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CMV: I believe that local councils shouldn't have the power to approve or decline the construction of major projects, as it always leads to NIMBYism

I believe that local councils should never have the right to decide on whether or not they will permit the construction of projects which affect an area far bigger than their own district.

For example, if an airport wants to add another runway they shouldn't have to ask the permission of the local citizens. Rather the city government as a whole must vote on the issue. If the issue is even bigger and affects the whole country (e.g. a huge nuclear reactor), then the country's government should vote on it, leaving zero power to the locals.

The reasoning is that people are extremely selfish and will always rejects proposals that lower the local property values, leading to years of legal battles and multi-million losses over uncompleted projects, also known as NIMBYism.
gpt
There are a few problems with this view. First of all, how do you define what affects an area bigger than the district? An airport is one thing, but what about the development of a mall? Or building a giant Tesco in a greenfield outside of a village? At what point do you say the impact of a development is bigger than what a council can decide? The developers will have a massive incentive to overstate the economic impact of their development in order to get outside of the local jurisdiction. 

Second, the people who will be most affected by a development need to be considered. If Heathrow builds its third runway, there are plenty of people who will now live under an active flight path, the noise of which will drastically reduce their quality of life and the resell value of their homes. Why shouldn't they have a say in this, if only to ensure that they have the power to ensure that they are properly compensated for the losses associated with a development. 

Balancing the local vs larger needs of a community is very difficult. But removing local planning authority is a very bad way of dealing with it. Your idea won't strike a balance between local and non-local needs, it will completely remove locals from the debate and subject them to the whims of a community who will not experience the negative externalities of the development.