Local Control Over Development

The Greens opposed the new laws which allow the state government to override local council involvement in planning decisions about their community. Unfortunately, these laws were passed through NSW Parliament(with the assistance of the Shooters Party votes and Fred Nile).

With property developers donating so much money to the old parties we cannot be confident that state government decisions about local developments will not continue to be tainted by money politics.

The developers lobby are loudly applauding the government’s new powers to intervene in local planning decisions because they think it will mean they can get their developments through more easily without having to worry about local community opposition.

What you can do to help the campaign for community control over development:

Write to the Leader of the Opposition asking the Opposition to promise to reverse the government's amendmnets to the environmental planning and assessment Act.

Write to or ring or visit your local Member of Parliament to express your opposition to the government overriding local community decision making.