Community groups along the NSW coast want to kill off development approvals, which allow projects approved decades ago to go ahead using outdated environmental laws.
abc.net.au/news/coastal-communities-rally-against-zombie-das-at-nsw-parliament/102762078Community groups from along the New South Wales coastline are calling for planning reforms to stop the revival of 'zombie development applications'.The group wants a moratorium on old "zombie development applications"The term 'zombie DAs' refers to development approvals which can be decades old and feature planning rules far less rigorous than modern day legislation.
South West Rocks representative Larah Kennedy said the coastal communities had come together "to try and change the legislation and fight these developments"."They are outdated developments that have no social licence, ignore current science, and endanger wildlife by clearing coastal habitat.Ms Kennedy said her local group attracted 1,200 petition signatures opposing zombie DAs, after theSouth West Rocks is a popular coastal village.
Bega Valley resident, 19-year-old Jacob Shields, represented youth-founded organisation Crunch Time Australia.
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