Resident concerns remain

The Woy Woy Sporties resubmitted plan does little to lessen the concerns of some Woy Woy residents.

Under the plan, the floor area goes from an existing 1235 square metres to a proposed 9905 square metres; and a reduction from 87 to 63 proposed senior housing units.

From a proposed five storey down to a proposed four storey building, with a proposed building height of 14.3 metres in an area where some of the land is located in a zone that has a maximum height restriction of 8.5 metres.

The Council has also rezoned the land from RE2 (private recreation) to R2 (low density).

The matter comes back to residents having some control over their neighbourhoods, of how they wish to live versus developer interests purportedly responding to housing pressures that are dictated by governments without recourse to local residents' wishes.

There is little choice in new housing supply as developers are largely now providing mid- and high-rise living, with substantial loss of green space, with a loss of balance between the natural and built environment.

Councils are facilitating this trend by rezoning land to accommodate a higher residential density.

Email, 31 Oct 2017

Suraya Coorey, Woy Woy