General
Pressure builds over Western Sydney rezoning that saw land value plummet to $1
The NSW government is facing increasing pressure from within its own ranks to fairly compensate Western Sydney residents impacted by infrastructure projects, including the under-construction international airport.
Key points:
- Liberal MP Tanya Davies called the planning decisions “un-Australian”
- Hundreds of people’s homes in the area have been placed in designated “environment and recreation” zones
- One landowner claimed rezoning meant the value of his property was just $1
In the same week as two Liberal MPs were highly critical of their own government for treating some residents unfairly, Labor and the Greens have joined to launch a parliamentary inquiry into land acquisition.
The issue of rezoning and forced acquisitions around the so-called…
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