New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MURRUMBIDGEE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1994 - 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 Murrumbidgee area by protecting, enhancing and conserving:

(i) natural drainage lines,

(ii) prior streams,

(iii) prime crop and pasture land,

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

(v) areas of significance for nature conservation,

(vi) areas of high scenic or recreational value,

(vii) places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including aboriginal relics, and

(viii) the bed and banks of the Murrumbidgee River, and

(ix) waterways and associated wetlands for their fish and fish habitat values, and

(b) to replace the existing planning controls with a single local environmental plan to help facilitate the growth and development of the Murrumbidgee Area 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 provision of amenities and services,

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

(iv) facilitates farm adjustments,

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

(vi) provides for orderly development of tourist activities.