The Battle For 27 New Town Houses Was.... And In Futre Will Be....

So, as we see 27 new town houses being built and coming to  near completion in the corner of Hythe Street, Carlisle Avenue and Methven Streets sold for over $360-400k, there was previous speculation that the investment property owners were looking at seeking Council approval  for 4-5 storey units (which supports and is reflected in the 'Blacktown Local Environmental Plan:BLEP).

Before I had recently move into this area of Mount Druitt (from another area), the local residents banded together against this proposal as it didn't fit into this area of Mount Druitt and it was  probably too quick, too soon. It may have made this area of Mount Druitt look overcrowded.

Personally, even though that although Council knocked back this proposal now, because of BLEP, proposals like this will be approve in the future. The difference of  providing 2 storey town houses to 3-5 level units  could've have mean that we now accommodate for a less population of between 400-500 people. That means people that could have lived here will have to find somewhere else to live. Whilst we applaud the current  increase in population, we are not assisting the country to allow people to enter or vast land and major population hubs. Population increases result in economic and social benefits, as we grow as an expanding community!

Mount Druitt Total Population 2001- 2011

 Here are Population statistics of Mount Druitt suburbs, so you can see the increase of population:

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What seems to be amazing to myself is that the population of overall Mount Druitt  has increased dramatically  since 2006 to
 2011. An average increase of under 1270 each year, 106 per month  and under 4 per day. A minority of the suburbs have been decreasing slightly, which shows a similar trend with some older suburbs.

I have omitted 'Dean Park' from this list as I do not consider Dean Park as part of Mount Druitt - let me know what you think?