Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012 (2012-679) (NSW)

Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012

Part 1 Preliminary

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

1.1AA Commencement This Plan commences on 31 January 2013 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

1.2 Aims of Plan (1) This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Willoughby 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) for planning framework— (i) to establish a broad planning framework for Willoughby, and (ii) to enable the achievement of the goals and outcomes of the community strategic plan titled Our Future Willoughby 2032, published by the Council in June 2022, through planning controls, (b) for sustainability— (i) to conserve and enhance, for current and future generations, the ecological integrity, environmental heritage and environmental significance of Willoughby, and (ii) to promote an appropriate balance between development and management of the environment, that will be ecologically sustainable, resilient, socially equitable and economically viable, and (iii) to better manage the risks associated with climate change through mitigation and adaptation, and (iv) to reduce resource consumption through the planning and control of land use and development, and (v) to reduce potential energy and water consumption and waste materials during the construction, occupation, utilisation and lifecycle of buildings, and (vi) to manage and, where possible, minimise urban heat impacts on people and the environment, indoors and outdoors, through innovative, effective and sustainable urban design and use of green infrastructure, (c) for environmental protection— (i) to identify, protect and enhance environmentally sensitive areas such as native vegetation and fauna, foreshore areas, open space and areas of high scenic landscape value, and (ii) to allow development at a scale that is sensitive to environmental constraints, and (iii) to control and manage any adverse environmental impacts of development, and (iv) to prevent loss of life and property and to minimise impacts on people, property and the environment from bush fires and natural disasters by— (A) discouraging incompatible land uses in vulnerable areas, and (B) incorporating, as part of compatible land uses, protective measures including appropriate construction techniques and materials, and (C) avoiding unacceptable environmental degradation, and (D) incorporating adequate measures to enable the safe evacuation of people from areas impacted by bush fires and natural disasters and ensure access to the areas by emergency services, and (v) to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, transport, commerce and other activities, (d) for urban design— (i) to ensure development embraces the principles of quality urban design and encourages innovative, high quality architectural design to deliver durable, resilient and environmentally sustainable long-term outcomes, and (ia) to establish, maintain and enhance green corridors and open spaces in accordance with the Sydney green grid principles set out in the Sydney Green Grid published by the Department in March 2017, and (ii) to promote development that is designed and constructed— (A) to enhance or integrate into the natural landform and the existing character of distinctive locations, neighbourhoods and streetscapes, and (B) to contribute to the desired future character of the locality concerned, and (iii) to ensure development design contributes positively to, and facilitates improvements to, the public domain, and (iv) to preserve, enhance or reinforce specific areas of high visual quality, ridgelines and landmark locations, including significant gateways, views and vistas, and (v) to ensure that development design takes into consideration crime prevention principles, (e) for amenity, wellbeing, health and safety— (i) to maintain and enhance the existing amenity, wellbeing, health and safety of the local community, and (ii) to reduce adverse impacts from development on adjoining or nearby residential properties, and (iii) to provide for social, cultural, recreational and community activities to meet the needs of residents, workers and visitors in Willoughby, (f) for housing— (i) to provide opportunities for a range of housing choice in Willoughby to cater for changing population needs in accessible locations, and (ii) to facilitate the provision of adaptable and affordable housing, and (iii) to support housing that maximises thermal comfort and minimises the impact of urban heat, (g) for economic sustainability— (i) to provide opportunities for a range of employment opportunities in Willoughby, and (ii) to strengthen the viability and role of the city centres of Willoughby as places for commercial and cultural activities and services, and (iii) to retain and manage industrial land, (h) (Repealed) (i) for heritage—to conserve items of environmental and cultural heritage and to retain the character of heritage conservation areas, (j) for access— (i) to provide for local and regional transport needs and promote and increase the use of active transport through walking, cycling and the use of public transport, and (ii) to provide appropriate levels of car parking in connection with the location of development and managing the demand for ancillary car parking, where there is good access to public transport nodes and services, and (iii) to provide integrated development design of pedestrian and vehicular access, parking, loading and delivery facilities.