Hunters Hill Council has strongly opposed the plans from St Joseph’s College to build a new Gymnasium and massive Sports Complex. The College is wholly within a Hunters Hill Council’s heritage conservation area. The proposal fails to observe the basic heritage objectives set down in the Local Environment Plan and raises concerns due to its:
- height, scale and lack of setback from the college boundary for the proposed Basketball Complex
- removal of over 30 trees, several of local significance
- lack of compatibility with existing college buildings and loss of open space
- incompatibility with the character and amenity of the residential neighbourhood.
It also fails to present design excellence and there is no intention to contribute to a Voluntary Planning Agreement to benefit ratepayers.
The Minster for Planning has been requested to hold a public hearing. For more details you can read the Hunters Hill Trust’s submission.
A group of walkers enjoyed rambling around the streets and laneways of Hunters Hill admiring the Jacaranda trees generously dotted around the suburb. The walk culminated in a visit to the Hunters Hill RSL hall where we joined the festivities for Remembrance Day celebrating 100 years since the end of World War 1.
Appeal by Victoria Road developers: more hodge podge?
The Trust has objected to the uncoordinated maze of developments that have been happening in Gladesville, and are proposed for three of the Victoria Rd shop sites. You can read our objections for DA20171199 (the BWS site) DA20171197 (the Gladesville Arcade site) and DA20171183 (the Commonwealth bank site).
An on-site conciliation conference has been set for 9:30 May 1st 2019. More details here: appeal re development of 233_235 Victoria Road. Residents can make submissions up until 7 days beforehand.