Ku-ring-gai Council is worried the Minns government’s transport-oriented housing reforms will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.
A local council is threatening to take the Minns government to court over signature transport-oriented housing reforms it claims will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.
“It’s disheartening to hear that a local government area could be so unwilling doing their bit to confront the housing crisis, that they would consider legal action rather than welcome new families to their area,” he said.allow apartment blocks of up to six storeys within 400 metres of 31 stations nominated by the state government, with another six stations later added.
“Our early legal advice indicated that this will fatally weaken local controls on heritage, setbacks and urban canopy,” he said. “There are concerns with the one-size-fits-all approach, lack of planning, the need for infrastructure to come before housing, lack of genuine community consultation, traffic, heritage, urban canopy, wildlife and climate adaptation,” he said.Ngai’s mayoral minute said the council supported more housing, “but denounces the lack of planning and one-size-fits-all policies of the state government”.
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