New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NARRABRI LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NO 5 (TOWNSHIP OF BOGGABRI) - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Aims, objectives etc

(Clause 2)

1

The aims, objectives, policies and strategies of this plan are, with respect to the land to which this plan applies, the following:

(a) generally:

(i) to provide a high quality living environment for the residents of Boggabri, reflecting the needs and aspirations of present and future residents and the physical capacity of the land,

(ii) to plan for realistic future growth of Boggabri in the provision of zoned land areas,

(iii) to protect the town of Boggabri through appropriate development control provisions in respect of flood-prone lands, thereby reducing the risk of life and damage to property as a result of flooding,

(iv) to maintain Boggabri’s role as a service centre to surrounding rural areas and as a supplier of the needs of its townspeople,

(v) to guide the Council in land use decisions,

(vi) to provide a clear indication to property owners and developers on the future pattern of land use,

(vii) to give the Council the statutory power to control land use, and

(viii) to facilitate the application of appropriate development controls to encourage and enable orderly and attractive urban development, control plans and relevant codes,

(b) specifically:

(i) to ensure that natural constraints to development are recognised and to minimise incompatible development,

(ii) to exploit any features of the natural environment that are conducive to particular forms of land use, such as highly productive soils being appropriate for agricultural use, undulating land offering potential for residential use in an attractive setting, stable soils being suitable for construction, elevated land offering possibilities for reducing flood danger, and for other purposes,

(iii) to encourage aesthetically pleasing development that harmonises with the natural and neighbouring man-made environments, incorporating diversity in style and designed at an appropriate human scale,

(iv) to conserve cultural, historical, archaeological and scenic features of the Boggabri environment for continued enjoyment of residents and visitors to Boggabri,

(v) to provide the opportunity for accommodating a range of recreation activities appropriate to the scale of the community and the needs of differing community groups,

(vi) to ensure the provision of adequate open space within the town of Boggabri as a contrast to the built environment, and as a recreational facility,

(vii) to provide areas of land for residential, commercial, industrial and other land uses, so as to meet anticipated demands based on predicted population and economic growth of the town of Boggabri,

(viii) to recognise realistic economic constraints in terms of land budgets, development standards and phasing,

(ix) to design for the economic phasing of new areas with respect to existing utilities and services and constructed roads,

(x) to ensure good access from all areas, in particular residential areas, to all necessary facilities and resources within the town and its surrounding area,

(xi) to provide for efficient, safe and appropriately routed traffic flows through the town of Boggabri,

(xii) to reduce the severity of flooding in Boggabri through reduction of obstruction to floodways, and appropriate low intensity land use zoning in flood prone areas,

(xiii) to allow the expansion of existing community facilities, in particular health and education facilities, and the establishment of new facilities to answer changing community needs within the provisions of this plan,

(xiv) to cater particularly, in terms of existence and location of facilities and transport links to them, for groups within the community with special needs.

2

The zoning of land which the plan effects is designed to serve the following purposes:

(a) firstly, it is intended to relate to existing uses, whereby in all but the most severely affected flood-liable areas of the town of Boggabri existing uses can be maintained under the provisions of the proposed zones,

(b) secondly, it is intended to provide long-term guidance and opportunity for change to achieve an improved pattern of land use in the town of Boggabri and to provide the zonings required for town growth because Boggabri has outgrown the stage where the limited guidance and control provided by the former Village Zoning was sufficient and the more specific zonings effected by this plan provide the structure which is necessary.