12 Manning Street, Kingswood NSW 2747

Looks like Penrith is becoming the City of Flop Houses & Child Care Centre!
What the...........
Come on council you can do Better

Its a joke people payed money to live in a decent area. Good on you council.

This address is very close to the front gate of the Kingswood Public School. The entry gate to the University of Western Sydney (UWS) campus is not far off either.

This area already has heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic, especially during morning and evening peak hour, with people travelling to and from Kingswood Public School and the UWS Campus. A majority of the Pedestrians include local school children and families walking to and from school. Any increase in vehicular traffic, especially going in and out of this address more frequently, could lead to be a potential hazard for pedestrians walking to and from school.

The traffic report included with the application has the data collection date as 1st February, 2022. This was the first day of classes for the 2022 Academic year at Kingswood Public School. Based on a staggered opening of classes approach and COVID distancing rules in place at the time, all classes at Kingswood Public School were not running on this date. Also it can be reasonably assumed that the classes that were in operation would not have been at full strength on the first day. I believe courses at UWS campus also start later in the month of February. Hence traffic data collected on this date may not represent a true picture of current vehicular traffic in this area.

Council has already approved another childcare centre (with place for 100 children), at 26-28 Manning Street, Kingswood, which is around 6 houses down the road.
Consider the increase in traffic that centre is going to generate when it becomes operational. Is there a need for another childcare centre in this area?

Any multi-storey structure at this address will overlook into the Kingswood Public School. Not sure, but should this be a cause for concern.

Requesting council to take these concerns into account, while considering this application.

There are 23 housing blocks on this section of Manning Street, so far 6 blocks for Childcare centre and 5 blocks for Boarding Houses.
THREE Childcare centre
4 to 6 Manning Street, Kingswood- 80 child care places - Approved
12 to 14 Manning Street, Kingswood – 86 child care places – DA Submitted
26 to 28 Manning Street, Kingswood - 100 child care places- Determined
5 BOARDING HOUSES
10 Manning Street, Kingswood - 12 lodgers
36 Manning Street, Kingswood - 26 lodgers
38 to 40 Manning Street, Kingswood – 44 lodgers
42 Manning Street, Kingswood - 20 lodgers
Can Penrith Council and/or Penrith Planning Department please answer the following questions
Is this progress or destruction for Kingswood?
Since 2018 there would have been up to 60 Boarding Houses and about 10 child care centres approved in Kingswood.
How many affordable houses have been built in Kingswood?
There is no concern or consideration from Penrith Council for the increase in traffic, street parking or the safety of the children and pedestrians around the area.

Absolutely crazy- the area is already busy with traffic from the prescho, public school and uni.

I cannot believe that Penrith Council will give the approval for a day care centre at 12 Manning Street Kingswood. The amount of traffic in this area during and after school times is bumper to bumper. At peak times trying to turn at the Bringelly and Second Ave roundabout is a nightmare. Time for council to take up the interests of long time residents into consideration. Many have been forced to sell and move from homes they have lived in for decades. I know growth is needed but it is time for the council to look at other areas . Kingswood is now overcrowded with growth.
D Coombes.