I am dismayed to hear that the NSW Independent Planning Commission has given the green light to the long contested 'Macarthur Memorial Park' at Scenic Hills.

Scenic Hills is a local landscape unparalleled in beauty. The Scenic Hills are iconic within our region, so it is no surprise that the decision to build 136,000-plot cemetery is being met with opposition.

It is unacceptable that Campbelltown City Council had their ability to block the application revoked and reallocated to the Commission in June 2018. This is particularly unconscionable considering how vocal Campbelltown Councillors were about the lack of support for the Scenic Hills development.

Instead of the Government providing adequate services, infrastructure and public transport to our region, our invaluable greenspaces are being used despite our communities strong opposition to the proposal.

I strongly believe this decision needs to be reviewed.