@jirskyr said in [Revealed: Secret bid to buy battling Tigers](/post/1350460) said:
Whether or not the applications were pushing the boundary of what's acceptable from a Town Planning capacity, I cannot say - I haven't the expertise. **It would be false for most folks to claim they have expertise about what's best for town planning, or what is appropriate for an area.**
The people who live in the area do.
No they don't, they don't by definition have expertise or know what's appropriate. All they have is self-interest and personal preference. Accredited and experienced developers and planners have the expertise. Residents are only interested in what benefits or suits them personally. And I think that's natural, I won't criticise residents for having and wanting a voice. But you don't put together committees of residents to approve development applications, because if you did hardly anything would ever get built anywhere.
Look at Haberfield for example - do you think half those residents wanted the WestConnex to tear through, acquire properties, chop Ramsay Rd in half an introduce two huge tunnels next to Henley Marine Drive? Surely not, but Haberfield has had to shoulder some of the burden on behalf of Sydney as a whole.
The people who live in the area would disagree with you.