I am in support of redevelopment of the Tigers Club site, and am strongly in favour of initiatives that ensure the Wests/Balmain Tigers have a long term home in the area .


However, I have strong objections to out of scale residential and commercial development that is neither sympathetic or complementary to the surrounding area in terms of current residents’ amenities and local businesses’ viability. A proposal that provided additional residential facilities, with appropriate consideration of traffic and safety issues on surrounding streets, particularly on weekends, and a long term future for the club will be welcomed, particularly if it came with world class design – Sydney is not incapable of producing awesome buildings that are world leaders in their class. I would be proud to have a building of the quality (but not the size) of the new Central Park and UTS buildings in our area. Surely we can aspire to this.


The local high street and community character is a major draw card for most of the residents here. New people are attracted to the area, and there is already increasing density as older, smaller homes are renovated. The addition of a full line supermarket and mall style brand name shopping to the development would add little value to local residents who are adequately served by multiple full size supermarkets and malls in Leichhardt and Birkenhead Point, and local supermarkets in Rozelle and Balmain. A large supermarket with extensive parking facilities would only service commuters to the north-west using Victoria Rd as the main route out of the city, and add traffic to an already congested area, which struggles to cope with traffic as it is. The current character of the retail area is fundamentally pedestrian, which would be adversely impacted by the addition of a mall like development. New retail can be sympathetic and complementary to the existing strip, without adversely impacting on current businesses.


As a parent of four children who use the Darling St/Victoria Rd intersection on a daily basis, and who attend Rozelle Public School and local childcare facilities, I hope that no development occurs without 100% compliance to best practice environmental and site management principles and practices in terms of traffic volumes, dust, noise and vibration management.


The impact on the local school’s capacity to deliver high level primary education to all local children will be impacted by ever increasing density in the intake area, and consideration needs to be given to how the school is able to grow sustainably while servicing increased demand from developments at the Carrier and Nutrimetics sites, Tigers Club and White Bay precinct.


I call for sensible, principled and master planned development and urban renewal in the area covering Rozelle Bay, Rozelle railyards, White Bay, Glebe Island, Callan Park and Victoria Rd that provides world-class urban amenities to existing and future residents, businesses and visitors that includes enhanced public transport, passive and active recreation opportunities through green and open space, education facilities and vibrant and design that does not sacrifice the opportunity to be excellent to the short term attractions of developer profits. This naturally requires the interests of all genuine stakeholders to be considered and balanced, and consensus based decision making from Leichhardt Council, the State Government and the private sector.

The proposal completely disregards the healthy and vibrant community spirit that exists in Rozelle. Sydney is increasingly being over run by excessive and greedy developments in which money is favoured over the quality of living in communities. Enormous developments overshadow small heritage buildings-parks and open spaces are dissapearing-roads and schools etc are congested and small and local businesses are forced out creating dull, homogeneous suburbs with no community and creativity. Difference, diversity, creativity and communities are what is needed. We need sensible, site specific developments with an emphasis on retaining and promoting small and local business opportunities-not more apartments and shopping centres and increased traffic levels that will choke the suburb.

enough already of this development stuff. the roads are bad enouhg; this will just add even more delays

A development of this size combined with the impact of the development at the former Carrier site and the Elliot street development will be a disaster for our area.

Ugly structure insensitive to surrounding area. Far too big

Leichhardt Council following a recommendation from the State Government had a series of highly reputable consultants review the site to assess the level of development that could be accommodated without causing significant traffic and general over development problems. Their recommendation was for a maximum development significantly below that being proposed by the developer. Given the logistically difficult location of this site bordered by already highly congested roads any over development will worsen an already bad situation for all users both local and transient.

Manager of Assessments

Leichhardt Council

PO Box 45

Leichhardt NSW 2040


Re: D/2015/438 138-152 Victoria Road ROZELLE


Dear Sir,


I object to the proposal.


It is yet another proposal for over-development of the Balmain Leagues site that will lead to traffic gridlock, ruin our high street retail and monster the surrounding residents.


The eight and twelve storey towers are completely out of proportion with the surrounding pattern of development in Rozelle. There will be overshadowing and overlooking of the surrounding residences and businesses. The enormous scale of the retail component (including supermarket) threatens the Darling street shopping strip. The 135 apartments will generate traffic volumes and car parking which will overwhelm local streets.

Balmain Leagues Club can never return to the site if it has to pay market rent. The pedestrian bridge is subject to RMS approval and there is no guarantee that it will be constructed.


Regards,


Bill Holliday

02 9569 4956

113 Charles St,

Lilyfield 2040

I completely agree with the council’s proposed redevelopment conditions of the site. The developer continues to believe he can get what he wants. Which is money. He has no interest in the people of Rozelle.

Please take into consideration the residents of the area, the scale of the buildings in relation to the surroundings and the already near-impossible traffic on Victoria Road. Such a development as that proposed will be the death knell of Roselle Village. More traffic will bring Victoria to a halt at certain times of day. Do you ever take quality of life into account? We, the nearby residents, are already living in overcrowded conditions, inferior air quality and increased noise, having our time taken and nerves tested by all the above.

The proposed develoment is quite out of proportion to the surrounds and would produce unacceptable traffic problems.

This proposal does not take into consideration any aspects of planning and forward thinking. It looks purely like a development for money only and this will negatively impact a thriving community – for greed alone. Consideration needs to be made to small business owners, residents, those affected by traffic and parking and by the buildings around the development site.

This development is not in keeping with the vibe in Rozelle.

The sit needs to be developed but creating the proposed size will negatively affect the community and local businesses. Traffic is s already unsustainable around the Victoria rd/ Darling rd intersection and public transport to the city at capacity. This development size is damaging.

I object to the amount of retail space being sought and the lack of discounted rent for Tigers

Rozelle is a great community for many reasons. The latest proposal is the antithesis of these. Why?

• Rozelle is a suburb of character-filled houses and streets not yet spoiled by overt multi-storey developments like what is proposed. We DO NOT want a barren eye-sore in our main streets.


• Rozelle has lots of small interesting shops which are the focal point of the community. We need to support these shops, not introduce more retail space.


• Traffic in Rozelle is already an issue. The infrastructure cannot support the current volumes. Don’t introduce more.


• We already have our quota of high density housing in the area. Stop before Rozelle becomes just another inner-city ghetto.

The Tigers club needs to be developed, however it needs to be in keeping with the Rozelle Village. The proposal is just too big.