1 The Avenue Rose Bay 2029,3-5 The Avenue, Rose Bay 2029,439-441 Old South Head Road, Rose Bay 2029,443-445 Old South Head Road, Rose Bay 2029, NSW

This application of 50 residential units is a preposterous undertaking. The Avenue is an already over populated and highly congested parking area. There are already residential blocks with insufficient parking and then there are homes with families of 4 plus members who have only 1 parking spot. Please don’t allow for this high rise block to be built on this road. The area can not cope as it is.

This is a joke. Waverley Council need to start fighting these greedy developers who are trying to destroy the area. These streets cannot cope with such developments. Where is everyone going to park? At the moment residents of The Avenue are having to find parking on neighbouring streets. What is going to happen when the residents of the new complex have more than 1 car? Most households do have more than 1 car.

Old South Head is always grid locked. It can take 30 min just to drive up to Bondi Junction. When is all of this building going to stop? Most of these developers aren't even from the area. They just build their monstrosities, cash their pay cheques and move on.

This is again a complete overdevelopment in an inappropriate location. The corner itself is already now quite dangerous for cars parking and pulling out into the semi blind corner. Both The Avenue and William Street have restricted access to Old South Head Road (OSHRd) requiring traffic to use the narrow roads leading back to Stewart Street. There is already inadequate street parking with cars from the present number of units in these streets parking in Newcastle Street and beyond. The original bakery building will be demolished removing another unique and somewhat heritage design of its era as per Beaumont Building further along OSHRd. There is no mention of keeping the facade and a five-story complex will certainly add to the boring street frontage of OSHRd. The concept of affordable "new" housing in Rose Bay / Bondi (taking in the demolition and construction costs) does not exist and is a poor excuse to demolish a reasonably modern building described "with 18 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms and 14 car spaces" that could be realistically renovated - even into affordable housing if the will is there. Tearing down a modest three-story apartment block to build a 50-apartment block will possibly only benefit the developer and will be in most respects detrimental to the local community. Waverley is saturated and totally congested with an overloaded infrastructure. The last thing we need is more apartments and cars.

I think this is a terrible idea and proposal. As a previous resident of The Avenue (and current resident of one street away), that area is far too congested already. As previous comments have mentioned, parking is a nightmare for current residents that aren't fortunate to have car spaces, so adding another 50 homes to the street will only further exacerbate that issue.

Again following from another commenter, getting from this area to Bondi Junction in the morning can easily take 30 minutes. Considering that's a 3km journey, it's already a crazy amount of time for such a short journey. Adding another 50 homes will add further strain to an already congested route.

Finally, having a 6 story development where 3 story is currently the norm mean this will stick out like an eyesore and be inconsistent with the look and feel of the direct neighbouring areas. I acknowledge that further down old south head there are taller buildings, but that is not a direct neighbour

To summarise, I am very much against this proposed development and urge the planning committee to strongly consider the need for such development

This is a terrible idea and proposal. As a person who lives in the area, I can say that this part of the Eastern Suburbs is far too congested. As previous comments have mentioned, adding another 50 homes to the street will only further exacerbate traffic and parking issues that are already a problem.

Getting from this area to Bondi Junction in the morning can easily take 30 - 50 minutes. Considering that's a 3km journey, it's already a crazy amount of time for such a short journey. Adding another 50 homes will only add further strain to an already congested route.

Finally, having a 6-story development, where 3 stories are currently the norm, means this will stick out like a sore thumb and will set a precedence for further developments with the same invasive heights. This is a residential area that has character and is not a city with skyscrapers.

Whilst I understand the need for more accommodation, Waverley council need to do better planning, especially in relation to infrastructure, as the two roads into this area cannot accommodate the increased density. It is also important to maintain the beauty of this area, so it does not take on the feel and look of Waterloo and the dense skyscrapers.

To summarise, I am very much against this proposed development and urge the planning committee to strongly reconsider the need for such developments.