New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BEGA VALLEY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2013 - REG 6.7

6.7 Environmentally sensitive land

(1) The objective of this clause is to protect, maintain or improve the diversity and stability of landscapes by--

(a) restricting development on land that is generally unsuitable for development due to steep slopes, or shallow or erodible soils, and

(b) restricting development on land with a high proportion of rock outcropping.

(2) This clause applies to land identified as "Constrained land" on the Natural Resources Land Map .

(3) Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority has considered the potential adverse impact on--

(a) any land with a slope that is greater than 25%,

(b) any land that is subject to high erosion potential,

(c) any land with a high proportion of rock outcropping.