Properly Made Submission (Object No.19) - Alex and Belinda Graham MCU12/0216

Subject: nzw BCS 1192 MCU 12/0216 Notice of Submission Alex and Belinda Graham
From: [email protected]
Date: 2013-05-06T06:39:35+00:00
To: Internet Mailbox Sunshine Coast Regional Council

In respect of the above development application for a material change of use, we wish to make known our concerns for the proposed intention.

1.  The very large volume of heavy traffic proposed on a 6 day basis for 2 years along a section of Lake Macdonald Drive. We feel this road is unsuitable to sustain this usage due to insufficient width, poor edging, no footpaths, and the daily use by people on foot ( often with dogs), bicycles and horses.

2.  Noise and dirt pollution caused by the traffic.

3.  Not sufficiently  stable road base for the proposed load bearing traffic. At present the road surface often breaks up, especially during wet weather spells, due to local traffic usage.

4.  The proposed access/egress points are located in a very dangerous position just over the top of a hill crest for traffic coming out from Cooroy. Even though the speed limit has already been reduced to 60kpm, there is little room for allowance for heavyloaded, extended vehicles turning far too close to the hill crest.

5.  We question why the proposed road structure within the property and the access/egress points are already being upgraded to accomodate the proposed truck movements, before the application has been discussed, much less granted by the Council.

6.  We also question whether the removal of such a large amount of soil from an area that has been subject to flooding, will exacerbate this problem, or cause bigger changes to flooding issues further downstream of the proposed excavation site.

    We hope Council will take these issues into consideration when reviewing this application.

     Yours faithfully,

                Alex and Belinda Graham
                32 Hamilton Road,  Lake Macdonald