Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 2012 (2012-304) (NSW)

Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 2012

Part 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Plan This Plan is Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 2012.

1.1AA Commencement This Plan commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

1.2 Aims of Plan (1) This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Gunnedah 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 conserve and enhance, for current and future generations, the ecological integrity, environmental heritage and environmental significance of Gunnedah, (b) to promote the economic well being of the community in a socially and environmentally responsible way, focusing on new employment growth and a diversified economy, (c) to encourage the proper management of productive agricultural land and prevent the fragmentation of agricultural holdings, (d) to provide opportunities for a range of new housing and housing choice, (e) to facilitate the provision and co-ordination of community services and facilities, (f) to seek the provision of adequate and appropriate infrastructure to meet the needs of future development, (g) to provide direction and guidance in the management of growth and development, (h) to conserve the cultural and environmental heritage of Gunnedah, (i) to allow development in a way that minimises risks due to environmental hazards.

1.3 Land to which Plan applies This Plan applies to the land identified on the Land Application Map.