New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ARMIDALE DUMARESQ LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2008 - REG 2

2 Aims of Plan

The aims of this Plan are:

(a) to provide a single local environmental plan for Armidale Dumaresq, and

(b) to facilitate stimulation of demand for a range of residential, enterprise and employment opportunities, and

(c) to ensure that development is sensitive to both the economic and social needs of the community, and

(d) to provide a choice of living opportunities and types of settlements, and

(e) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of resources in Armidale Dumaresq by protecting, enhancing and conserving:

(i) land of significance to agricultural production, and

(ii) timber, minerals, soils, water and other natural resources, and

(iii) areas of high scenic or recreational value, and

(iv) native plants and animals, and

(v) places and buildings of heritage significance, and

(f) to ensure that development has regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development.