New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MID-WESTERN REGIONAL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2012 - REG 1.2

1.2 Aims of Plan

(1) This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Mid-Western Regional in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.

(2) The particular aims of this Plan are as follows--

(aa) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts,

(a) to promote growth and provide for a range of living opportunities throughout Mid-Western Regional,

(b) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of resources within Mid-Western Regional by protecting, enhancing and conserving--

(i) land of significance to agricultural production, and

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

(iii) native plants and animals, and

(iv) places and buildings of heritage significance, and

(v) scenic values,

(c) to provide a secure future for agriculture through the protection of agricultural land capability and by maximising opportunities for sustainable rural and primary production pursuits,

(d) to foster a sustainable and vibrant economy that supports and celebrates the Mid-Western Regional's rural, natural and heritage attributes,

(e) to protect the settings of Mudgee, Gulgong, Kandos and Rylstone by--

(i) managing the urban and rural interface, and

(ii) preserving land that has been identified for future long- term urban development, and

(iii) promoting urban and rural uses that minimise land use conflict and adverse impacts on amenity, and

(iv) conserving the significant visual elements that contribute to the character of the towns, such as elevated land and the rural character of the main entry corridors into the towns,

(f) to match residential development opportunities with the availability of, and equity of access to, urban and community services and infrastructure,

(g) to promote development that minimises the impact of salinity on infrastructure, buildings and the landscape.