New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WILLOUGHBY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1995 - REG 17

17 Scenic Protection Area

(1) Land within Zone 2 (a2) is within a Scenic Protection Area.

(2) The Council shall not consent to the carrying out of any development within a Scenic Protection Area unless it has considered the appearance and impact of that development on:

(a) the amenity of surrounding properties, including loss of views to and of the foreshore, bushland and any waterways, and

(b) the scenic qualities of the foreshore, including whether man-made structures visually dominate the natural landscape through excessive height and bulk and whether buildings, structures and other works are aesthetically and sympathetically integrated with the form and features of the local topography, and

(c) bushland within the immediate locality, including loss of natural vegetation and significant geological features, disruption of drainage patterns, alterations to water tables and increased bushfire hazard potential, and

(d) achieving the objectives of any development control plan applying to those areas.

(3) Despite clause 14, the Council shall not consent to any development, other than drainage, landscaping, gardening or bush fire hazard reduction, on the land, being part of lot 1, DP 568911, known as 233 Edinburgh Road, Castlecrag, and shown cross-hatched on sheet 6 of the map.