FACT SHEET 13: Environmental Protection Zones - SLEP

FACT SHEET 13:
Environmental Protection Zones
Introduction
Shoalhaven is characterised by large areas of land which have significant environmental
values. These may be ecological, scenic, coastal, escarpment or being located within a
water catchment area. Much of this land is zoned to protect and maintain these areas and
to ensure that development does not detract from this significance.
Details
The table below gives a general indication of what the Shoalhaven Local Environmental
Plan (LEP) 1985 zone is likely to be under the draft Shoalhaven LEP 2013. The draft LEP
is based on a ‘best fit’ approach from the current LEP using the State Government’s LEP
Template or ‘Standard Instrument’.
NOTE: this table is to be taken as a guide only.
Shoalhaven LEP 1985 Draft Shoalhaven LEP 2013
Environment Protection 7(a)(Ecology) E2 Environmental Conservation
Environment Protection7(c)(Water E2 Environmental Conservation
Catchment)
Environment Protection 7(d1)(Scenic) E3 Environmental Management
Environment Protection 7(d2)(Special E2 Environmental Conservation
Scenic)
Environment Protection 7(e)(Escarpment) E2 Environmental Conservation
Environment Protection 7(f1)(Coastal) E3 Environmental Management
Environment Protection 7(f2)(Coastal
Reservation)
E2 Environmental Conservation plus
Land Reservation Acquisition overlay
These zones still allow for a varied range of development including dwelling houses in
certain circumstances, however, careful consideration will be given to the environmental
attributes of the land during any development assessment to ensure the long term
management and preservation of these special areas.
Generally, the range of developments permissible under the Shoalhaven LEP 1985 zoning
will also be permissible under the new proposed ‘best fit’ zone transfer. However, as a
result of the transfer of eight existing environmental protection zones to two Standard
Instrument environmental conservation/management zones, there may be changes to
some of the permissible uses for those zones that do not have a directly equivalent zone.
Typically this will mean that the areas affected will have a wider range of development
types permissible under draft Shoalhaven LEP 2013 than under Shoalhaven LEP 1985.
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DRAFT SLEP 2013 – FACT SHEET 6: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ZONES
Intent of zones
The general intention of each of the environmental protection zones under the Standard
Instrument or LEP template is provided in the table below. Please note that not all
template zones have been used in the draft Shoalhaven LEP 2013.
Zone
E1 National
Parks and
Nature
Reserves
E2
Environmental
Conservation
E3
Environmental
Management
E4
Environmental
Living
General Intent
Covers existing National Parks and Nature Reserves. All uses currently
authorised under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 will continue
to be permitted without consent within this zone.
Protects land that has high conservation value and a number of land
uses considered to be inappropriate for this zone have been mandated
as prohibited uses.
Land that has environmental or scenic values or hazard risk and where
a limited range of development including dwelling houses and other
uses can be permitted. This zone is also used as a transition between
areas of high conservation value and other land uses such as rural or
residential.
Generally intended for land with special environmental or scenic
values, and accommodates low impact residential development. This
zone may be applicable to areas with existing residential development
in a rural setting, which still has some special conservation values.
Definitions
Zone – a defined mapped area in which land uses are specified as permitted or prohibited
in order to separate one set of land uses from another.
Further information
For further details relating to the information in this fact sheet and the draft Shoalhaven
LEP 2013, please visit the draft Shoalhaven LEP website at
www.slep2013.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or contact Council on (02) 4429 5377 or via email
SLEP2013@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au.
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