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JULY 26 2013 ISSUE 1113
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THE HEARTBEAT OF PENRITH
WORK BEGINS Construction has offic ially begun on the Werrington Park Corporate Centre after the major project was given the green light by Penrith Council last week. The $29.5 million project, located on the Werrington South campus of the University of Western Sydney, will be an employment hub and catalyst for further development of the University’s underutilised lands and has a completion date of mid-2015.
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Cranebrook residents are concerned over a plan to build multiple dwellings at 46 Ironbark Drive. Inset: The damaged house before it was recently bulldozed.
Double trouble
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Concern over plan to “split” troublesome property
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CASSANDRA O'CONNOR
omestic disputes, threats and poor maintenance were just some of the complaints about the tenants living in social housing at 46 Ironbark Drive, Cranebrook. Now, residents in the area are even more concerned about what might unfold if the owners of the property are allowed to have not one but two dwellings built on the site. The property is owned by the Land and Housing Corporation. “There were three-day parties, rubbish left in the front yard, threats and anti-social behaviour,”
said concerned neighbour, Rod Burndred. “The small group of residents in this area are very concerned about the management of the property. “There was once a beautiful three bedroom cottage on the block but it burned down two weeks after the house was vacated.” Fellow resident, Adam Uszynski, said that the problem with anti-social tenants would likely worsen if the block was allowed to have a dual occupancy. “Many of us have lived in the area for a long time, we are all older residents,” he said. “For the last 10 to 12 years we have seen parties, and young people there causing trouble.”
The Land and Housing Corporation does not need Penrith City Council approval for the development, however, still elected to obtain development consent from Council. Councillors were to vote on the application on Monday night, but after hearing the pleas of neighbours, have postponed a decision. “Th is is terrible that you have all had to put up with such conditions over the past 12 years,” Cr Jim Aitken said. A spokesperson for Housing NSW said that it takes antisocial behaviour extremely seriously and has been working hard to reduce such behaviour, both directly and by attempting to address the underlying problems.
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