SSD: 35-39 Darley Street East - SSD-113872990

APPLICATION NO:  SSD-113872990 

LOCATION: 35-39 Darley Street East, Mona Vale

PROPOSAL: 53 Units, 131 Parking spaces, 9 units allocated to "affordable housing"
 

PROJECT STATUS: SSD lodged but no EIS yet

Summary

The proposal represents a significant departure from the established character of the Mona Vale basin. By seeking State Significant Development (SSD) status, this project bypasses local council height and density restrictions, posing a direct threat to the scale and infrastructure of our community. The inclusion of a few "Affordable housing" units gives the project access to additional height.

The SOS Mona Vale Position: We Are Opposing This SSD

Our opposition is not to development itself, but to unsustainable density that ignores local constraints. Another example of the "Luxury Loophole"—where minimum affordable housing provisions are utilised to achieve a scale that would otherwise be rejected.

Key Concerns around this development include:

• Infrastructure Strain: The Warriewood Sewage Treatment Plant is already at capacity; adding high-density loads to this site is a failure of planning foresight.
  
  
• Traffic & Safety: Darley Street East is the main access road to the beach and struggles with local flow at any time. This SSD adds hundreds of daily vehicle movements to a bottleneck.
  
  
• Heritage & Character: The proposed height destroys the visual "village" feel that defines Mona Vale.

Technical Data & Evidence

Recommended Action: Download Your Submission

To ensure our collective voice is heard by the Department of Planning, we have prepared the following resources.

• To be updated when the EIS is available
  
  
• [View the Official Planning Portal Entry] Direct link to the government's project page for 35-39 Darley Street East.

This SSD has just been registered - no EIS is yet lodged. More details to follow as they become available