Mcu

Ann	
  Jackson	
  
375	
  Lake	
  Macdonald	
  Drive	
  
Lake	
  Macdonald	
  
4563	
  
3/05/2013	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Re	
  Proposed	
  Development	
  MCU	
  12/0216	
  
The	
  Assessment	
  Manager	
  
Attention:	
  Marcus	
  Brennan	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Dear	
  Mr.	
  Brennan,	
  
I	
  have	
  already	
  briefly	
  emailed	
  you	
  regarding	
  my	
  concerns	
  over	
  this	
  proposed	
  
change	
  of	
  usage,	
  however	
  I	
  wish	
  to	
  draw	
  to	
  your	
  attention	
  to	
  more	
  of	
  my	
  
concerns	
  regarding	
  this	
  proposal.	
  
	
  
I	
  have	
  already	
  stated	
  the	
  fact	
  that	
  through	
  devious	
  means	
  I	
  feel	
  this	
  Company	
  has	
  
deliberately	
  ensured	
  the	
  least	
  amount	
  of	
  time	
  possible	
  for	
  public	
  opinion.	
  The	
  
signage	
  on	
  the	
  Brickworks	
  was	
  not	
  in	
  view	
  from	
  the	
  16	
  th	
  April.	
  
	
  
However	
  I	
  will	
  list	
  some	
  of	
  my	
  other	
  concerns.	
  
	
  
             Noise.	
  This	
  venture	
  will	
  not	
  directly	
  effect	
  me	
  however	
  before	
  the	
  
             brickworks	
  closed	
  CSR	
  must	
  have	
  been	
  using	
  a	
  quarry	
  further	
  North	
  on	
  
             Lake	
  Macdonald	
  Drive.	
  We	
  had	
  clay	
  trucks	
  speeding	
  and	
  thundering	
  past	
  
             our	
  house	
  on	
  the	
  hour	
  and	
  I	
  can’t	
  begin	
  to	
  describe	
  how	
  horrendous	
  the	
  
             noise	
  level	
  was.	
  	
  Conversation	
  was	
  impossible	
  as	
  was	
  listening	
  to	
  
             television	
  or	
  radio.	
  It	
  would	
  have	
  been	
  impossible	
  for	
  a	
  shift	
  worker	
  to	
  
             sleep.	
  Noise	
  level	
  unacceptable.	
  
             	
  
             Timetable.	
  It	
  was	
  stated	
  in	
  the	
  development	
  application	
  that	
  the	
  hours	
  of	
  
             operation	
  will	
  be	
  6am	
  until	
  6pm	
  Monday	
  to	
  Friday.	
  7am	
  until	
  3pm	
  
             Saturday.	
  	
  There	
  will	
  be	
  50	
  trips	
  a	
  day.	
  I	
  assume	
  that’s	
  50	
  out	
  and	
  50	
  back.	
  
             Why	
  is	
  it	
  that	
  this	
  company	
  can	
  get	
  away	
  with	
  what	
  will	
  be	
  an	
  
             unacceptable	
  noise	
  level	
  so	
  early	
  in	
  the	
  morning	
  till	
  late	
  at	
  night	
  and	
  on	
  
             Saturdays?	
  	
  	
  
             	
  
             Safety.	
  In	
  development	
  application	
  document	
  it	
  is	
  stated	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
             Lake	
  Macdonald	
  Drive	
  is	
  not	
  used	
  for	
  pedestrians	
  or	
  cyclists.	
  This	
  is	
  
             simply	
  not	
  true.	
  Every	
  Friday	
  there	
  is	
  a	
  group	
  of	
  professional	
  cyclist	
  on	
  
             this	
  road.	
  	
  There	
  are	
  cyclists	
  who	
  ride	
  to	
  work	
  and	
  occasional	
  tourists	
  on	
  
             bikes.	
  	
  Regularly	
  I	
  see	
  runners	
  including	
  my	
  daughter	
  who	
  runs	
  down	
  to	
  
             Kauri	
  Street	
  and	
  back.	
  I	
  already	
  feel	
  this	
  road	
  is	
  not	
  safe.	
  	
  
             	
  
             	
  	
  
             	
  


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Ann Jackson

375 Lake Macdonald Drive
Lake Macdonald

4563

3/05/2013

Re Proposed Development MCU 12/0216
The Assessment Manager
Attention: Marcus Brennan

Dear Mr. Brennan,

I have already briefly emailed you regarding my concerns over this proposed
change of usage, however I wish to draw to your attention to more of my
concerns regarding this proposal.

I have already stated the fact that through devious means I feel this Company has
deliberately ensured the least amount of time possible for public opinion. The
signage on the Brickworks was not in view from the 16 th April.

However I will list some of my other concerns.

Noise. This venture will not directly effect me however before the
brickworks closed CSR must have been using a quarry further North on
Lake Macdonald Drive. We had clay trucks speeding and thundering past
our house on the hour and | can’t begin to describe how horrendous the
noise level was. Conversation was impossible as was listening to
television or radio. It would have been impossible for a shift worker to
sleep. Noise level unacceptable.

Timetable. It was stated in the development application that the hours of
operation will be 6am until 6pm Monday to Friday. 7am until 3pm
Saturday. There will be 50 trips a day. I assume that’s 50 out and 50 back.
Why is it that this company can get away with what will be an
unacceptable noise level so early in the morning till late at night and on
Saturdays?

Safety. In development application document it is stated

Lake Macdonald Drive is not used for pedestrians or cyclists. This is
simply not true. Every Friday there is a group of professional cyclist on
this road. There are cyclists who ride to work and occasional tourists on
bikes. Regularly I see runners including my daughter who runs down to
Kauri Street and back. I already feel this road is not safe.