New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe objectives for the Environmental Protection--Private zone are as follows--
(a) To protect land that is environmentally sensitive or has high scenic value from development, where that land is privately owned or is not intended to be used as public open space.
(b) To encourage land restoration works on disturbed bushland areas.
(c) To allow bush fire hazard reduction that is in a form consistent with the protection of natural ecological values.
(d) To restrict development on part of land that is inappropriate by reason of physical characteristics or high bush fire hazard, but only where less restricted development is allowed by this plan elsewhere on the land due to its different zoning.
(e) To contribute to the maintenance of bio-diversity in the Blue Mountains.
(f) To allow for low impact nature-based recreational activities that are consistent with the protection of the land's natural ecological significance.