behaviour perfectly reiterates my point.
His words confirm, in no uncertain terms, that his opposition to a (compliant) subdivision application had nothing to do with that particular application.
The opposition stems from his distate that we would use legal avenues to examine a decision relating to a different site/application. We have very good reason for testing that former VCAT outcome.
Yet that is enough for the Deputy Mayor to try and stop anything else that we might put forward – to "halt housing development" – purely to score political points.
To quote this elected Councillor: "rack off out of our city. We don't need or want your housing". I think the Victorian Government begs to differ.
The planning system should consider applications on their individual merits. It should not allow politics to prevent progress based on personal dislike or across independent applications.
🤔 This is the fundamental problem with a planning system which shields Councils and Councillors from the consequences of poor decisions. Maybe this needs to change?
P.S. I hadn't planned on explaining the reasoning for appealing the school site decision, but it's clearly piqued some curiosity. If there is enough interest from my followers I will delve into the background.