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June 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge says the state government plans to introduce the most pro-developer and anti-community laws in the country.
NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has flagged a revolutionary overhaul of the 33-year-old planning act within weeks.
He told Fairfax it would end uncertainty faced by developers who buy land not knowing if their plans will be approved when they submit development applications.
The planning laws will also end the practice where complaints from individual residents can block or modify proposed new developments.
Mr Shoebridge said the overhaul would give developers a “free hand”.
“If made law, these changes will deliver Sydney and NSW directly into the hands of the development industry,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mr Shoebridge flagged a return to the “bad old days of the 1960s and 70s”.
“A lot of what was precious in this state was bulldozed for ugly and inappropriate development,” he said.
Mr Shoebridge said it was shocking to think that people could be seriously affected by a major development without the right to comment on the proposal.
“Anyone with any experience in planning knows that communities only seriously engage with development once a specific proposal is on the books,” he said.
“No amount of wishful thinking will change this.”
Nature Conservation Council of NSW CEO Pepe Clarke said the government was reneging on a promise to hand back planning powers to communities.
“This proposal is contrary to the government’s promise to restore community involvement in planning decisions, and will be deeply unpopular with local communities,” he said in a statement.
Mr Clarke said communities would no longer be able to object to development applications after consultations.
“How can people know years in advance exactly what will be affected by a particular development and how it might affect the environment or their local area?” he said.
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