New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

COOMA-MONARO LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1993--(URBAN) - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

The aims of this plan are:

(a) to update and simplify planning policies and controls applying to the Cooma urban area and adjoining land,

(b) to extend the boundaries of the urban area to include land suitable for low density semi-urban development and other urban support development,

(c) to provide opportunities for and to encourage development which will support the town’s economic and tourism base,

(d) to encourage the carrying out of development in a manner that minimises conflict between the owners and occupiers of adjoining properties, minimises the risks from natural hazards and minimises the cost to ratepayers of providing services in response to development,

(e) to maintain and enhance the existing character and environment of the town and its setting,

(f) to conserve the environmental heritage of the area of Cooma, and

(g) to ensure that new development is undertaken in a manner that is sympathetic to and does not detract from the heritage significance of heritage items and their settings, as well as streetscapes and landscapes of the Cooma-Monaro area and the distinctive character that they impart to the Cooma-Monaro area.