The number of spaces for children has been cut and changes made to the building and landscaping for a proposed child care centre in Orange.
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An amended development application for the property at 4 Kearneys Drive is currently on public exhibition at Orange City Council.
The revised DA aims to answer concerns from council over a DA lodged late last year.
They included stating the planned centre was too big and out of character for the area plus concerns about car parking, noise levels and removing a magnolia tree.
The changes in the amended DA include reducing the number of children from 61 to 52, reducing the size of the building, increasing the size of the landscape strip across the front of the property, changing the car parking arrangements for 13 spots onsite, relocating the tree and reducing the size of fences to better fit the area.
An attached report on noise from the outdoor play areas argues the likely levels would comply with planning regulations.
"Operational noise from the outdoor play areas of the proposed redesigned childcare centre was predicted to exceed the applicable noise criteria at the nearest affected [properties], while noise from car park activities was predicted to comply.
"Therefore, noise mitigation measures were recommended including in-principle noise management measures to reduce noise from the outdoor play area to acceptable levels at the impacted [property]."
The DA is on exhibition until Friday April 23.
MORE CHILDREN
Meanwhile an un-related DA seeking to increase the number of children at an existing child care centre in Orange has also been lodged with council.
Seymour Street Early Learning in Seymour Street is seeking to increase its maximum limit from 90 to 99 children.
The DA, also on exhibition until April 23, is seeking the increase without any changes to the building.
"There is no proposal to change any other operational aspect of the childcare centre. There are no building works proposed," the DA states.
It said under planning rules 25 on-site car spaces would be needed but the centre, which has only eight spaces, had been operating for 30 years with "adequate drop-off point arrangements" and also provided a free bus service.
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