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As at February 1999 the proposed development consisted of

February 1999 Gazetted
Orica Middle Northern Total GLFA Area/Units
Area (m2) 197,700 117,300 120,000 435,000 435,000
FSR 1.5:1 1.8:1 1.2:1
Total floorspace (m2) 296,550 211,000 144,000 651,552
Retail NLA 35,000 35,000 35,000 25,000
Showroom 20,000 20,000 17,000 15,000
Commercial 80,000 21,000 14,000 115,000 99,750 50,000
Residential units @ 
150m2/unit
1,077 1,266 866 3,209 3209

This table extracted from information on local developments tells how gross the overdevelopment of peninsula will be.  An additional 20% of the existing Concord population will be squeezed into 4% of the Concord land area.

Proposed
Rhodes
Redevelo
pment
Concord LGA 
after 
development
Concord
LGA 1998
Ryde
LGA 1998
Strathfield
LGA 1998
AGL
Site
Dulux 
Site
Bushells
Site
Dev
1
No of persons 6,300 32,600 26,000 96,660 26,600
Land area (Sq Km) 0.43 11 11 40 14
Population density/hectare 146.51 29.36 23.64 24.17 19.00
Residents/Hectare
of Open Space 
900 196 158

It is noted that none of the other developments compared have the same problems of

Arterial through traffic,
Dioxin, heavy metal and possible pcb contamination
gross overload of local sewerage system.
inadequate entry and egress to the area.

The plan is to put the equivalent of about one half the population of Concord LGA

a) into a former toxic waste dump, 

b) with most open space adjoining the bay with one of the highest counts of 

Dioxins, 
heavy metals, 
phosphorous, 
nitrogen and 
faecal coliforms (yes shit!) in Sydney

c) with only two traffic intersections available to take traffic in and out

d) without consideration of the effect of the Shepherd's Bay and Millenium Waters developments on the local traffic and transport which are already inadequate (when analysed on journey times)

e) where the amount of open space per head will be very small, with all the usual implications for disenchanted teenagers and crime figures (See figures above)

f) where the population density will be one of the highest in Sydney, which is completely at odds with the local community and the heritage of the area.

g) where it is proposed to have 6,8 and 10 storey buildings in a suburb where the tallest habitable building in known history is 3 storeys.

h) where the rail line is already acknowledged to be operating at capacity and where owners of land for a proposed duplication have already been notified there land is not required.

i) where the land for the "missing link" between the F4 and the City West link was sold off years ago.

k) where the local primary schools and high schools are already operating at capacity, or will be with the completion of Liberty Grove.

m) where the height of buildings, light of an evening, noise and dust during remediation and construction and noise from the precinct is likely to interfere with the migratory species of birds which use the adjacent wetlands. The nesting of the migratory birds are protected under the JAMBA and CAMBA treaties with other nations. Local residents call on the federal government to honour its obligations under these treaties.

n) where there have been questions asked about the lack of display of an Environmental Impact Study as required by law

o) where there were a number of sinister seeming changes between the exhibited REP and the Gazetted REP including allowing the Minister of DUAP to over ride the RTA who expressed concerns about the traffic impact of the proposed development

p) where the site owners and DUAP continually decline to engage local residents about contamination and remediation.

 
If you have any information of relevance to this project or wish to advise of any corrections that need to be made, please advise the webmaster. rhodes@drive.to

If you become aware of later figures being available please provide copies of the relevant report so that it may be analysed and the pages updated.