PETITION AGAINST $84M AGED UNITS
ON BAYVIEW GOLF COURSE
Kathryn Welling, Manly Daily January 2, 2018
Bayview locals Gary Weynton and John Peterson are against the 95 units
planned for part of Bayview Golf Course saying it is an overdevelopment,
bulky and will result in 159 mature trees cut down.
planned for part of Bayview Golf Course saying it is an overdevelopment,
bulky and will result in 159 mature trees cut down.
A 95-unit luxury development for seniors proposed for Bayview has some neighbours lined up wanting to buy in and others signing a petition to have the complex refused.
People have until February 12 to comment on the $84 million development within Bayview Golf Course before the Northern Beaches Council prepares a report for the Sydney North Planning Panel.
The private golf club is backing the development to subdivide part of its land off Cabbage Tree Rd after a $7.2 million new clubhouse in 2009 left the club “in a fragile financial position.”
People have until February 12 to comment on the $84 million development within Bayview Golf Course before the Northern Beaches Council prepares a report for the Sydney North Planning Panel.
The private golf club is backing the development to subdivide part of its land off Cabbage Tree Rd after a $7.2 million new clubhouse in 2009 left the club “in a fragile financial position.”
An artists impression of the entry of Waterbrook Bayview.
Ninety-five luxury apartments are planned.
Ninety-five luxury apartments are planned.
People opposed to the development say 95 units is an overdevelopment and Pittwater’s largest wildlife corridor will be affected. More than 4000 signatures have been gathered on a petition opposing the development.
Resident Mr John Peterson said the bulk and scale of the three to four storey development is inappropriate for the area, 159 mature trees will be lost and fauna will be driven out.
Developer Mr Kevin Ryan, of Waterbrook which is behind the development said wildlife corridors will be created on the site, the buildings will be sunk to minimise bulk, for every tree lost ten native trees will be planted and there is a lot of incorrect information circulating in relation to the proposal.
“The petition has been signed by people from all over the country who don’t fully know the situation, a picture of another development has been superimposed on a shot of Bayview and people are claiming the clubhouse will be demolished which is not true,” he said.
Resident Mr John Peterson said the bulk and scale of the three to four storey development is inappropriate for the area, 159 mature trees will be lost and fauna will be driven out.
Developer Mr Kevin Ryan, of Waterbrook which is behind the development said wildlife corridors will be created on the site, the buildings will be sunk to minimise bulk, for every tree lost ten native trees will be planted and there is a lot of incorrect information circulating in relation to the proposal.
“The petition has been signed by people from all over the country who don’t fully know the situation, a picture of another development has been superimposed on a shot of Bayview and people are claiming the clubhouse will be demolished which is not true,” he said.
A computer generated image of the lobby of the proposed Waterbrook Bayview. People have until February 12 to comment on the plans.
Instead he argues that his company will overhaul the floodprone and dated course, create vegetation corridors with native plants, provide prey for the listed powerful owl by planting soft vegetation for possums and create an ecologically sustainable site.
In addition, he said, independent research shows that the northern beaches is undersupplied for retirement living and he has been inundated with requests from locals to buy into the development.
In addition, he said, independent research shows that the northern beaches is undersupplied for retirement living and he has been inundated with requests from locals to buy into the development.
An impression of the finished development which will go before a planning panel.
“Brand Partners, a specialist seniors’ living advisory agency, estimates the Northern Beaches is critically undersupplied for retirement living, with demand outstripping supply by an estimated 1000 dwellings,” he said.
“Some 16% of the Northern Beaches population is aged 65 and over, representing 43,480 residents. Analysis by Brand Partners has identified 1000 new retirement dwellings are needed immediately. Over the next 20 years this will grow to be almost 2000, even if Waterbrook Bayview is constructed,” Mr Ryan added.
“Some 16% of the Northern Beaches population is aged 65 and over, representing 43,480 residents. Analysis by Brand Partners has identified 1000 new retirement dwellings are needed immediately. Over the next 20 years this will grow to be almost 2000, even if Waterbrook Bayview is constructed,” Mr Ryan added.
An impression of the garden at Bayview, Waterbrook. The proposal includes remediating land and expanding native vegetation.
“In everything we do, we seek to add value to the communities in which we operate. Our plans for Bayview are to build a low-rise development of just 95 residences, in a project that will seek to undo decades of environmental damage. We will improve water run-off from the site, reopen fauna corridors for improved wildlife movements, and expand existing native vegetation,” he said