Too much consultation may not have helped NSW housing crisis
A draft proposal in New South Wales aims to streamline development processes to address the housing crisis. The plan suggests reducing consultation requirements and consolidating various council participation plans into a single statewide policy. Critics argue that these changes may undermine community input and trust in decision-making.
- ▪The draft Community Participation Plan proposes to unify 120 different council participation plans into one statewide policy.
- ▪Direct neighbors of low- and medium-density apartments would receive only seven days' notice before construction begins.
- ▪Public exhibition and notifications would not be required for 16 types of residential development applications if they comply with planning policies.
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