2018-10-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      15 OCTOBER 2018


Matters Raised                                      Comments
Val Crescent is intended to service residents       minimising the traffic impacts on Val Cr.
who live in the street only.                        The current width has been deemed suitable for the
Val Crescent should be widened to cater for         development.
the additional traffic if the development is to
proceed.
The proposed 53 car parks is not sufficient to      The car parking numbers         proposed    have   been
cater for patients, staff, visitors and other       independently peer reviewed.
people required to attend the facility.
Number 2 Val Crescent’s driveway is not             The location of 2 Val Cr driveway and the impact of the
indicated on the developer’s plans. This            development has been considered in the assessment of
driveway is within 10m of the proposed              the development. The driveway is unlikely to be
driveway.                                           impacted by vehicles entering and existing the proposed
                                                    development driveway in Val Crescent.
The increased traffic created by the
development will make Val Crescent more
dangerous given—
 there are no footpaths for local residents or A footpath to the whole Val Cr frontage of the
    for people who park in the street to access     development must be constructed should the
    the hospital;                                   development be approved.
                                                    The proposed driveway to the development in Val Cr is
 children ride bikes and scooters on the          near the Goodchap St roundabout. minimising the traffic
    street and the increased traffic will prevent   impacts on Val Cr.
    them from doing this safely.
The Val Crescent access is inappropriate and        The applicant has demonstrated the Val Crescent
unsafe because of restricted sight lines and        access is safe when a covenant is provided that restricts
the applicant’s information response is grossly     vegetation and structures in the area which is required
inaccurate.                                         for sightlines. An RPEQ has certified the sight lines
                                                    comply with the relevant standards.
                                                    The sight lines and other traffic related concerns raised
                                                    by the submitter are addressed in the body of this
                                                    report.
Additional rubbish collection adding to noise       This has been addressed in the body of this report. It is
and stress levels                                   likely 1 additional collection would be required. Plastic
                                                    low noise1100litre bins would be used which are
                                                    specifically designed for noise sensitive areas.
                                                    Collection times are during the day minimising impacts
                                                    on the surrounding area. This has been discussed
                                                    further in Section 3.3.1 of this report under the Waste
                                                    heading.
During construction
The development will create noise and disrupt       Noise is unavoidable during any construction. Should
amenity during the construction phase.              the development be approved a construction
The construction phase is an enormous impost        management plan and other relevant documents would
on Val crescent over a substantial period of        be required as part of the operational works application
time and one we should not have to tolerate.        and therefore construction impacts would be minimised.
Excavation for the basement raises stability        Should the development be approved, conditions would
concerns and will probably result in pumps          address the stability of the site during construction.
working all the time and over-taxing the storm
water drainage system and adding to sediment
levels in Lake Doonella.




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