Note that this page is now quite out of date, with information that is now incorrect. For more recent information, go to the 2026 rezoning update. New density programs by the NSW government 2023 & 2024 By Councillor Charles Jago Contents The NSW Dept of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) has issued two major changes […]
Huge planning rules changes creating problems across Canada Bay LGA Read More »
by Councillor Charles Jago I support an increase in medium rise development across Canada Bay, provided that the infrastructure is in place to support it. For environmental, economic and social reasons, medium rise offers more benefits than high density. Medium rise will still provide enough additional density to provide a very large number of new
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by Councillor Charles Jago Conservative councillors in Canada Bay argue that we have no choice but to approve many bad development proposals. The argument that councillors need to support oversized development has constantly showed up in previous council debates on developments, leading to acceptance of many oversized developments. The argument says that rejecting the motion
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by Councillor Charles Jago 7/12/2023 I was disappointed this week that Council was unable to agree on formally requesting that Angelo Tsirekas, resign from his position as Mayor following a finding of corrupt conduct by ICAC. The Council meeting this week considered a motion proposed by Councillor Ferguson that noted that the Independent Commission Against
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By Councillor Charles Jago 4th December, 2023 The future of one of the last significant blocks of industrial land in Concord West is about to be determined, with a focus that ignores the future community needs of the area. In tomorrow’s (Tuesday 5th December) council meeting, councillors will consider a planning proposal for the development
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by Councillor Charles Jago, City of Canada Bay Council Density and infrastructure The government has set planning targets for each council in Sydney to approve new dwellings, so future population growth is locked in. However, the government has neglected the infrastructure that residents need – public transport, public schools, hospitals and more. Key examples of
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by Councillor Charles Jago, Canada Bay Council On Tuesday, 19th September 2023, I introduced a “Notice of Motion” to ban the use of gas cooking and space heating appliances in new buildings in Canada Bay, which was supported by all councillors. “Natural” gas, mostly composed of methane, is widely used in NSW for cooking, space
Creating all-electric homes and businesses in Canada Bay LGA Read More »
by Councillor Charles Jago At this week’s council meeting (20 June 2023), Council adopted an updated delivery plan, operational plan and budget, which included the rate increase (special rate variation – SRV) which was recently approved by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). This rate increase is an important issue which directly affects the
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By Councillor Charles Jago Summary: For the Bushells site on Burwood Road Concord, councillors approved a development that was roughly twice the scale of surrounding developments, and strongly opposed by the community. Their argument was that if they did not approve it, the government would approve the same or worse. But they have never been
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by Councillor Charles Jago A number of residents emailed me in my first term as a councillor with problems about trees, usually their neighbours’ trees causing them grief. Recently I found a great legal resource at legal publisher Lexology.com (originally written by Cordato Partners) which gives a really great overview of residents’ rights in regard
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