Nimbys, carparks and the status quo under threat as govt tells big cities: grow up and out

Nimbys, carparks and the status quo under threat as govt tells big cities: grow up and out
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Local councils face a huge shift in how they plan the growth of cities, with the government issuing draft national directives that would require councils to focus on the positive and future impacts of new developments rather than their current tendency to favour the status quo. "Current planning reflects a bias towards the status quo and away from change," the draft national policy statement on urban development says. "Some planning decisions on urban development appear to consider only the...

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