New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 50

50 Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor

(1) Consent shall not be granted to development on any land within a Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor (
"protected land" ) that involves the clearing of native vegetation unless the consent authority is satisfied, by means of an assessment of the landscape and environmental impact of the proposed development, that the development complies with the objectives and other provisions within this clause.

(2) The objectives for a Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor are--

(a) to preserve and enhance the visual, cultural and ecological values of the protected land, and

(b) to restrict development, including buildings, alterations and vegetation clearing, so as to minimise the impact on the perception of the protected land as an area of scenic significance beyond the region or of regional riverine scenic significance, and

(c) to ensure that the design and siting of development is consistent with the landscape character as described in the Scenic Quality Study , and

(d) to encourage the restoration and maintenance of areas of disturbed native vegetation.

(3) Development, including the clearing of native vegetation, on any land within a Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor is to--

(a) retain and maintain all existing native vegetation outside the area immediately required for the development, and

(b) incorporate measures to regenerate native vegetation within those areas which are already cleared and do not form part of the site of any existing development or the proposed development, and

(c) have appropriate siting, building form, orientation and scale that does not compromise the visual integrity of the escarpment to the west of the Nepean River, in terms of its regional prominence and the undisturbed nature of its appearance by--

(i) protruding above the existing vegetation canopy of the immediate locality or the height of adjacent buildings, or

(ii) visually disrupting the skyline by protruding above the ridgeline within or behind the site or above adjacent buildings, and

(d) incorporate unobtrusive and non-reflective materials and exterior surfaces with colours that help blend structures into the natural environment, and

(e) incorporate measures to minimise reflection of sunlight from glazed surfaces.

(4) Development within a Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor which is shown on Map Panel B as having "Significance Beyond the Region" is to ensure that the landscape character of the development is consistent with "Landscape Unit No 2.1.2 Fairlight Gorge-Norton's Basin to Mt Portal" of the Scenic Quality Study .

(5) Development within a Protected Area--Riverine Scenic Quality Corridor which is shown on Map Panel B as having "Regional Significance" is to ensure that the landscape character of the development is consistent with "Landscape Unit No 3.2.3 Penrith Weir to Yarramundi Weir" of the Scenic Quality Study .