[200William-EC SP67851] FW: Terms and Invoice - MARQUIS APARTMENTS DA REPRESENTATION
Matthew Perkins - Private
matt at perkins.id.au
Thu Mar 24 10:20:43 AEDT 2022
Thanks Craig,
Natalie seems to be on the ball here. Regarding the photos Darren can
you expedite this as we are under a time constant with council.
Kind regards
Matt
On 23/3/2022 5:08 pm, Craig Laforest wrote:
>
> Dear EC members, Strata Manager (Leanne) and Building Manager (Darren),
>
> Please review the latest email from Natalie Richter below and the
> responses I have made to her in yellow.
>
> Natalie, thank you very much again for your concerns and your
> communications in this matter.
>
> If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me,
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Craig
>
> *From:*Natalie @ NRP <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 March 2022 4:30 PM
> *To:* 'Craig Laforest' <cscl at optusnet.com.au>
> *Subject:* Terms and Invoice - MARQUIS APARTMENTS DA REPRESENTATION
> *Importance:* High
>
> Thanks Craig,
>
> Please find attached the Terms/Agreement document and the commencement
> invoice. Thank you.
>
> To answer your question on view assessment.
>
> Please see a link to the Land and Environment Court Planning
> Principles below on how view loss is considered in assessments. Please
> refer mainly to the assessment principles from around Paragraph 25 to
> 29. These are the Principles which all Council’s use in these cases.
>
> Tenacity Consulting v Waringah - NSW Caselaw
> <https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f893b3004262463ad0cc6>
>
> *You will see the type of view is important, whether it is
> front/side/oblique. How wide/accessible it is. Whether the view is
> from sitting or standing positions or both. Whether they are from key
> living areas. These aspects are attached to the importance of sharing
> which is where a development needs to or should allow some view
> sharing/equity. These are the aspects we need to consider in our
> photographs. The photographs will also be assessed by Council so need
> to be true to the situation etc (ie not real estate brochures!). WILL
> ENSURE OUR BUILDING MANAGER UNDERSTANDS THESE AND TAKES THE
> PHOTOGRAPHS IN LINE WITH THIS – DARREN PLEASE NOTE*
>
> You will see that the Principles also refer to that a development
> should be compliant with planning controls and expected requirements
> to be ‘reasonable’. I will be discussing all of this in detail.
>
> If residents could please take these sorts of photos, at different
> times of day (as the changing in light is important in our
> presentation. Sometimes different buildings or water are picked up
> more clearly etc).
>
> The best way to tackle views and the assessment with the tight
> timeframe we have is to mark up a floor plan if possible, marking on
> it (for as many units and balconies as possible), where the view
> photos are taken, and whether inside or outside, sitting standing etc.
>
> Floor plans are often with the real estate advertisements for any
> recent sales or does the strata have recent architectural plans? Even
> a sketched up version on an A4 paper could be fine.
>
> I have read the applicants view assessment and your block does not
> seem to be included?
>
> *I can have my drafty look at doing a similar directional aerial and
> possibly indicate the building envelope on it. If you were to have any
> architectural plans at all for your building this would be helpful as
> again, this diagram would need to be at scale and accurate to be the
> best demonstration. With scaled plans of yours, we can then take the
> scale of the other proposed building from the documents and see what
> we can do. If you could look at what you have that would be great. We
> can also look at the DA tracker on 200 William Street to see what is
> there or request the plans (City of Sydney is usually quite quick but
> we would need to do this ASAP IF we don’t have plans on hand). THIS IS
> A GREAT IDEA NATALIE. YES PLEASE HAVE YOUR DRAFTY DO THIS.*
>
> I hope all this makes sense. Please let me know if you have any
> questions at all.
>
> I see from the tracker today that we have until 11 April. I will do
> what I can next week. However, I suggest that you email the officer to
> indicate we are preparing a professional planning submission and that
> we would request an additional few days. I can definitely have it
> finished by the 13^th April. Just allows a bit more time for the work
> which feeds in, the review of the draft and update and so forth.
> Officers are usually fine as long as they have the fixed date. I will
> do the utmost to have it done in time however. If you email a
> submission indicating your initial concerns in point form and your
> strata number and address and indicate that the professional
> submission has been engaged and will follow. *I WILL CONTACT THE
> ASSESSOR IMMEDIATELY REQUESTING EXTRA TIME.*
>
> Thank you and regards, Natalie
>
> Natalie Richter Planning
>
> PO Box 59 Mt Colah NSW 2079
>
> m. 0438 828 972
>
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> *From:*Craig Laforest <cscl at optusnet.com.au>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 March 2022 1:43 PM
> *To:* 'Natalie @ NRP' <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Subject:* RE: MARQUIS APARTMENTS DA REPRESENTATION
>
> Hi Natalie,
>
> Would you please include the strata number 67851 and also the address
> to include “Residents of 200 William Street, Woolloomooloo.”
>
> Looking forward to having all the points we raised bear up against
> this DA as much as possible.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Craig
>
> *From:*Natalie @ NRP <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 March 2022 12:17 PM
> *To:* 'Craig Laforest' <cscl at optusnet.com.au>
> *Subject:* RE: MARQUIS APARTMENTS DA REPRESENTATION
>
> Thank you Craig, I can do up those documents now. Did you want me to
> include the Strata number in the invoice or to residents of 200
> William Street?
>
> Thanks, Natalie
>
> *From:*Craig Laforest <cscl at optusnet.com.au>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 March 2022 7:43 AM
> *To:* 'Natalie @ NRP' <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Subject:* MARQUIS APARTMENTS DA REPRESENTATION
>
> Dear Natalie,
>
> I have spoken with the Body Corporate and we have agreed that we would
> like to have you represent us. We also agree to the rate.
>
> Would you please organize your invoice on letterhead and send it to me
> asap together with your terms and agreements.
>
> We will have our building manager take the photos you have requested
> from various apartments and email these to you. Would you please
> advise if it is required to take these pictures from inside each
> apartment to show the views which will be lost because of the build?
>
> Please let me know if I can assist any more at this stage.
>
> Thank you and best wishes,
>
> Craig
>
> *From:*Craig Laforest <cscl at optusnet.com.au>
> *Sent:* Monday, 21 March 2022 12:14 PM
> *To:* 'Natalie @ NRP' <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Cc:* 'ec at 200william.com' <ec at 200william.com>
> *Subject:* RE: DA View Issues
>
> Hello Natalie,
>
> I’ve just spoken with Reina Urqueza at City of Sydney. Good news is
> that they’re only in the ‘initial stages’ of the DA and she will be
> asking in the report to the owners of the land for information
> relating to view impact of surrounding buildings. She has also asked
> me to obtain photos of the present views of the site from our AVIS
> building and submit those to her.
>
> Please let me know when you can, what your fee would be to help us
> fight this DA.
>
> Again, I appreciate the information you have provided already.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Craig
>
> *From:*Natalie @ NRP <natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au
> <mailto:natalie at natalierichterplanning.com.au>>
> *Sent:* Monday, 21 March 2022 10:52 AM
> *To:* 'Craig Laforest' <cscl at optusnet.com.au
> <mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au>>
> *Subject:* DA View Issues
>
> Hi Craig.
>
> Since speaking I have had a look on the tracker and can not see the
> referenced view assessment. I am a little concerned about this. I have
> checked twice.
>
> The submitted ‘Statement of Environmental Effects’ says the following:
>
> /5.3.1. View Sharing /
>
> /Richard Lamb and Associates have undertaken an Assessment of
> Potential Impacts on View Sharing which provides an assessment of
> potential impacts on private domain views because of the development.
> This assessment has been informed by a review of architectural plans,
> field work observations and an analysis of CGIs prepared by FJMT. The
> built form facing the site on the south side of William Street is
> predominantly retail and commercial. However, there are a small number
> of residential properties that could be affected by view loss,
> predominantly Horizon, Top of the Town, 5 Farrell Avenue, 26 Kirkton
> Road, 1 Tewkesbury Avenue, Harbourview at 12-20 Rosebank Street and
> 1-5 Rosebank Street have been considered with regard to potential view
> loss. The view assessment concludes that: ▪ Overall the proposal would
> not cause any impacts on view sharing for the majority of residential
> buildings in the vicinity, including buildings south-east and east of
> the site such as Top of the Town, Elan, Altair, Zenith and Omnia. ▪ As
> would be anticipated by implementation of the existing development
> controls for the site, a complying building envelope would cause view
> loss for some levels of residential buildings south and south-east of
> the site such as Horizon, 5 Farrell Avenue the associated buildings at
> 26 Kirketon Road and 1 Tewkesbury Avenue. These buildings would be
> likely to retain extensive and unaffected views from the levels
> affected, ensuring that view sharing would be achieved. URBIS
> STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS - 164-194 WILLIAM STREET,
> WOOLLOOMOOLOO 41 /
>
> /▪ View loss, as is anticipated by implementation of the development
> controls, would occur for buildings with views from residential levels
> that are lower than that of a permissible envelope and as a result
> there would be some view sharing impacts produced by the proposal.
> This includes buildings such as Harbourview and 1-5 Rosebank Street,
> from which it would be unreasonable to expect existing views to be
> retained, when the controls contemplate a building significantly
> higher than the existing buildings on the site and adjacent sites,
> including the Avis car rental building at 200 William Street. ▪ The
> proposed building envelope complies with the standard for height of
> buildings and responds to the crossfalls of the site from east to west
> on William Street and the falls from William Street toward the north.
> Where there is view loss, this would generally occur up to Level 5 to
> 7 for the buildings considered. Notwithstanding there would be some
> view loss caused by the proposed building, the extent of impact is
> within the reasonable expectations of implementation of the
> development standards and controls. It is therefore shown that the
> proposal can be supported on view sharing grounds.///
>
> //
>
> I believe that we should contact the assessment officer and ask where
> this report is as I believe it would have been appropriate for this to
> have been included given the potential impacts. Do you want to make a
> call to Council?
>
> Normally, a view impact assessment would provide sight lines across
> from impacted buildings and the 3d diagrams such as the following
> might be used to show the building in relation to view trajectories.
>
> It may be worthwhile seeking our own professional view analysis. I
> know of another very good consultant. It really depends on the budget.
> I could see if she is still working and see what a budget could be for
> this to feed into mine. I would need to gather information quickly on
> how many buildings are impacted in terms of view.
>
> I have also noticed that the attached Architectural design study is
> relatively silent on this issue which it should not be in my view when
> seeking ‘extras’.
>
> Please let me know how you go with the Council. The contact is *
> Make a submission to Council Officer*Reinah Urqueza
> <https://online2.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/DA/IndividualApplication?tpklapappl=1609096>
>
> I will email later with a fee. However if you could have a think about
> how many buildings may be impacted this may help. They may be getting
> their own planners perhaps.
>
> Speak soon and regards, Natalie
>
> Natalie Richter Planning
>
> PO Box 59 Mt Colah NSW 2079
>
> m. 0438 828 972
>
> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
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>
> *From:*Craig Laforest <cscl at optusnet.com.au
> <mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au>>
> *Sent:* Friday, 18 March 2022 4:40 PM
> *To:* info at natalierichterplanning.com.au
> <mailto:info at natalierichterplanning.com.au>
> *Subject:* A PROGRAM ON HOW TO HAVE A DA FOUGHT AND WON
>
> Dear Natalie,
>
> Thank you for your text.
>
> I live at 200 William Street, Woolloomooloo in the AVIS building and
> am a member of the residential Body Corporate.
>
> Last week it was announced that the buildings which make up 166-194
> William Street would be pulled down and an apartment block would be
> put up in its place, comprising 220 apartments.
>
> Some of the owners in our building are not in favour of losing
> sunshine from this building, an increase in the already extremely
> heavy traffic on William Street surrounding roads/streets and in some
> cases, the views.
>
> I asked the Potts Pointers group on Facebook if there was anyone who
> could be recommended to take up the fight against the DA on our
> behalf. Your name was given by Drew Wentzel. I mentioned in a post on
> Facebook “Outlined below are several important points re the DA. The
> DA does not show the traffic problems that William Street is going to
> face for the present owners in this immediate area and any of the new
> owners of the apartments from this new apartment site. The DA proposes
> using an outlet such as Corfu Lane in addition to narrow McElhone and
> Cathedral streets as ways for people to drive onto William Street and
> to the Eastern Distributor. If you are travelling from the eastern
> suburbs to get to the site, this is also the major option to get into
> Forbes Street (where the entry to parking will be for the new build);.
> The only other option is to go down to busy Crown Street using back
> roads and turn right onto William Street (to get to Forbes). My other
> major concern is that we are going to lose yet more sunshine from a
> really beautiful area overlooking the disaster of William Street and
> its constant throng of traffic. To put in 229 apartments is absolutely
> ridiculous given the traffic situation we have and again yet another
> way to continually build high and then in a few years’ time look back
> and say....'why did they decide to take away the sunshine yet again?'
> I have asked on PPers for a specialist who may help us fight this DA.
> Any recommendations would be appreciated.”
>
> Below is the article which came out in the Sydney Morning Herald.
> Click on the picture of the building for full details:
>
> https://m.facebook.com/groups/PottsPointers/permalink/3939889962903059/
> <https://m.facebook.com/groups/PottsPointers/permalink/3939889962903059/>
>
> If this is an area you are qualified in and if you have the same
> concerns we have, would you kindly provide me with a quote and details
> of how you would go about working on our behalf.
>
> My phone number, again, is 0409 323 585.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. Thank you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Craig Laforest
>
> s
>
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