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Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment Main Roads E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment Western Power Further to your referral of the aforementioned development application, Noted. Western Power has no objection to the proposed development. The proposed development is to comply with the following: (i) The restrictions of existing transmission line easements (see Fig. 1). (ii) Clearance requirements of structures near overhead lines. E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment (iii) All parties involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of the building shall comply with WA Occupational Safety & Health Regulation 3.64 to ensure safe constructability and maintenance of the building. (iv) Any development on the subject site shall be designed and constructed to protect Western Power infrastructure and interests from potential land use conflict. Proponents should refer to https://westernpower.com.au/safety/360-aware/industry-safety/ (v) It is the landowner’s responsibility to ensure that the design and construction of any new structure on the land complies with all applicable laws including, without limitation, clearance requirements of electrical infrastructure. We recommend that you engage a suitably qualified independent person (surveyor, architect, engineer) to undertake an assessment of the proposed development to ensure that best methods of construction are utilised and compliance with all applicable laws (including clearance requirements of electrical infrastructure in general and those specified under Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (WA)). E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment Further information regarding easement, network safety and clearance requirements can be found on Western Power’s website at https://westernpower.com.au/safety/360-aware . E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment Between the hours of 0630-0900 the traffic flow and congestion between Respectfully, the objector has intersection of Pony Place and Nicholson Rd is so large that it can take up provided no evidence to to 10 minutes to be able to turn in either direction out of Pony Place onto support their comments. Nicholson Road. Between the hours of 1530- 1730 the same applies as above; the additional The SIDRA completed by problem at this time is that to be able to return into Pony Place from Transcore which forms part of Nicholson Road from the northern approach can be delayed by even greater the comprehensive Traffic time due to traffic banked back as far as 1km from the Nicholson Road and Impact Assessment that Thomas Road intersection accompanied the proposal indicates an existing queue The proposal of a service station at the corner of Thomas Road and back distance of up to 156.8m Nicholson Road will only add to the congestion and delays in traffic flow. along Nicholson Road during The need for another service station when we have 2 located less than 5 the weekday PM peak period. km in radius from the proposed location seems unnecessary. This proposal Pony Place is approximately will attract even more traffic to an intersection which is already a safety issue 400m north of the Nicholson and concern to local ratepayers. Road intersection. If the proposal is to go ahead then a new and improved traffic management system needs to be implemented to resolve current issues and mitigate The Coles Express service further ones caused by the proposal. station is located west of the Thomas Road / Kwinana Freeway interchange, over 7km from the site. The Puma on Thomas Road is approximately east 5km from the site. The perceived oversupply of a land use is not a relevant planning consideration. Service Station is a ‘D’ E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment discretionary use on the site and therefore capable of being approved on individual merit at the discretion of the decision- maker. Once again – Not opposed to the service station, but not until the The State government has intersection is upgraded. announced that works I attended a Shire meeting last year, made a submission and the ensuing associated with the Thomas vote was carried that it would not proceed until the intersection was Road / Nicholson Road upgraded. intersection upgrade will commence in 2020, creating 105 jobs. The proposed access arrangements (which are supported by both the Shire of SJ and MRWA) include a ‘phase 1’ scenario which demonstrates that the service station is entirely capable of operating in a suitable manner based on the current configuration of the intersection. This approach was supported and approved as part of the initial development application approved by the MEJDAP on 29 October 2018. E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment As this is probably the worst intersection in the Shire, to build a service The State government has station on it is the worst possible thing. FIX THE INTERSECTION FIRST announced that works associated with the Thomas Road / Nicholson Road intersection upgrade will commence in 2020, creating 105 jobs. The proposed access arrangements (which are supported by both the Shire of SJ and MRWA) include a ‘phase 1’ scenario which demonstrates that the service station is entirely capable of operating in a suitable manner based on the current configuration of the intersection. This approach was supported and approved as part of the initial development application approved by the MEJDAP on 29 October 2018. Arguments Against The supporting Traffic Impact 1. Corner too busy now before proposed development. Assessment determined there 2. Area losing its rural appeal why we settled here in the first place. will be minimal impacts on the 3. 3 x petrol stations already: operation of the Thomas Road a) Thomas Road / Freeway / Nicholson intersection as a E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment b) Nicholson Road, Harrisdale shops result of the proposal. The c) Thomas Road (other side of Tonkin Highway) ‘phase 1’ access solution is supported by both MRWA and Please – No more petrol stations!! the Shire which ensures the intersection can operate satisfactorily prior to intersection upgrades being carried out. The Shire has confirmed in its RAR from the initial development application which was approved by the MEJDAP on 29 October 2018 that the proposed land use and design configuration is consistent with rural character. The perceived oversupply of a land use is not a relevant planning consideration. Service Station is a ‘D’ discretionary use on the site and therefore capable of being approved on individual merit at the discretion of the decision- maker. We act on behalf of Humich Nominees Pty Ltd the owners of lot 196 on the south east corner of Thomas/Nicholson Road (Oakford Traders) E19/3936 Ordinary Council Meeting 20 May 2019 Attachment 10.1.1.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION Nicholson Road, Oakford (L50) 317200 / Thomas Road, Oakford 1537 (L12) 402008- Service Station - PA19/246 Officer Submitter No Submitter Comments Applicant Response Comment immediately opposite to the land the subject of the above described proposal. We write to object to the proposed development. The history of Oakford Traders is well known to the Shire. The liquor store The construction of a median and service station have been in operation since the 1970s. On 4 November strip within Thomas Road 2013, the Metro East Joint Development Assessment Panel approved a (which is very likely to occur as redevelopment of Oakford Traders which, after extensive consultation with part of confirmed intersection Main Roads, included a left in left out access and a full movement access upgrades announced by the on the Thomas Road frontage. This approval was extended in 2015 and State government to again on 9 January 2018. It is consequently current and is in course of being commence in 2020) rectifies constructed. any perceived safety issues The application we are commenting on is in respect of lots 12 and 50 which associated with the proposed is proposed to be developed for a service station.