New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SYDNEY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NO 28--PARRAMATTA - REG 39

39 Planning aims for the Westmead Precinct

(1) The planning aims for the Westmead Precinct are as follows:

(a) to encourage a vibrant Precinct with a distinct health and teaching identity,

(b) to improve direct and efficient access to and through the Precinct from other parts of the Greater Metropolitan Region, and to improve linkage of Westmead Hospital to the public transport network,

(c) to provide opportunities for a range of housing types,

(d) to develop a mixed use centre of retail, residential, commercial and community services at the transport node serving the Precinct,

(e) to facilitate physical and business research links to other Precincts, especially the City Centre, Rydalmere and Camellia Precincts,

(f) to achieve environmental management best practice that protects and promotes the natural assets of the Westmead Precinct,

(g) to improve the environmental performance of development in a way that minimises energy and resource use and noise, odour, dust, water, soil, air quality and contamination impact,

(h) to protect and enhance local and regional biodiversity, maximising the extent and integrity of aquatic and natural land areas, in particular, the Parramatta River and Toongabbie Creek corridors.

(2) These aims must be considered by the consent authority in assessing development applications and should be considered when a council prepares a local environmental plan for land within the Westmead Precinct.