Local Biodiversity Strategy: - Shire of Kalamunda

11.3 Utilisation of the Current Local Planning Scheme
The aims of current Local Planning Scheme include:
• Making provisions for conservation of places of natural significance; and
• Preserving and enhancing the natural environment whilst managing future
development.
The development of the Local Biodiversity Strategy supports these aims.
Conservation of endemic vegetation and natural areas is supported by the objectives
of the Rural Landscape Interest and the Rural Conservation zonings and, to some
extent, the Residential Bushland zone.
Further to this clause 5.19 of the current Local Planning Scheme states that:
“Native vegetation shall not be damaged, destroyed or removed unless it is
in accordance with relevant state legislation, acts, regulations and
guidelines.”
This clause can be used in order to help
protect endemic vegetation throughout
the Shire. For example, clearing not
aligned with the State’s native
vegetation clearing regulations is
prohibited and the EPA’s Guidance
Statement No.33: Environmental
Guidance for Planning and Development
supports retention and protection of
endemic vegetation according to
biodiversity principles.
11.4 Policy Development
Banksia sessilis (Parrot Bush) is part of the
Shire’s native vegetation which provides
important fauna habitat
In order to ensure that biodiversity is adequately considered in the land use planning
decisions made by the Shire, Local Planning Policies (LPPs) should be developed.
Production of LPPs will provide a process by which natural areas facing impact by
development can be assessed. This will ensure all development proposals are
assessed in a consistent manner.
11.4.1 Local Planning Policy (LPP) for Biodiversity
Conservation
Development of a LPP for biodiversity conservation will ensure that the biodiversity
values potentially affected by development proposals are adequately addressed and,
where possible, retained and protected. It is intended that this policy should be
applied when a development or subdivision application is received that may impact
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