My letter:
To the Department of Planning,
I am writing this letter to show my support for the proposed development of
land in the Cronulla area.I believe that the development will do nothing but great things for the
community for the following reasons:• The development is self contained. It will therefore not impact on the existing
community facilities in the Cronulla area. In fact this development will ensure the
survival of the Sharks Club and associated sports clubs. They include;
Baseball
Basketball
Billiards/Snooker
Bowls-Indoor
Bowls-Outdoor
and many more.
• These networks are already established and functional. They benefit the broader
community. They provide highly valued community facilities to individuals and
families. Who do the opponents of the proposal think will co-ordinate or replace these
activities if the club fails financially and ceases to exist? It seems they do not care.
- Are those who oppose this development concerned at all with what happens to
established community based facilities in their own area, or do they simply have the
…standard “No Development” bias to anyone who wants to develop land, no matter
what other positive contributions it may make and retain.
• The development provides its own residential, leisure and retail support facilities.
• It is physically isolated from the existing residential development in the area, so
it will have no effect on existing residents in terms of, privacy, overshadowing,
congestion, building height and scale. These are the traditional backbone arguments
of those individuals and groups who gather together to oppose any sort development,
just because they cannot accept change, whatever the form, whatever the benefits.
These arguments however are not sustainable in relation to this proposal due to the
unique location of the site. That is, the site is bounded by Quibray Bay to the north, on
the opposite side of Captain Cook Drive to the south is Woolaware Golf Course, on
the west is an oval and on the east is a service station and commercial building.
• The nearest existing houses are 320m to the west and 360m to the east of the
residential component of the development.
• Captain Cook Drive and its associated roundabouts provide extremely good vehicular
access to and from the site.
Finally, I have taken the time to travel to Norwest in the Hills area of Sydney. This
is where I understand Capital Corporation has designed and constructed many high
quality commercial, retail and residential developments. If anyone has concerns about
the ultimate quality and specifications of the project, I suggest they have a look for
themselves.
This project has all the plusses and very few negatives, but is means so much to
the broader community. I urge the planning authorities to approve the development
application.
Regards
