Significant housing development planned for the Wollondilly Shire is prompting fears the semi-rural region on the outskirts of southern Sydney will turn into wall-to-wall housing.
The NSW Government has earmarked suburbs in the Wollondilly Shire for significant developmentThe Government says there's been extensive community consultation about its plans
In Appin, for example, 18,000 new homes would be built, meaning its population of 2,600 could grow to 54,000. "You think you are mad not taking it, but then you take a look and analyse [the offer] and think, is that what life is all about?" he said. A spokesperson for NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts said the Government had initiated extensive community consultation about its plans for the area.
"This compares with Mosman, which has a housing density of 1,708 dwellings per square kilometre," they said.
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