All recent comments on applications from Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW

Pit Lane Building to support the main race track.

On Blackrock website under Community FAQS it states " No. Blackrock is designed for driver training and no racing..." why does the submission state "race track" is this another loop hole, like the originally planned "outdoor recreation area" that was originally submitted and approved and than add on and on and on.

LMCC 2014 LEP states maximum building height of 8.5 meters , although Blackrocks pit lane building design is 9.7 mtrs. Why has this been accepted by the council? Is LEP just used as a guide for some?

Which current shop does this application represent? A little confusing by the info given.

Re: response to notice of development proposal 18 Gosford Road WYEE NSW 2259 I live on Jabbarup Rd Wyee, the cul-de-sac side that backs on to the green space land parcel in front of the property of 18 Gosford Road Wyee.
1. I would like to request that the new zoning development at 18 Gosford Road not impact on the cul-de-sac layout and status of Jabbarup Rd. I am requesting that the Jabbarup cul-de-sac be maintained as is. I do NOT want Jabbarup cul-de-sac road changed to a through-road and I do NOT want any new roads attached to the cu-de-sac.

My family and I have lived on Jabbarup for over 20 years and purchased our home INTENTIONALLY for its cul-de-sac and surrounding green space status. Like many of our neighbours, we brought our children up with an increased sense of safety and connectedness to friends and community that was promoted from the cul-de-sac environment, we continue to enjoy these experiences ourselves, along with our grandchildren today. Cul-de-sac’s are evidenced as offering neighbourhoods a range of benefits including: - significantly reduced traffic flow - reduced stranger presence - increased safety for children at play - increased sense of community connection within the street - increased neighbour support and interaction - lower crime and vandalism rates - reduced noise from throughput traffic - quieter and more peaceful street setting - reduced pollution and dust from throughput traffic - increased home values. As mentioned I would like the cul-de-sac status including layout and green space of Jabbarup Rd maintained, regardless of proposed development outcomes.
2. The letter giving notice of the rezoning application notes “Low Density” however when seeking further information online under planning proposal FAQs zoning is indicated as “Low to Medium Density”. Low density protects a locality’s single dwelling character and landscape setting however Low to Medium Density allows more than single houses, with same lot dual occupancy and multiple dwellings such as apartments and townhouses. The two density definitions are very different!! As such, the rezoning notice letter is misleading, potentially giving locals a false sense of security or understanding of the development being proposed. This may in turn reduce the number of people who respond to the proposal…
3. The proposal to allow 450 square meter residential lots is not consistent with the adjoining properties which average approx 800 to 2200 square metres per residential lot.

In the NSW government statement of heritage impact 5.3 assessment I quote:
Remaining surface infrastructure is limited to the stables and the ammunition store, which demonstrate aesthetic characteristics in form and fabric. They are set in rehabilitated land which holds aesthetic appeal.
The architectural attributes of the stables are strong and the structure is distinctive. Its fabric has a direct contribution to the cultural significance of Rhondda Colliery. The NSW Government lists Rhondda Colliery (167) as having local significance.
It also states that no one is to wholly or partyly destroy or dismantle or deface the hertitage item. Clause 5.10 pparagrapg 3 of Lake Macquarie LEP 2014 states exemptions will not be granted for:change of use. The Burra Charter also states that there should be

A construction of Pit Lane with a large fuel storage is totally inappropriate development in this area. This development contradicts conservation of a former village and mining site and contradicts the move to a greener environment Lake Macquarie proudly advertise. This development needing the sum of 1.500.000 will also need to be reassessed by Regional Planning Committee.
It is totally inappropriate for a bushfire area less than a kilometre from residential homes in Wakefield and Teralba.

My concern with many of the developments around the Lake Macquarie area especially along the wildlife corridors is that these essential corridors are being increasingly encroached upon. The wallabies and kangaroos which were still around in the 60s have gone. The wildlife corridor along the Fernleigh Track supports a couple of endangered species - the powerful owl and the squirrel glider as well as echidnas, bandicoots, lizards, frogs & birds. Developments must take these into consideration when planning. Leave the trees and undergrowth and some wild grassy areas. Pardalotes and fairy wrens which used to abound here are now rarely seen. We need our wildlife to be protected. Maybe the council officers who are in charge of approving new developments should read the LMCC's environmental plans and take them into account.

I would like to place my disapproval for this application. It is bushland full of wonderful widelife, tawny frog mouth owls, lizards and frogs so much life.the trees provide an area for this widelife.
There's more value to the community than private development in keeping the greens space for the life in the trees and surrounding bush.
Cardiff doe not need more bush removed for 66 properties. Living near bushland there's a whole ecosystem that will be killed by cutting into the bush for profit.
Please have some wisdom here, it's important.

Hi. I'm all for it...so long as all the cars are electric. The skid pan idea though seems man-childish and environmentally irresponsible to me. Driver training? Don't we all have that before we're issued a licence?

This is for an application for the removal of two trees. However, when checking the Lake Macquarie Council website it states:

"No application documents found."

As far as I know all other councils (such as Inner West) provide information for comment. Could this please be rectified so an informed comment can be made.

In the meantime the absence of any information there seems to be no justification for the removal of the trees and so this should not be approved.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

This DA should not go ahead as it is proposed.
The superlot development on the northern side of Myall Rd makes sense and provides much needed housing for the area. The other 90% of the development, the southern side of Myall Rd should be cancelled. If it goes ahead, this will destroy the last substantially sized piece of biodiverse bush in the area.

The Myall Rd bush is a jewel of our area and should be celebrated, it's such a beautiful richly biodiverse piece of land with very little weeds. We need to preserve it for the treasure that it is. It is shocking to me that it council is planning to allow it to be bulldozed and turned primarily into low density housing, with house lots going up to and beyond 1000sqm. Totally unacceptable.

This DA should be pulled and the bush should be rezoned into a reserve. It already has walkways through it used by many, myself included.

To address housing, we need developments in the newly rezoned medium density areas. That should be a priority, fast tracking developments in this area. This is good for the environment and good for people

Bulldozing our little remaining coastal bush at Myall Rd to create a car centric estate is the opposite of what we should be doing in 2023.

The jetty at 21 Bellevue Road, Belmont, has always been maintain in good conditon for years.

The owner has also provided access for neighbour's usage which is much appreciated.

I have no objection for approval on the authorisation of the jetty.

Jessie Williams,
19 Bellevue Road,
Belmont N.S.W. 2280.

As the two trees that are proposed to be removed are on public land so I strongly object to this request.

I drove down the street yesterday and there are trees on both sides and this gives the street a balance.

Additionally, the trees have been there for decades. I first visited this area 35 years ago and the trees where there then. You can tell by looking at street shots in Google maps that the trees were well established since 2008. The images of 2008 shows many more trees in 2008 and sadly many trees have disappeared.

The last registered sale I could find for the property was 2010. The owner purchased the property with the full knowledge that there were trees on public land in front of the property.

As well as supporting the local wildlife/birdlife, the trees also provide shade for parents in their cars collecting their children from the school across the road.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to comment.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this.

I strongly object to the removal of the two trees on the footpath out 5 Aspinall Street. They are on public property and are established trees which are attractive to look at. I regularly walk past them and they add significantly to the aesthetics of the streetscape.

Additionally with the removal of so many trees on Billy Goat Hill, which is located close by, many birds have been displaced and it is important to keep trees within this area to help the birds adapt following the loss of habitat at the back of Booragul.

Thank you.

I am writing to raise concerns regarding the development at 80 Marshall street.

My concerns are in regards to:

Size of future subdivided lots
- I have concerns that the lot sizes will be too small and too many houses will be allowed which will ruin the quiet calm feel of the street and area.
- Residents on the southern side of Wimbledon grove currently look out over a beautiful quiet valley often visited by wallabies, native birds and other wildlife.

- increased traffic
The development will bring additional traffic to Peatties road and the traffic light intersection.
This poses a great risk to children that walk to and from the local primary public school at Garden Suburb.
There is dense bush area on both sides of the road and afternoon sun blinding drivers as they drive from Peatties road and either into Marshall street or into wimbledon grove. This combination means that it is difficult for pedestrians to walk on the side of the road, and difficult for drivers to see pedestrians.
Please ensure that a kerb and gutter is installed along Marshall street, Peatties road and Wimbledon grove to protect pedestrians.

- Speed limit
With the increased traffic, the lack of a kerb and risk to pedestrians, the speed limit should be reduced to 30 km/h.

- dumping rubbish
There is often rubbish dumped in the bush area on Peatties road. How will council ensure that rubbish is not dumped at the end of the proposed new section of Marshall street?

reference CC/522/2023. I am making inquiries about this application notification for 44 Milray St Swansea. Is this a new application or a revamp of the previous DA/BA that expired in May 2019? We are the immediate neighbours on the Eastern side.

is this going to be a two story dwelling or one level please

The current amended plans for this development do not align with my original comment of keeping the overall feel of the current neighborhood. While it is good to see there are now 18 lots compared to 24 lots the loss of so many trees is devastating. We have so many different types of birds and wildlife here it seems we won't be the only ones affected here. We bought here largely for the quiet leafy outlook and now both of those are in jeopardy. All the trees opposite me are going, there will be a water basin for stormwater overflow( meaning more mosquito potential) and the new road in to the lots is even closer to myself meaning the noise generated not only from the development stages,including ripping up the road for new stormwater installation but the on going traffic from all the new residents and their visitors will be significant. While I am sure some of the neighbours would be happier with the amended plans it has just moved the issue further down the street. One of my neighbours now directly opposite the proposed road in will be seeing headlights shining directly through their front windows along with the constant noise of braking and acceleration at all hours. My neighbours and I will expect some sort of compensation as far as soundproofing requirements and will want to see more of an effort to plant more trees along the Victoria street fence line below the proposed water basin, not just the measly few proposed for the new lane alongside the new housing lots.

To whom it may concern.
We would like to register our concern regarding this DA for a variety of reasons. We share a boundary directly to the west of the property and feel that any dwelling that is built on the proposed building envelope will potentially severely impact our privacy, outlook, and sunlight (and therefore our property value) as well as the surrounding native flora and fauna.

There are 2 large gums, at least 1 with hollows, that house a variety of local species, for example kookaburras. We see them everyday, there is a group of at least 6 that live there, along with multiple possums which we see most nights. We are concerned that any destruction of these gums would severely impact these animals, among many others that frequent the gums. Rosellas, green parrots, cockatoos, galahs, etc.

Regarding privacy, at the moment our current outlook from our lounge room, kitchen, dining room (all of which have large windows to allow natural light), balcony and backyard is of vast open space, over the proposed building envelope, east facing, down to the tree line on Iron Bark Creek. It is beautiful and is the focal point of our residence, 90% of our natural light comes from that direction. Any dwelling built on the proposed building envelope will severely impact our views, our natural light and destroy all of our privacy-especially if it is a dual or multi storey dwelling- or if it is built within close proximity to our shared boundary. It would also take away from what limited sunlight our back yard gets, especially in winter. As we are situated on a hill, we would be looking directly into any potential dwelling, and they would be looking straight into our dining room, kitchen, lounge room, balcony and would severely cage in our backyard. This would also severely damage the value of our property, something that is obviously of huge concern to us.
We very strongly feel that our view, privacy, sunlight, and property value should not be sacrificed for the sake of someone else's.
Thankyou for your time, and please feel free to contact me anytime regarding any of the above points.

The construction of 14 houses in the valley below Rodgers St will significantly affect the wildlife corridor. I also note that there is a water course which runs down the valley and the easement which has been allowed seems very inadequate.

I also note that a large area of land on the other side of Rodgers St, across to Rhonda Road has been sold and may also be developed. This means that there will be a significant loss of tree cover in this area.

I understand that Teralba is an area where medium density is being encouraged and I am not against it in principle, however, I would like the council to consider very carefully whether this development is in accord with its environmental guidelines.

Footpath ? Nobody walks on the footpath in this area. Everyone walks on the street. You have to drive around them in the mornings.

I have logged onto LMCC web site and there are no documents attached to the application?

Being it is a corner block and a very busy road, where is parking going to be? Or will it be clogging the dead end road making it a nightmare of residents? I do not know how there could be on site parking as the garage is a random spot which would hinder access to the back yard.

The intersection is dangerous as it is, adding additional traffic to a residential street will only make it a death trap.

What type of health consulting rooms will they be? How many days a week is it proposed to operate? Hours of operation?

There has not been any notification to neighbouring properties either.

I have recently purchased a property and settled in my home at 33-35 Dickinson street due to the area being quiet and peaceful as I have a sensory disorder that is affected by noise among other things. My new home is quiet, not effected by traffic or external noise.

Due to other health problems I spend most of the time at home, particularly in my courtyard. I’m extremely concern about the ongoing noise that 122 children in the outdoor play areas will create along with the obvios increase of traffic and people. This will have a huge impact on my health and wellbeing as well as my neighbours. Most of them are elderly people with health problems and/or disabled.

If the Childcare Centre is built in this street it will have very bad consequences in the physical, mental and emotional health of myself and my neighbours. So please disapprove this application. Our future wellbeing is in your hands…

Marcela Sutcliffe

I have recently purchased a property and settled in my home at 33-35 Dickinson street due to the area being quiet and peaceful as I have a sensory disorder that is affected by noise among other things. My new home is quiet, not effected by traffic or external noise.

Due to other health problems I spend most of the time at home, particularly in my courtyard. I’m extremely concern about the ongoing noise that 122 children in the outdoor play areas will create along with the obvios increase of traffic and people. This will have a huge impact on my health and wellbeing as well as my neighbours. Most of them are elderly people with health problems and/or disabled.

If the Childcare Centre is built in this street it will have very bad consequences in the physical, mental and emotional health of myself and my neighbours. So please disapprove this application. Our future wellbeing is in your hands…

Marcela Sutcliffe