In reference to DA 2024/939. 61-63 Railway Street Corrimal 2518.
1. While there is no doubt this area needs the provision of childcare places, the suggestion of this location being able to service 83 places with parent drop off and pick up provision is questionable. This is the Town Centre block of Railway Street, the busiest east-west street in the suburb and regularly clogged with retail traffic between the old Princes Hwy and Memorial Dr, and just one block from the loading zone access to the Corrimal Village Shopping Centre. This proposal raises real questions for student security and traffic management.
2. The DA Application has no attached documents of the proposed design for the development and posted during the Summer quiet time for community group consideration...
Submitted on behalf of Neighbourhood Forum 4
61-63 Railway Street Corrimal NSW 2518
- Description
- Commercial - Demolition of existing structures and tree removals, lot consolidation, construction of an eighty-three (83) place childcare centre and associated landscaping, carparking, and stormwater works
- Planning Authority
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Wollongong City Council
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- Reference number
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DA-2024/939This was created by Wollongong City Council to identify this application. You will need this if you talk directly with them or use their website.
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Date sourced - We found this application on the planning authority's website on , 6 days ago. It was received by them earlier.
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Notified - 187 people were notified of this application via Planning Alerts email alerts
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Comments - 6 comments made here on Planning Alerts
Public comments on this application
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I strongly support this proposal for more childcare. The region is desperately lacking in these centres and a place like this that parents are already passing on their way to work is a great place to put it.
This is needed
A great idea for a Childcare Centre- badly needed from my knowledge. However I shop at Lederer centre quite often. I already find congestion of traffic exiting the motorway causes traffic build up in Railway street if I wish to attend appointments in that street or turn into Lederer centre.
A lot more congestion will follow once The Works is built.
Can Council do an estimation of traffic in this area before allowing a Childcare centre to be built.
Perhaps a structure that attracts less traffic in/out would be better. An alternative childcare venue would be a wiser choice and safer for families. I imagine that many parents after drop off would need to wait to get back into Railway Street, and then to Memorial drive.
Thankyou for considering my comments.
There is a huge shortage of child care in the region and this seems like a sensible addition especially as it will help to cater for the expansion of families moving into the cokeworks once developed. Childcare start times are naturally staggered due to varied needs so can’t imagine it will have much traffic impact.
Although Childcare Care centres are in high demand, I feel the placement will ad to congestion to an already overly congested access road to the main shopping centre. I can foresee the need for traffic lights in a position that would only cause more congestion. A more suitable location away from main road would be more suitable.
Considering the extended population of Corrimal will increase dramatically in the coming years, with the development of the Coke Works site, would it not be prudent to look at placement of a child care centre inside the coke works, where new families can walk to care reducing road traffic.
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