Letter to:
Planning Department,
City of Kingston,
1230 Nepean Highway,
Cheltenham. 3192
Dear Sir/Madam, re: Regent’s Park Netball Court.
P-896/2017
We object to the removal of 23 trees in the coastal banksia woodland to make way for these courts when an alternatives site is available.
While acknowledging that the Arrows would prefer their own netball court it is also important that councils policy of greening Kingston by increasing tree coverage from a low 14.2% to the 30% recommended for all councils in the Metropolitan area it is vital that the 23 trees are retained.
This woodland provides a valuable passive recreation area for the majority of residents who don’t participate in active sport. A 30% green canopy coverage plays a significant role in heat reduction where there are hard surfaces such as footpaths, roads and outdoor sports grounds.
It is understood that the Arrows netball club have the option of an alternative site for the court and therefore the club would also benefit from the intact banksia woodland providing shade and relief from heat for themselves and the many local passive recreational residents now and in the future.
Yours faithfully,
Mary Rimington
Secretary MBCL