Crows Nest Over Station Development Site B

26066

North Sydney Council

New South Wales 2060

20/03/2026

Object

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Please see the attached.

SSD-61400212 - CNM OSD Site B - NSC Submission - 20 03 26 Copy_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 460.14 KB)

25556

New South Wales 2065

03/03/2026

Object

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I am a resident of 545 Pacific Highway, accessing my building via Oxley Street. I object to the proposal on the basis of construction impacts, traffic generation and parking and access arrangements, which will directly affect residents of my building. 1. Construction Impacts on 545 Pacific Highway Residents The proposal involves construction of a 15-storey residential tower above the operational Crows Nest Metro Station. This is a major structural build in an already highly constrained site bounded by Pacific Highway, Hume Street and Clarke Lane. As a resident of 545 Pacific Highway, I am particularly concerned about: Heavy vehicle movements along Pacific Highway and surrounding side streets Construction vehicles utilising narrow local streets, including Oxley Street Noise, vibration and extended construction hours in a dense residential setting Pedestrian safety impacts around the Pacific Highway frontage Our building already experiences significant traffic volumes given its location. Construction traffic will add to congestion, noise and safety risks for residents entering and exiting via Oxley Street. The Assessment Report focuses primarily on the finished development. It does not provide residents with sufficient certainty around: Construction staging Truck routes Frequency of concrete pours Crane operations Duration of peak construction activity Given the scale and cost of the development, impacts will be significant and prolonged. 2. Traffic Impacts and Cumulative Pressure The Department concludes the development will generate approximately 17 vehicle trips in the morning peak and 14 in the afternoon peak and considers this negligible. However, this does not reflect lived conditions on the ground. 545 Pacific Highway already fronts a major arterial road. Vehicles exiting Clarke Lane or turning into Hume Street must interact with Pacific Highway traffic flows. Even small increases in vehicle movements can create compounding delays and safety issues. Importantly, the report acknowledges that the TOD rezoning has increased development potential of adjoining sites from 8 to 18 storeys. This means cumulative traffic impacts across the precinct will be materially higher than the modelling suggests. Assessing each building in isolation understates the real congestion and safety impacts on existing residents. 3. Car Lift Access and Queuing Risk The proposal includes 78 car parking spaces accessed via a car lift from Clarke Lane. Council has already raised concerns about potential queuing in the lane . This is particularly concerning given: 122 dwellings are proposed Peak vehicle movements are concentrated in short morning and evening windows Car lifts operate more slowly than traditional ramps Any queuing in Clarke Lane will spill back towards Pacific Highway. This will directly affect traffic flow past 545 Pacific Highway and could create unsafe merging conditions. In addition, if the lift malfunctions, even temporarily, vehicles will have nowhere to queue except within the lane or onto surrounding streets. Residents of 545 Pacific Highway already experience congestion due to the arterial nature of Pacific Highway. Adding additional pressure points via lift-based parking introduces ongoing operational risk. 4. Parking Pressure During Construction and Post-Completion Construction work zones and temporary traffic controls are likely to reduce available on-street parking in surrounding streets. Residents of 545 Pacific Highway and nearby buildings rely on limited visitor and short-term parking. Prolonged construction may remove these options. Post-completion, overflow parking demand from 122 dwellings may also place pressure on nearby streets, particularly if residents opt not to purchase parking spaces or if visitor parking demand exceeds supply. 5. Direct Amenity Impacts on 545 Pacific Highway The report references 545 Pacific Highway as a comparable built form with nil setback above podium. While this may be cited to justify alignment, it does not address cumulative visual bulk, traffic or operational impacts on existing residents. As a resident directly opposite the proposed development corridor, I will experience: Prolonged construction disruption Increased traffic interactions at Pacific Highway Ongoing vehicle movements associated with lift-based parking These impacts are not negligible in a dense and already heavily trafficked location. Request to the Commission I respectfully request that the Commission: Require a publicly available and enforceable Construction Traffic Management Plan before consent Impose strict heavy vehicle routing controls preventing use of Oxley Street Require independent review of lift queuing modelling Reassess cumulative traffic impacts across the TOD precinct rather than isolating this proposal Housing supply is important, but it should not come at the cost of unreasonable and prolonged impacts on existing residents.

25831

New South Wales 2065

09/03/2026

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Appreciate the opportunity to provide input to Crows Nest Over Station Development SSD for Site B. 25 Hume Street, Crows Nest. There should have been consideration given for objections/suggestions by North Sydney Council. The Pacific Highway at Crows Nest/St Leonards will have a visual tunnel affect with more high rise buildings to be constructed in the future. For livability conditions, there has been no mention about securing open green space where future residents can take their children for access to a proper pocket park to play. Outdoor areas such as roof tops or podiums are understandably a compromise to ground level activities. On existing development: "Crows Nest Metro Station has been constructed on the site and comprises commuter bicycle storage and station plant services". It was noted on 09 March 2026 that there were only two bikes in the storage area. When Building B is to be constructed with 156 bicycle spaces, will the commuter bicycle storage remain?