New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INVERELL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1988 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

(1) The general aims of this plan are:

(a) to divide the Shire of Inverell into zones and to achieve in respect of land within each of those zones the aims, objectives and policies that may apply to each of those zones,

(b) to provide for the Council to make development control plans regulating the carrying out of development in any zone:

(i) by restricting the carrying out of that development to a specified area within the zone, or

(ii) by fixing standards or specifying requirements in respect of any aspect of that development,

(c) to contribute to the continued economic growth of the Shire by encouraging development which will help to increase local employment opportunities,

(d) to provide for rural and village development by ensuring that adequate provision is made to meet the needs of an expanding population,

(e) to protect areas which depend on agricultural use of the land,

(f) to protect areas which are environmentally sensitive or are of visual significance and to ensure that the rural amenity and character of the Shire are maintained,

(g) to co-ordinate the economic and equitable provision and utilisation of community facilities and infrastructure in the Shire,

(h) to provide a safe and efficient transport network connecting land use activities within and without the Shire,

(i) to establish a hierarchy of retail centres in the Shire and to promote the Inverell central business district as the commercial and retail focus of the Shire and sub-region, and

(j) to encourage the management and use of resources within the Shire by protecting, enhancing and conserving the soil, timber and other natural resources.

(2) The general objectives of this plan are:

(a) to maintain and improve the Shire’s landscape and scenic qualities, including areas of environmental, cultural or heritage value,

(b) to maintain and improve the Shire’s road network capacity and provision of infrastructure and social and community facilities,

(c) to maintain and improve the Shire’s water resources, including groundwater supplies, and

(d) to discourage development on land subject to significant environmental risks or hazards.

(3) Having regard to the general aims and objectives of this plan, the general policies of this plan are that:

(a) development shall be undertaken having regard to the need for adequate provision of infrastructure and social and community facilities,

(b) development shall be undertaken in such a way that the potential of the Shire’s better class agricultural land is preserved,

(c) inappropriate development generally, and in particular buildings, shall be discouraged on land which is or is likely to be adversely affected by significant flooding, soil erosion or bush fire hazard,

(d) development shall be undertaken having regard to the traffic volume generated in relation to the engineering standards of roads leading to urban and service centres,

(e) the carrying out of development on a main or arterial road shall not create a condition of ribbon development or adversely affect road safety,

(f) development shall be capable of adequately disposing of wastes, including on-site effluent and sediment, and adequate facilities shall exist for the supply of water for domestic and fire fighting purposes,

(g) development shall be undertaken having regard to the impact on areas of scenic and landscape importance, particularly significant skylines and those areas capable of being viewed from main or arterial roads or other public places,

(h) adequate all-weather access shall be available to service any proposed development,

(i) areas of significant mineral or extractive potential shall be protected from development which could prejudice their future extraction,

(j) all subdivisions shall be designed so that the layout of access roads and the size and configuration of allotments to be created are compatible with, and minimise adverse effects on, the physical and landscape qualities of the land, and

(k) non-residential development is to be sited to avoid or minimise conflict with the residential amenity of neighbouring lands.