New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

COOLAMON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1995 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

The general aims of this plan are:

(a) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of natural and man-made resources within the area of the Coolamon Shire Council by protecting, enhancing or conserving:

(i) prime crop and pasture land, and

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

(iii) localities of significance for nature conservation, and

(iv) localities of high scenic or recreational value, and

(v) the environmental heritage of the Coolamon local government area, and

(b) to replace the existing planning controls with a single Local Environmental Plan to help facilitate growth and development within the area of the Coolamon Shire Council in a manner which is consistent with the aims specified in paragraph (a) and which:

(i) minimises the costs to the community of fragmented and isolated development of rural land, and

(ii) facilitates the efficient and effective provision of amenities and services, and

(iii) facilitates a range of residential and employment opportunities in accordance with demand, and

(iv) facilitates farm adjustments, and

(v) ensures that the efficiency of arterial roads is not adversely affected by development on adjacent land.