By Nicole HashamNov. 3, 2014, 1:49 a.m.

A court has rejected the home-building plans of a north shore property owner due to controversial new bushfire laws that allow unfettered tree clearing around properties, in a ruling that has ramifications for development throughout NSW.

A court has rejected the home-building plans of a north shore land owner due to controversial new bushfire laws that allow unfettered tree clearing around properties, in a ruling that has ramifications for development throughout NSW.

Critics say the laws, introduced in August after the Blue Mountains bushfires destroyed more than 200 properties last year, are ill-considered and are being used to clear land for development or improve views. The government says the rules help protect homes.

The so called "10/50" measures,which are under review, allow home owners near some bushfire-prone areas to clear without approval trees within 10 metres or shrubs within 50 metres of a home.

The NSW Land and Environment Court hasrejected a proposal for a two-storey home on a bushy block at Beecroft because the laws would allow the owner to uproot more than half a critically endangered blue gum forest nearby.

Parts of the site had already been cleared and a driveway built.Hornsby Council had previously knocked back the proposal, arguing the forest should be protected.

Last week, Gosford City Council rejected plans to subdivide about five hectares of land at Avoca Beach for residential development because important ridge-top vegetation could be ripped up under the new laws. It said while the proposal had merit, the 10/50 policy had created "uncertainty" and would overrule conditions imposed by the council.

Tweed Shire Council has also warned the laws may limit development that might otherwise be approved.

It blamed the state government policy for an incident at Fingal Head in August when a landowner cleared a swathof rare littoral rainforest. The move, although lawful, was reportedly decried as a "massacre" by outraged neighbours.

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Michigan is clearing land in Detroit ahead of the construction of a commuter bridge to Canada.

Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday that three blighted and abandoned publicly owned structures on South Post Street, South Crawford Street and Reid Street in Southwest Detroit are being cleared this week.

Other demolition will occur over the next several months to allow for construction of the New International Trade Crossing over the Detroit River between the city and Windsor, Ontario.

Snyder and Canada's minister of transport appointed representatives to the International Authority in July to oversee bridge construction.

Canada is paying most of the $2 billion project's cost and plans to recoup the money through tolls. Officials have said they hope to open the bridge in 2020.

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DETROIT, MI -- Crews began clearing land to make way for a new bridge to Canada on Wednesday, according to the governor's office.

Officials hope to see the New International Trade Crossing from Detroit to Windsor built by 2020, and the demolition of three abandoned structures on South Post Street, South Crawford Street and Reid Street in southwest Detroit are planned this week in a step toward construction that the governor said "underscores the ongoing progress being made on this vital project."

Canada plans to cover most of the cost of building the $2.1 billion bridge. Toll money from the U.S. side would then go toward repayment.

"The NITC will energize the turnaround of Detroit and our entire state," Snyder said in a statement.

"It means jobs for families, modern infrastructure that attracts investment, and greater security for Michigan and America. The clearing of land is the latest phase of this exciting project, which is right on track and moving forward."

More demolition is expected in the coming months.

The project has been in the works for years, overcoming political hurdles and opposition from the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.

But U.S. State Department approval of was granted last year and the final Coast Guard permit came this year, followed by establishment of international committees to oversee the development.

A remaining obstacle is federal funding for a $250 million customs plaza on the U.S. side.

Snyder has called the lack of action on the funding from Washington "offensive" to Canada.

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A federal electric power agency plans to start clearing vegetation and re-grading an old maintenance road next to Tumamoc Hill as early as Monday, despite objection from Pima County officials.

County taxpayers bought part of the land in 2009 for conservation, largely because Tumamoc is the longtime site of environmental research and was considered an endangered historic place.

The new conflict between the county and the Western Area Power Administration stems from a one-mile stretch of road that cuts through the county-owned land west of Tumamoc Hill, just west of downtown Tucson.

The dirt road was originally cleared in 1950 for construction of a power line, but trees and other foliage have reclaimed the path.

We believe reconstruction of the access road at this time is unnecessary and will certainly be destructive of natural, cultural and historic resources on Tumamoc Hill, County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry wrote in a memo late Friday.

County documents suggest the right of way for the power agency was set more than 60 years ago.

The improvements near Tumamoc Hill are part of a larger project to replace 149 sets of power poles along an 80-mile transmission line that runs from Tucson to Cochise. Passable access roads are the first step before any maintenance on the poles begins.

But the county argues that another pending, larger power project called the Southline Transmission line, if approved, could render the Tumamoc road irrelevant.

Its a lot of work and theres not a guarantee if they abandon the line that they would restore the area, said Linda Mayro, director of the Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation.

Tumamoc, a popular hiking spot, is intended to be a wild place almost in the center of downtown, Mayro said. Wed like to see it continue.

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