Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 30, 2022 12:10 pm Hi I have received a letter from the city i reside in regarding a new proposed commercial development (PCD), the neighbors received the letter as well. We have been discussing the new PCD Some of the concerns the neighbors raised are as follows. - Exponential increase in traffic - Noise & Sound Pollution - Privacy - Petrol Smell/Pollution - No Liquor Shop required - Change of Land use (From residential to commercial without consultation to the community). Many of the neighbors were told it will be residential when they inquired about this land before they built their home. - No pedestrian access from PCD to Adjacent street - No Pub - Need more vegetation - All Boundary walls to be reinforced with double barriers for the safety of the many adjacent houses My question is how do you see this looking into it from outside this community,? Do you have some experience with this kind of change in your neighborhood? I have some photos below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The application PCD includes the following: Supermarket with a floor area of 1,846m2; Restaurant with a floor area of 200m2 and an associated outdoor seating area; Medical Centre with a floor area of 440m2 and Pharmacy with a floor area of 216m2; Service Station with a 290m2 convenience store and eight refueling bays; Car Wash with associated vacuum bays; Liquor Store with a floor area of 438m2 and associated drive through; Four Offices with floor areas varying between 96m2 and 155m2; Three Drive-through Food Outlets with floor areas varying between 170m2 and 453m2; Three Take-away Food Outlets, each with a floor area of 100m2; 13 Shop tenancies with floor areas of either 90m2 or 100m2; and Associated landscaping, car parking and access. Thank you for your feedback in advance! Re: New Proposed Commercial Development - Neighbours Concer 2May 30, 2022 1:00 pm The liklihood of this increasing your property value outweighs the percieved negatives IMO. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: New Proposed Commercial Development - Neighbours Concer 3May 30, 2022 8:44 pm It all sounds pretty convenient, nice to walk to the shops. Not sure if the lack of pub bothers me. If noise, access, greenery bothers you, organise the neighbours and get the changes you want. The problem is development without the local shopping centre and medical centre that the residents need. Re: New Proposed Commercial Development - Neighbours Concer 4Jun 02, 2022 12:32 pm My biggest issue with this is it is very car oriented. All the amenities appear to have been dropped around the lot randomly. You should be able to just park your car once and then easily access all the shops on foot without having to negotiate your way through a maze of parking lots. House movement is always a potential problem and there is a cause. Yes you should have it inspected by a competent and experienced building consultant 2 8910 Do you really want to accommodate the window? What is on the outside of the window? Do you want to be able to see your towels from outside? I would blank the window from… 2 9984 2 4577 |