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1, 3, and 5 Lynbara Avenue and
12 Porters Lane, St Ives
Item 1 1219/04
1 April 2005
Due <strong>to</strong> a lack <strong>of</strong> public transport in St Ives, any new building in the area must have 2 car
parking spaces for each unit and one visi<strong>to</strong>r space provided for each unit. As residents <strong>of</strong>
Stanley Street, we are aware <strong>of</strong> the difficulties <strong>of</strong> parking in the area.
LEP 194 requires one parking space for 1 and 2 <strong>be</strong>droom units, and 2 spaces for 3 <strong>be</strong>droom units
and 1 visi<strong>to</strong>r space for every 4 dwellings. Therefore, a <strong>to</strong>tal <strong>of</strong> 83 parking spaces are required and
have <strong>be</strong>en provided. 147 car spaces for this building as recommended by the objec<strong>to</strong>r is excessive.
The RTA, who were involved in the LEP 194 process, seek a good balance <strong>be</strong>tween vehicles and
public transport and the site is accessible <strong>to</strong> buses along Mona Vale Road.
The construction <strong>of</strong> 49 units on sites previously occupied by 4 homes at a time when there
appears <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> no planning <strong>to</strong> provide sufficient power or water infrastructure for the existing
level <strong>of</strong> development seems irresponsible.
LEP 194 was gazetted by the Minister on 28 May 2004, after taking in<strong>to</strong> account the availability <strong>of</strong>
the required infrastructure. The applicant has also demonstrated that the subject site is adequately
serviced by all essential services.
Anywhere <strong>be</strong>tween 100 and 150 people will occupy the 49 units proposed in the development,
in a space where previously there were perhaps 10 or 12 people. This is a tenfold, i.e. 1000%
increase in the density and num<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> people which by any standard is excessive and
unreasonable.
LEP 194 was gazetted by the Minister on 28 May 2004.
The zone allows for a 5 s<strong>to</strong>rey residential flat development. Associated population densities have
<strong>be</strong>en considered in the zoning <strong>of</strong> the land.
Traffic flows in the streets that border the proposed building will <strong>be</strong> adversely affected by the
increased num<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> cars. There will <strong>be</strong> significant delays and backing up at traffic lights and
at the roundabout on the corner <strong>of</strong> Stanley Street and Link Road. Those <strong>of</strong> us who live on one
<strong>of</strong> the three roads affected by this DA, know that Stanley Street and Porters Lane will <strong>be</strong>
more favoured and used more than Lynbara Avenue. The overall result will <strong>be</strong> excessive
congestion and exhaust fumes hence more noise and air pollution with a direct negative effect
on the quality <strong>of</strong> life and health <strong>of</strong> those who live on Stanley Street.
Council’s Development Assessment Engineer concluded that, while the development may result in
the surrounding road network <strong>be</strong>coming busier in terms <strong>of</strong> increased traffic movements, the
development is not expected <strong>to</strong> create any additional traffic problems in the surrounding road
network.
There is a bold assumption that only 83 car spaces will <strong>be</strong> needed. However, in reality, it is
likely that parking for over 83 cars will <strong>be</strong> needed especially taking in<strong>to</strong> account visi<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> a
49 unit block. Parking is already at a premium in Stanley Street, Porters lane is narrow and
parking down Lynbarra Avenue would <strong>be</strong> outside people’s quiet suburban homes which
would <strong>be</strong> most unwelcome.
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