New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

YARROWLUMLA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2002 - REG 3

3 What are the aims and objectives of this plan?

(1) The aim of this plan is to introduce planning controls that will encourage ecologically sustainable development, being development which satisfies the principles of ecological (environmental, economic and social) sustainability set out in Schedule 1, taking into account the ACT and Sub region Planning Strategy September 1998 and Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Plan copies of which are available from the office of the Council.

(2) The objectives of this plan are as follows:

(a) for rural land:

(i) to ensure that rural land is developed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and

(ii) to encourage the management, development and conservation of productive agricultural and horticultural land, and

(iii) to encourage the proper management and development of natural resources, and

(iv) to encourage the siting and management of development to avoid, as far as practicable, conflict between adjoining and nearby land uses, both within and between zones and with regard to likely future land uses, and

(v) to protect and conserve places of natural, historic and cultural significance, and

(vi) to enable provision of essential roads, transport and utilities infrastructure,

(b) for urban land:

(i) to ensure that urban land is developed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and

(ii) to encourage commercial, retail and professional services in established urban locations, and

(iii) to provide flexibility in residential living styles and increased urban amenity for residents, and

(iv) to protect and conserve places for natural, historic and cultural significance, and

(v) to protect and enhance the social welfare of residents, and

(vi) to enable provision of essential roads, transport and utilities infrastructure.