Tracy Stevens submission MCU180019 24 June 2018 · MCU18/0019

52.   There are in excess of 40 mature trees on the 11 lots, which make up the current site,
      however, as a result of the proposed development, only one of these mature trees will
      be retained. See photographs below.




      Trees on the right side of the road which will be cut down as a result of the 90 bed aged care facility
      (looking North along Val Cr)




      Trees across the road which will be cut down as a result of the 90 bed aged care facility, excluding the
      gum tree on the far left, which is the only tree which will be retained (looking out from our front balcony
      at 6 Val Crescent)

53.   Obviously, if each of the 11 lots were to be developed in accordance with the planning
      scheme, (ie. one detached house on each of the 11 lots), the vast majority of these trees
      would be retained.
54.   These mature trees are integral to the nature and character of the streetscape of Val
      Crescent. Standing at the cul de sac and looking up the street, the streetscape is
      dominated by trees, providing a green, subtropical outlook. The trees provide a feeling of

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