New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

JUNEE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1992 - 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 Shire of Junee by protecting, enhancing or conserving:

(i) prime crop and pasture land,

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

(iii) areas of significance for nature conservation,

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

(v) places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places, and

(b) to replace the existing planning controls applying to the land to which this plan applies with a single local environmental plan to help facilitate growth and development of the Shire of Junee in a manner which is consistent with the aims specified in paragraph (a) and which:

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

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

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

(iv) facilitates farm adjustments, and

(v) ensures that the efficiency of arterial roads is not adversely affected by development or subdivision on adjacent land, and

(c) to provide other means by which existing and future rural land holders can obtain economic benefit in return for their commitment to farming the land and conserving or replenishing natural resources, and

(d) to allow greater opportunity for public involvement and participation in the environmental planning and assessment process, and

(e) to reduce the incidence of damage to areas subject to flooding, fire hazard and land degradation by controlling or restricting development, and

(f) to accommodate the location and operation of the Junee Correctional Centre and other large capital works or commercial endeavours.