Sydney now at the mercy of developers, and killer heat

The decision by the new NSW Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, to ditch ministerial planning principles begs that question. The principles were directed at making Sydney more climate ready and resilient, but now developers are confidently predicting that an essential set of design and place rules to protect and expand tree canopy, improve urban and building cooling and walkability, create more green spaces and achieve net zero will be dropped or massively amended.

Anthony Roberts was returned to the NSW planning portfolio in Premier Dominic Perrottet’s first ministerial reshuffle last December.Developers, with the connivance of past governments, have made a mess of Sydney’s basic environmental sustainability. Sydney is not ready for global warming – both as an emissions contributor and having to adapt to increasing urban heat.

The sheer financial cost incurred every year imposes an unequal burden compared to the cooler eastern parts of Sydney. The second critical path is to continue the push for more green spaces and achieving the Greater Sydney target of a 40 per cent tree canopy.Dallas Kilponen

Roberts is the smarmiest, most developer friendly parliamentarian EVER! Why do we put up with the inappropriate decisions he makes? Why is he even there? How does he get away with it? Must be verging on corrupt, surely.

This article is a load of fluff Any new residence must already comply with Basix/Nathers & meet the Sepp 65 design principles that include sustainable design The Utopian principles proposed by Stokes were good in theory but would push housing affordability into oblivion

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