BOWRAL residents are in an uproar about a proposed nine unit multi-dwelling development on their street.
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The application is for a proposed development on Carrington Street, Bowral, and was put to council on September 24, but was deferred to allow the objectors' time to appoint representatives to work with council to fix these problems.
One of the objectors, Elwyn Di Francesco, said several issues had raised concerns for all residents near the proposed development.
"Under the Development Control Plan (DCP), the development should be in character with the streetscape and it is completely out of character," Mrs Di Francesco said.
"The proposed town houses are four to five metres in front of the adjoining cottages, where they should be in line."
Town planner Darren Hogan assessed the application for the objectors and said there were several areas of non-compliance and a lack of regard for the character of Carrington Street.
In his report, Mr Hogan said the proposal was a "gross overdevelopment," because it did not comply with the minimum landscaping area requirement of 50 per cent of the site. The proposal provides a landscape area of 38.5 per cent.
"In the original assessment, there was a possibility of one or two units being removed but nothing has been spoken of that since," Mrs di Francesco said.
"If two were removed it would eliminate the objections we have raised."
Concerned resident Glynn Stiller shares a common boundary with part of the proposed development and said he "strongly believes it's a gross development of the site," but he was not against the site being developed.
"I would like to see it developed in a sympathetic manner to the rest of the streetscape," Mr Stiller said.
"Unfortunately, the proposed development falls short of this by a country mile or rather, several country miles. It will completely destroy the existing streetscape and harm the international reputation Bowral has as a village that is famous for its gardens and village atmosphere."
Mr Stiller was concerned if the application was approved as is, it would raise precedents across the shire.
"If council accepted this, the precedent is set for new buildings to have any front setback that the owner desires," he said.
A council spokesman said Bowral Town Plan DCP did not include a minimum site landscaping requirement for multi dwelling housing developments.
"There is not a minimum site landscaping standard for the development to comply or not comply with,"
"The report to council recommends a minimum site landscaping requirement be introduced for multi dwelling housing developments in the Bowral Town Plan DCP."
The matter will be addressed in council tonight and is recommended for approval.
