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Historian supports preserving some of the interwar period roads, but Yimby activist calls Boroondara council plan ‘tone deaf’ in a housing crisis
Boroondara council moves to order the rebuilding of ‘Shenley Croft’ as condition for any bid to develop the property
The attack on heritage is in effect the same land grab on older inner-city areas that developers ran in the late 60s and early 70s, a campaign all about developer profits and not about affordability of housing or good urban planning.
Heritage laws are important for preserving the character of Sydney’s historic suburbs. But too often, they help lock out new residents for good.
So-called NIMBYs and YIMBYs are going into battle for Sydney’s future. At issue is whether heritage protection saves much-loved suburbs or locks young people out of them.