New rules leave Sydney homeowners fearing late notice on developments
and widespread backlash from councils that argued their areas were ill-suited to more intensive development.
"Under the code, anyone could come and build a two-storey semi on a block of land that is of a certain width," he said. "You would have to take someone to court to seek a remedy. It is really not fair for people to have to spend thousands of dollars in the courts." Local Government NSW president Linda Scott, who is also a City of Sydney Labor councillor, is urging Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes to review the policy.
"This is not about reducing local decision making. It is about encouraging greater housing diversity," he said. "Councils have had more than two years to tailor the code to their local areas, and while many have lived up to the task, some have not yet done so for the communities they represent." "That is a big problem when you are introducing multi-unit dwellings. Council has no say and residents are sidelined."
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