings around school times. Cars backed up right past our house. We find it difficult to pull out of our driveway now. We sometimes have to park in shopping centre due to people parking out side our house.
Cars often crash across from us as they are supposed to move into one lane. How will people be able to get in and out of the purposed child care safely. Not a good position to build a child care centre.

Previous approved application A00538440 included conditions for upstream stormwater drainage connections for future development of all adjoining upstream properties designed for ultimate development catchment connections to a lawful point of discharge. As adjoining properties in Alva Terrace are considering future home extensions/development it is concerning that the current application does not include these conditions or any stormwater plan and states in the notes section of Proposed Plans that builder takes no responsibility for retaining or drainage requirements caused by conditions from adjoining properties. This is the only point that a stormwater drain from Alva Terrace properties could naturally flow in to and therefore drainage connection must be included and approved for the new plan application. Not including these drainage requirements disadvantages adjoining properties.

must be high set as there are too many cars parked in the street and the bus has trouble getting up and down and so do we to work.

must have garage as it has too many cars parked in the street now to safely drive down.

must be high set as it has flood waters from the rain and garages as problems for parking.

Is it fair to assume that the same level of substantial planting will be applied to the perimeters of this proposal as is the case with all other commercial proposals. No planting is obvious on the plans