Artist’s impression of a proposed boarding house in Sydney Rd at Fairlight Sarah Swain, Manly Daily 28 April 2017 RESIDENTS have launched a renewed fight against a $2.4 million boarding house development they claim will ruin harbour views, affect property prices and even increase crime. Amendments have been made to a plan for the three-storey, 22-studio development on Sydney Rd at Fairlight that was approved five years ago but has not been built. Permission was given by the then Manly Council for studio-style units that the developers say will be rented by key workers, plus two traditional apartments at 112 Sydney Rd. Changes in the new paperwork made by JV Urban Ltd includes internal alterations and more car spaces. But residents say they fear the development will attract unwelcome tenants. One local, who said they worked in “law enforcement” claimed they had “attended serious domestics, murders, countless neighbour disputes,” ... at similar properties”. Another feared it would be a “security risk to elderly and young residents”. Others expected it would attract backpackers, saying they “do not respect the community and local area.” The side elevation for the proposed boarding house in Sydney Rd at Fairlight. One worried it “could have a negative impact on the value of my property”.
Another aired concerns it could disrupt harbour views. The site, at the corner of Parkview Rd, now contains a house. Seven new submissions have been made against the amended plans, on top of the dozens previously lodged. As reported in the Manly Daily, new-style boarding houses are springing up around the northern beaches and are built under rules relating to affordable housing. However, with rents generally still starting at around $350 a week, experts say they do not attract the traditional boarding house residents who might have social problems but rather workers who need cheaper than usual apartments. Homelessness charities have criticised the developments, saying they fail to tackle housing affordability. Planning rules make boarding houses acceptable in a wide range of zones, including low-density residential areas, and applications can override the council planning rules. The plan is just the latest boarding house-type development for the peninsula. Residents in Cromer gathered 800 signatures against one in Washington Ave last year but it got the green light anyway.
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