Depicted as out of touch, enabling corporate overreach at the expense of local residents
The article repeatedly criticizes national policy for enabling large developments while restricting local building, framing it as inconsistent and undemocratic. Quotes emphasize lack of proper planning and outdated guidelines.
“People can’t get planning for a two-storey around here; they are lucky to get a bungalow. Yet this is for 135m structures and for 15m substation - it doesn’t make sense, but it is possible because of national policy and because of the national strategy.”
