New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

HAWKESBURY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1989 - REG 43

43 Rural tourist facilities and educational establishments

(1) This clause applies to development for the purposes of:

(a) educational establishments on land in the Environmental Protection-Agriculture Protection (Scenic) zone, and

(b) rural tourist facilities.

(2) The Council may consent to development to which this clause applies only if the Council is satisfied that:

(a) the proposed development will have no significant adverse effect on the present and potential agricultural use of the land and of the lands in the vicinity, and

(b) the proposed development will be compatible with the rural environment and of minimal environmental impact, and

(c) adequate separation distances will be incorporated to minimise the potential for land use conflict between the proposed development and existing or potentially conflicting land uses, such as intensive agriculture on adjoining land, and

(d) the proposal incorporates adequate landscaping and screen planting for visual amenity as viewed from a public road or dwelling-house on other land in the locality, and

(e) all proposed buildings and other uses are clustered so as to reduce impact on the rural amenity, and

(f) there will be no significant adverse visual impact of the proposed development on the scenic quality of the area.