New South Wales Repealed Regulations

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SYDNEY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NO 19--ROUSE HILL DEVELOPMENT AREA - REG 7

7 Local plans applying to release areas

A draft local environmental plan which applies to land:

(a) declared to be a release area under clause 6, or

(b) shown on the map in the manner specified in the Table to this clause,

Table

Living Area

Manner shown on the map Coloured buff.

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to facilitate and promote development for residential purposes, including development for the purposes of providing facilities and services to support residential development (such as neighbourhood and district centres, shops, schools and recreation areas),

(b) to enable the development of commercial, employment, human services and other land uses required to support residential land purposes,

(c) to provide affordable accommodation to meet the needs of households of all types with a variety of housing in type, tenure, price and location,

(d) to promote within each release area achievement of an average residential density of at least 10 dwellings for each hectare of land shown on the map as Living Area,

(e) to encourage medium and high density development to be carried out in proximity to public transport routes and interchanges and near shopping centres,

(f) to allow medium density development wherever dwelling houses are allowed,

(g) to structure the network of roads to promote efficient operation of bus routes, and

(h) to facilitate the provision of drainage systems as well as vegetation protection along major creek systems.

Living Area (special considerations)

Manner shown on the map Coloured burnt orange.

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to allow development for low intensity residential purposes in a manner which takes account of the special sensitivity of the physical environment,

(b) to ensure that buildings are designed, sited and landscaped so as to conserve the environmental qualities of the area,

(c) to facilitate the conservation of existing major landscape features and provide the basis for the creation of a network of natural corridors through the Rouse Hill Development Area,

(d) to conserve flora and fauna surrounding the residential areas of the Rouse Hill Development Area, and

(e) to allow development in a manner which takes account of items of cultural heritage significance within the Rouse Hill Development Area.

Employment Areas

Manner shown on the map Coloured pink.

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to create job opportunities, well-served by public transport, by allowing development for the purposes of industry, warehousing, bulky retailing and associated purposes, and

(b) to promote development for the purpose of offices--primarily for those ancillary to development for the purposes of industry, warehousing, bulky retailing or other purposes carried out within the Employment Area, except in the Schofield Road Area where freestanding offices will be permitted.

Employment Area (Business Park)

Manner shown on the map Coloured pink and marked "Business Park".

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to create job opportunities, well-served by public transport, by allowing development for the purposes of low density offices, light industry, warehousing, research establishments, high technology industries and manufacturing in a manner which ensures that the Area may be developed for all of those purposes, and

(b) to allow only local retail services.

Subregional centre

Manner shown on the map Coloured turquoise.

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to facilitate the early establishment of a multi-functional subregional centre,

(b) to facilitate and promote major development for the purpose of retailing and offices, and

(c) to provide human services, including health, education and sporting facilities, to serve the needs of all the residents of and employees within the Rouse Hill Development Area.

Regional Open Space

Manner shown on the map Coloured light green.

Objectives The objectives are:

(a) to provide open space in the form of a regional park, incorporating the site of Rouse Hill House, and known as "Rouse Hill Regional Park", and

(b) to promote "Rouse Hill Regional Park" as an area of regional open space and heritage significance.

Existing special uses

Manner shown on the map Coloured white.

Objectives The objective is to ensure the continuing provision of existing utilities and special uses.