New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SYDNEY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NO 24--HOMEBUSH BAY AREA - REG 22

22 Development in environmental conservation areas

(1) This clause applies to land within an environmental conservation area.

(2) The consent authority must not consent to the carrying out of development in an environmental conservation area if, in the opinion of the consent authority, that development would reduce significantly the ecological value of that environmental conservation area.

(3) A person must not fill, clear, drain or dredge any land to which this clause applies, construct a levee on any such land, or remove or destroy vegetation on any such land, except with the consent of the consent authority.

(5) Before granting consent to the carrying out of development on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority:

(a) must ensure that the development proposal has been dealt with in accordance with section 79A of the Act as advertised development, and

(b) may refuse to grant the application unless, in the opinion of the consent authority, the issues listed in Schedule 7 of relevance to the proposed development have been adequately addressed, and

(c) must take into account:

(i) the recommendations of the Millennium Parklands Concept Plan prepared by Hassell Pty Ltd and dated December 1997, a copy of which is available for inspection at the head office, and the Sydney Region West office, of the Department, and

(ii) the development consent (reference number S/38/3/98) granted by the Minister in relation to the development of the Millennium Parklands, and

(d) must consider whether the development is consistent with:

(i) the SOPA Frog Management Plan, and

(ii) any relevant master plan, and

(iii) to the extent to which it applies to land within Sydney Olympic Park, any plan of management adopted by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority in accordance with the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001 .