Petition begun to halt La Lucia development
At the centre of the petition is a proposal from Growthpoint Properties, who own the La Lucia Mall site to develop seven floor high residential complex at the site of the free parking lot of the mall on William Campbell Drive.
A LA Lucia couple have begun a petition to stop a proposed residential development set for the area. Speaking to the Northglen News last week, Maya Zozulya and her fiance’ Desmond Olsen said the new development would have several negative impacts on the area.
At the centre of their unhappiness is a proposal from Growthpoint Properties, who own the La Lucia Mall site to develop seven floor high residential complex at the site of the free parking lot of the mall on William Campbell Drive.
While no official word was given on the value of the residential development, it is understood the building would accommodate 62 apartments with sea views.
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The Oakleigh Avenue residents, who currently have a sea-view from their property said they had several concerns about the proposed development.
“The streets are quite small in the area so I’m concerned as to how the cranes and various other construction equipment will be able to function during the construction phase. The other issue is the noise pollution of the workers at the development. I think it would also severely impact traffic on its already tiny streets,” Zozulya said.
“Over the years La Lucia has seen its fair share of burst pipes due to the overload the sewage and drainage systems which are already under pressure. What happens if this development is approved. We are going to have more people putting the system under pressure which could lead to more bursts. The residential development is also set to block the sea views of some of the long standing, existing properties which we feel we devalue properties in the area. The property developers also propose to exceed the height restrictions in the area which will compromise privacy of existing homes,” she said.
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Zozulya said the purpose of the petition was to halt the development and to plead with the eThekwini Municipality not to approve the proposed submission.
“So far we’ve received more than a 100 signatures which is great as we want to collectively show our unhappiness over the proposal.”
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