Directions Paper - Western Australian Planning Commission

Directions Paper on the Integration of NRM and Land Use Planning5 Integrating NRM and landuse planning 315.1 State planning framework 315.1.1 Introduction 315.1.2 State planning strategy 315.1.3 State planning policy 325.1.4 Regional and sub-regional planning strategies 335.1.5 Development control policies 335.1.6 Shortfalls of the existing state planning framework 335.2 Regional planning 365.2.1 Introduction 365.2.2 Relevance to NRM 375.2.3 Current level of guidance 385.2.4 Agency roles 385.2.5 A new way forward for regional NRM planning 395.3 Local planning strategies and schemes 405.3.1 Current level of guidance 415.3.2 Relevance to NRM 445.3.3 Agency roles 525.4 Local planning policies 545.4.1 Relevance to NRM 555.4.2 Guidance available 565.5 Structure plans 565.5.1 Level of guidance provided 585.5.2 Opportunities for integrating NRM 605.5.3 Role of agencies 625.6 Subdivision and development 635.7 Summary of opportunities within land use planning to address NRM 646 Biodiversity conservation through land use planning 666.1 Introduction 666.2 Biodiversity and its conservation 666.2.1 Biodiversity and natural areas 666.2.2 Biodiversity benefits 676.2.3 Conservation values of Western Australia 676.2.4 Threats to biodiversity in southwest Australia 706.2.5 Conservation planning in southwest Australia 726.3 Biodiversity conservation at the international and national scales 736.3.1 Convention on biological diversity 736.3.2 Environment protection and biodiversity conservation act 746.3.3 National targets for biodiversity conservation 746.3.4 National targets for biodiversity conservation 756.4 Legislative and policy framework for biodiversity conservation in WA 766.4.1 Wildlife conservation act 766.4.2 Conservation and land management act 776.4.3 Environmental protection act 77xi