Helen Persson is devastated after a developer outlined plans to build a two-storey house next door to her beloved single-level Hunters Hill home of 56 years that will almost completely block out her sunlight.
Under state government fast-track legislation for complying development, which doesn’t specifically guarantee neighbour’s access to natural light, the 83-year-old said she wasn’t even given a decent chance to object.
“It’s terrible,” she said. “It’s going to be so dark and cold in my house all the time. I’m not going to live much longer, maybe only another five years, so it’s going to be very hard here.