New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe general aims of this plan are:
(a) to encourage the proper management, development and sustainable conservation of natural and man-made resources within the Shire of Wentworth by protecting, enhancing or conserving:(i) prime agricultural lands,(ii) timber, minerals, soil, water and other natural resources,(iii) places of significance for nature conservation,(iv) places of high scenic or recreational value,(v) places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including aboriginal relics and places, and(vi) the bed and banks of the Murray and Darling Rivers and of the Great Anabranch, and
(b) to replace the existing local planning controls with a single local environmental plan to help facilitate the growth and development of the Shire of Wentworth in a manner which is consistent with the aims specified in paragraph (a) and which:(i) minimises the cost to the community of fragmented and isolated development of rural land,(ii) facilitates the efficient and effective delivery of amenities and services,(iii) facilitates a range of residential and employment opportunities in accordance with demand,(iv) facilitates a range of tourism and recreation opportunities,(v) facilitates farm adjustments, and(vi) ensures that the efficiency of arterial roads is not adversely affected by development on adjacent land.