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With the Place of worship, and an added 3townhouses,we can only ask. How much thought has gone into possible infrastructure issues. Please consider these issues. Been between Central Ave and Moore St, both carry large volumes of trafic for residential areas, access for residence is going to be an issue.
Ian Squires.
The units will denigrate the location aesthetically. This why people sell, they don't want trashy looking neighbouring units with itinerate tenants that nobody knows who they are. The value of their properties becoming stagnate and loss of privacy and community (neighbour interaction) because in reality, really council - nobody wants these prison blocks next door. Even though State Governments do the regulating, they have NO IDEA of what LOCAL PEOPLE WANT. Council SHOULD !!!!. THEY DO NOT WANT ANY MORE HIGH DENSITY VACANT JUNK UNITS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ELDERLY, YOUNG FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN, NO ALLOWANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILIES . Two decent single storey units with tree planting/lawn , solar panels, double glazing , solar hot water , skylights etc. are much more suitable for the location. Also this would meet privacy requirements. None of the existing units in Oak Flats meet high standard of design (no award winning designs - dull same old like the old housing commission houses/units - they were an eye sore - yet Government is repeating the mistake), commitment to open areas of recreation with the building lots, impacts on shadowing of adjoining fauna and flora (3 hrs sunlight is absolutely ridiculous for the neighbours and natures needs) . Then comes the parking - insufficient parking onsite for tenants/visitors. (just refer to parking issues in Wollongong - two way two lanes streets have been made - only one lane on way streets - the congestion is arduous and the areas look ugly and unkempt ) also the parking spaces are much too small for modern vehicles - all planers need to do is look at the number of RV 4x4 etc. parked in front of garages and on the street. I have tried manoeuvering my 4x2 in a number of the many vacant or near vacant units - even with forward and reversing cameras - you can only drive in and have to reverse out. Every two bedroom unit must have 2 realistically sized garages/parking spaces. Furthermore for every unit there must be a realistically sized off street parking space, THIS IS GOOD PLANNING for the future to have permanent citizens.
