New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WINDOURAN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1999 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

The general aims of this plan are:

(a) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of natural and human resources within the Windouran local government area by protecting, enhancing and conserving:

(i) prime crop and pasture land,

(ii) timber, minerals, soil, water and other natural resources,

(iii) areas of significance for nature conservation, including habitat of threatened species, populations and communities and areas of native vegetation,

(iv) areas of high scenic or recreational value,

(v) places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places,

(vi) the bed and banks of a river, and

(vii) waterways and associated wetlands for their fish and fish habitat values, and

(b) to replace the former planning controls with a single local environmental plan to help facilitate the growth and development of the Windouran local government area in a manner which:

(i) is consistent with the aims specified in paragraph (a),

(ii) minimises the cost to the community of fragmented and isolated development of rural land, and

(iii) facilitates the efficient and effective provision of amenities and services,

(iv) facilitates a range of residential and employment opportunities in accordance with demand,

(v) facilitates farm adjustments,

(vi) ensures that the efficiency of arterial roads is not adversely affected by development on adjacent land, and

(vii) provides for orderly development of tourist activities.