Eastlakes Shopping Centre Upgrade

I am grateful of the extension of time for consultation which gives me this opportunity to voice my concern.
The development will be built right up against Eastlakes Reserve, I feel the overbearing nature of the development will significantly reduce the amenity of the park.
My other concerns involve an increase in anti-social behaviour. The positive impact of the closing of Eastlakes McDonalds is a statistical fact.
The number of units being built will have a negative impact on the local road and transport systems. The possibility that the development will encourage patrons to use local residential streets.
Excessive noise associated with increased deliveries and rubbish removal.

I completely welcome the new mixed use residential and retail development of Eastlakes Town Centre. It will greatly improve the aesthetic appeal of Eastlakes as a suburb, and will greatly improve amenity for local residents. In particular, it will provide a sense of civic pride for the local community, something that has been greatly lacking for some time. The development will also inject some new, modern housing stock into Eastlakes, which is currently dominated by tired, ageing apartment blocks. The new housing stock will attract a greater diversity of residents, making the community more vibrant.

My main concern around the development relates to transport. The extra residents that the development will bring to Eastlakes will result in more cars descending upon the suburb. In order to offset this, the development needs to be supported by increased bus services to and from the city, and also to and from surrounding areas such as Kingsford, Rosebery and Mascot.

Additionally, Barber Ave and Evans Ave are very narrow roads. Heavy vehicles often have to use these roads to make deliveries to the supermarkets located in the centre. On-street parking on Barber Ave further narrows the available road space for moving traffic. As a result, there is often insufficient road space available for cars to safely travel down these roads. In order to resolve these issues, I would like to suggest that a small portion of land around the perimeter of the Eastlakes Town Centre site be reclaimed for public use, to widening these roads without losing footpath width.

I am a resident of the area for over 30 years. The Centre is in need of re development however what is proposed does not properly address the traffic flow, the access to the Centre, the inadequate public transport and the problems associated with high density living.

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