Urban consolidation can cause large hostility from the locals in the area being consolidated. At the moment Kuringai in Sydneys North Shore is being heavily consolidated by Meriton apartments. Places that used to be suburban houses have turned into huge apartment complexes to the anger of locals. The locals in the area have even started their own protest group "Not So High In Kuringai". They are against the proposed 10,000 dwellings to be built by 2031 and want to stop the developments at 6000. They have staged rallies and have sent a list of demands to their local MP. They continued protesting for several years but the planned developments are still going ahead.
Other planned consolidation developments in Warriwood valley have been opposed by both the residents and the council. Though the developments have been approved by the State government and highly recommended by the Planning and Development Comission the locals don't want their area to become medium or high density. Warriwood Valley has already experienced large housing developments but several 4 storey apartmant blocks have been approved. Warriwood Valley was mostly swamp 15 years ago but has changed from a semi-rural area into an area containing the housing development. Locals ans the council are holding several meetings on the matter and it is believed that the development may be stopped now that the Coalition is in power.
The effectiveness of urban consolidation in Kuringai is succeeding in its goal of housing more people in that area and the apartments are being filled with people almost as soon as they are built. Though the locals are greatly against these highdensity areas the consolidation of the area is working. Warriwood is may not have it's flats but the housing development have greatly increased the population of the area though this could be called sprawl. It becomes a balance between the locals wants and the citieis neeeds for more homes.
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