New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SHOALHAVEN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1985 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

(1) The aims of this plan are:

(a) to provide guidelines in accordance with the objects of the Act for orderly and timely development and management of land use in the City,

(b) to enhance individual and community well-being and welfare by following a path of economic development that does not impair the welfare of future generations, and

(c) to work towards an ecologically sustainable future through the proper management, development, protection, restoration, enhancement and conservation of the environment of the City.

(2) The objectives of this plan are:

(a) to provide for a variety of residential life styles,

(b) to ensure space is provided for community services and facilities as well as recreational activities,

(c) to enable a variety of commercial uses while consolidating existing commercial centres,

(d) to enable accommodation of industrial uses,

(e) to ensure that the council gives due regard to the effect of natural hazards upon development,

(f) to ensure that development and expansion of coastal villages are sympathetic to the coastal environment,

(g) to maintain the agricultural use of prime crop and pasture land by minimising development which has an adverse and irreversible impact on the land’s agricultural potential,

(h) to protect heritage items,

(i) to provide a safe and efficient transport network connecting land use activities inside and outside the City,

(j) to encourage the provision of adequate community facilities and services,

(k) to ensure the social amenity and well-being of the City,

(l) to provide the most appropriate public utility services in the most effective manner,

(m) to encourage appropriate forms of tourism which are sensitive to and compatible with the natural and cultural environments of the City,

(n) to maintain the rural character of non-urban areas,

(o) to ensure the protection of important natural and cultural environments,

(p) to protect and enhance scenic and landscape qualities,

(q) to ensure that the potential for winning extractive and mineral resources, where appropriate, is not compromised by other forms of development,

(r) to ensure that development achieves the water quality or river flow objectives of ground water, rivers, estuaries, wetlands and other water bodies,

(s) to avoid, mitigate or remedy the adverse effects of development on the environment,

(t) to minimise energy consumption and promote energy efficient design and appliance use,

(u) to minimise potable water consumption and promote wastewater reuse as well as water saving designs and fittings,

(v) to minimise waste generation and promote recycling and reuse of materials, and

(w) to minimise the clearing of native vegetation especially those local species which are poorly represented in conservation reserves.

(3) The strategies by which the aims referred to in subclause (1) and the objectives referred to in subclause (2) are to be achieved are by:

(a) identifying land use zones on the map, objectives for each zone, the type of land uses appropriate for each zone and whether consent of the Council for appropriate land uses is required (Part 2),

(b) establishing conditions under which subdivision, dwelling-houses and other types of development may be carried out in specific zones (Part 3, Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4),

(c) specifying environmental outcomes for certain types of land or within certain zones (Part 3, Divisions 5 and 6),

(d) specifying controls on development within certain areas (Part 3, Divisions 7, 8 and 9), and

(e) providing schedules containing specific references to uses or land referred to in this plan (Schedules 1-7 and 9-11).