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‘We can’t take any more units’

A PLAN to bring thousands of new homes and more than 140,000 residents to Canterbury Bankstown has been slammed by a former deputy mayor.

Connective City 2036 shows how land uses and infrastructure will be integrated and coordinated across the City, while identifying centres and precincts, employment lands and collaboration areas, and also existing and future key public transport initiatives, health and education infrastructure, to guide its evolution over the next 20 years.
However, former Canterbury deputy mayor Barbara Coorey says the area has already been ravaged by overdevelopment and there is no infrastructure to support what has already been built now and the council has to literally retrofit.
“We simply cannot take any more units in the old Local Government area of Canterbury,” Ms Coorey said.
She said to talk about allowing thousands of units in sleepy little low rise suburbs, like Canterbury and Campsie, is “simply outrageous and will ruin our area forever.”
The Mayor says the plan will help protect and enhance attractive, low-density suburban areas; offer more housing choice close to public transport; and encourage vibrant centres across our City. It also aims to locate 80 per cent of new housing within walking distance of transport hubs and/or existing centres, and ensure new housing in suburban areas is consistent with the existing local character.
“Another priority of this plan is to provide housing choices that suit each stage of life and provide affordable housing to low and moderate income households.”
Residents are invited to have their say about the plan which can be viewed at cb.city/connectivecity2036 or at numerous locations around the city until November 15.