Good Morning.
In this case I strongly object to a 14 townhouse development on a residential block.
It has me quite bemused why such an application would even be considered by council in the heart of Berwick Village Residential area , Olde Berwick is known for its greenery and low density housing. A development of 14 townhouses on a 1297 Sqm Block is simply not in keeping with the surrounding area. As far as I am aware there are no such other projects on the north side of the highway and therefore there is no precedence. At this stage I would assume the apartments on Lyall road have been put on hold as I have heard nothing more in this matter.
My residence is located in Peel street within 200 meters of the proposed development . The reason I chose to live in this location was due to the surrounding parks, the shopping strip with its Village feel and the tree lined streets that give you the feeling of being miles away from the hustle and bustle of suburbia. I remember at the time of my purchase there were limitations to residential density and sub divisions within Olde Berwick enforced by the council and this was one of the reasons I decided on this location.. this now seems to have gone by the wayside and has now become fee for all under our current state government push for more and more housing.
Recently I have noticed similar but much smaller projects being undertaken on the south side of the highway in and around the shopping precinct and hoped that they would never intrude into my side of town, hoping the north side would remain a Village rather than a suburb.
I can only imagine this kind of development will have on the existing and surrounding residents. I can’t phantom the impact to their quality of life, land values etc. I could only imagine what they are going through right now contemplating what will happen next! This project will impact them and I am sure compensation claims and legal action would be pending depending on the outcome of your decision.
The irony is that there are people living on acreages less than 1km away.. how does this make any sense!
Please use common sense here and actually pay the site a visit to the area and look across the road to Pioneers Park.
Look at the trees and the greenery behind the existing dwellings.
Look at the surrounding buildings.
Look at the existing houses on the Hill.
Look at the Roads in both directions.
Look over your shoulder and have a good look at Pioneers Park.
Doesn’t make sense does it??
Kind Regards,
David Tolley
tolleyda@gmail.com
