How Block H was let to escalate.

How they let it escalate

The record residents should be furious about

1. 1.

   Original controls were not 50 storeys.

   Block H was zoned for 16 and 25 storeys — not two 50-storey towers.

   Question: Who allowed the scale to keep escalating?

2. 2.

   Residents objected years ago.

   In the 2020 Council exhibition (19 Oct–16 Nov 2020), 763 submissions were received — 491 opposed.

   Question: Why are residents being forced to fight this again?

3. 3.

   A refusal motion did not carry.

   In Sept 2022 a Prociv/Darley refusal motion lapsed. The carried Noack/Siviero motion instead sought further information toward possibly exhibiting a revised scheme.

   Question: Why did Council fail to draw the hard line residents needed?

4. 4.

   Noack / Siviero motion carried.

   A Noack / Siviero motion carried 10–4 — not a refusal and not an objection. It sought further information (Sept 2022) and later attached process/VPA conditions (Dec 2023).

   Question: Did that motion stop the uplift — or leave the door open?

5. 5.

   Stronger objection lost.

   In Dec 2023 a Darley/Prociv amendment to forward a stronger Council objection was voted down 4–10.

   Question: Who actually fought harder for Wentworth Point?

6. 6.

   State pathway takes over.

   The project moved into the HDA / SSD pathway.

   Question: Why should Wentworth Point lose local control over one of its biggest remaining sites?