New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OBERON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1998 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

The general aims of this plan are:

(a) to recognise and promote the Oberon local government area as a desirable and viable place to visit and in which to live and to invest, and

(b) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of natural and built resources within the Oberon local government area by protecting, enhancing or conserving:

(i) prime crop and pasture land, and

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

(iii) areas of significance for nature conservation, and

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

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

(vi) water catchment areas, and

(c) to replace planning controls, as they applied to rural land before this plan commenced, with a local environmental plan to help facilitate growth and development of the Oberon local government area in a manner which is consistent with the aims stated in paragraphs (a) and (b) and which:

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

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

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

(iv) facilitates farm adjustments, and

(d) to encourage tourism in the Oberon local government area in a manner which is consistent with the aims stated in paragraphs (a) and (b), and

(e) to encourage agriculture (including forestry) and protect the agricultural base of the Oberon local government area.