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To knock down this charming beach cottage and replace it with 11 room Boarding House is just heart breaking.
This proposed over-development is completely out of character with the surrounding neighborhood. I strongly oppose this development and urge council to keep Shellharbour Village - a village.
This type of development is completely at odds with this, essentially low-density, residential area of Shellharbour Village. This proposal would not provide green space for the 22 residents, nor adequate parking spaces. This overdevelopment is not suited to the Shellharbour Village community.
Bring it on. Not everyone can afford a roof over their head in the current climate.
This development is needed to provide safe affordable housing to the most vulnerable people in our community. This would go some way to improving the homelessness situation in our area.
There are not enough services like medical, dental, mental health issues and hospital beds for the current population let alone transient people who will have a need for assistance. Build in a Liberal seat.
Parking and public transport services are almost non existent.
Safety of neighbouring children will be impeded.
I oppose the idea of Building a boarding house.
As a parent just the thought of the type of people that will be placed in these rooms/house this will bring to our region.
The area does not need it and in general the people in community do not want it.
Boarding houses usually board a variety of people it does not discriminate ie: ex-convicts ( no matter what the charge is)
Im sorry, but Please stop this process .
I oppose the plans to build a Boarding House in Darley Street Shellharbour Village.
We are trying to display a village by the sea atmosphere to get tourist and holiday makers into the area which will improve the economy and create jobs for the locals.
This Boarding House will stop the tourist coming into the village with vulnerable people in our community. Also there is limited transport in Shellharbour Village.
The Boarding House could go into Albion Park Rail or Dapto which would make more sense as there is a good rail/bus service plus Dapto has a good shopping Mail.
All this has is beneficial to improving the homelessness situation in our area.
Shellharbour Council needs to revisit the Boarding House application.
I oppose the idea of Building a boarding house in Darley Street Shellharbour Village.
We are trying to display the area as a village by the sea, this will get tourists and holiday makers into the area and will improve the economy plus create jobs for the locals.
The building of a Boarding House is completely out of character with the surrounding neighborhood plus public transport services are almost non existent.
Council should look at Albion Park Rail or Dapto as those suburbs have a very good rail/bus system and Dapto also has a good shopping Mail. All this would be better suited to the needs, and provide safe affordable housing to the most vulnerable people in the community and improving the homelessness situation in our area.
I strongly oppose this development on one of the main streets of Shellharbour Village. There is insufficient parking, we don't need the congestion on Darley Street (there's enough already), the development lacks open green space & this is over development of a residential block. With the lack of legislation around these boarding houses this is another example of an extremely poor application that is unsuitable for a village community that is trying to retain it's heritage.
Boarding houses lack reliable management & occupants may be left to their own accord; depending on the calibre of occupants within this boarding house it may become another external eye sore 'department of housing tenancy' ie run down exterior, junk left everywhere & lack of maintenance etc. There is no need for this service/option within the village.
I strongly oppose the construction of the boarding house.
A boarding house is not suited to this region with respect to the history Shellharbour village has. From the tourist park near South beach, the recent multilevel apartments on the Main Street of Addison, this prime real estate should be developed with homage to the village foundation. I would much love to see a beautiful home & family living there.
This is something our village can go without.
A 500sqm block housing 11 bedrooms how is this even possible. What a joke.
This is definitely not the right spot for this sort of development. Once you start allowing one of these boarding houses in the Village they will start popping up everywhere, and the government departments that run these boarding houses do not have true capacity to maintain them. It will change the “village feel” that Shellharbour is known for. Also Shellharbour village doesn’t have the infrastructure to support these types of developments, there is no train station nearbye and certainly not enough parking etc It also affects the value of those properties surrounding this location. I would be disappointed as a rate payer if I had a property in Darley street or the surrounds and my property was devalued due to this development being approved here.
I am in opposition to this development, I would love to see the foundations of Shellharbour village kept within a wholesome community and the opportunity for a beautiful home in place of a boarding house in the heart of the village.
I strongly oppose the construction of the boarding house.
A boarding house is not suited to this region with respect to the history Shellharbour village has. From the tourist park near South beach, the recent multilevel apartments on the Main Street of Addison, this prime real estate should be developed with homage to the village foundation. I would much love to see a beautiful home & family living there.
This is the first step, it will eventually become a back packers hostel, this is exactly what happened in Byron Bay, I strongly oppose this development,
Changes have been made and the developer is trying to get the boarding house passed again. Not social/affordable housing just a grab for large rent by a Sydney developer. I strongly object as this only serves to make one person wealthy whilst cramming many short term boarders into tiny rooms on a small block in a quiet residential area.
