Opposition is mounting to the New South Wales government鈥檚 proposal to demolish and redevelop Sydney鈥檚 historic Fish Market at Blackwattle Bay.
罢丑别听鈥溌爌lan includes the construction of 16 new towers up to 45-storeys high, as well as a shopping and business district.
The聽 government has designated the Sydney Fish Market as a , which mean it can fast track developments it deems are聽sites of significance.
The聽rezoning means it can relax the application of and override local council planning processes. It is also designed to undermine any push back from聽residents.
Other controversial include the Sydney Football Stadium, the Pemulwuy Project (a redevelopment of Aboriginal housing known as 鈥渢he Block鈥 in Redfern), the Habourside and Eastlakes Shopping Centres, Cockle Bay,聽Coffs Harbour Bypass and WestConnex.
Glebe resident Emily Bullock, who is campaigning against the redevelopment, told 91自拍论坛 that the government is not consulting. 鈥淚t claims to be consulting by asking people to place submissions into Infrastructure NSW by August 20. But they started moving on the over-development ... over one year ago.鈥
Bullock said the plan is 鈥渙nly proposing 30 hectares of green space for at least 1500 flats聽and within the 30 hectares they include footpaths, roadways, not actually greenery.
鈥淭his 鈥榞reen space鈥 is totally shaded under Anzac Bridge, and we have heard there is a skateboard park idea for it.
鈥淭he 45 storey apartment blocks will be 鈥 higher than the top of the Anzac Bridge. They [NSW government] have stated there will be 5% affordable housing out of the entire complex. We know the apartments in that category will be the unsaleable ones, with the view of motorway pillars.
鈥淭he Sydney skyline is already so dominated by high-rise, private buildings. The [Crown] casino at Barangaroo is 80 stories high, casting a shadow over the city and flashing reflected light on the harbour and Glebe and Pyrmont residents.鈥
Bullock urged community members to lodge聽a in opposition to the proposal before August 20.
More than聽800 locals have made a submission to the initial proposal, including community groups such as聽the Glebe Society and Hands Off Glebe.