ILLAWARRA BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY Vol. 2 - Wollongong City ...

3.3.11 NSW WetlandsManagement Policy1996This policyoutlines a whole of government approachtowardthe conservationand sustainablemanagementofNSW wetlands(LGSA 2009).3.3.12 State Environmental PlanningPolicyNo. 14 Coastal WetlandsSEPP14aims to protect coastal wetlands. Wetlands protectedunderSEPP14 inKiamaincludeMinnamurraestuary,Werri Lagoon, andSpring Creek.KoonaBay wetlands,Minnamurraestuary,KillaleaLagoonand partsof Lake Illawarra entrance are listedinShellharbour.Haywards Bay wetlandsare listedforWollongong.3.3.13 State Environmental PlanningPolicyNo. 26 Littoral RainforestThe aim of thisPolicyis toprovide amechanism for the consideration ofapplicationsfor developmentthat are likely to damageor destroy littoral rainforestareas withaview to the preservationof thoseareas in their naturalstate.3.4 REGIONALAND LOCAL PLANS3.4.1 IllawarraRegional Strategy 2006The IllawarraRegional Strategywas preparedby theNSW DepartmentofPlanning (DoP) toguidegrowthandinfrastructuredevelopmentover a25 year period(2006 -2031)in the Wollongong,Shellharbour and KiamaLGAs.RecommendedActionslisted under the naturalenvironment themeareshowninTable5.Table 5: Illawarra RegionalStrategyActions for the NaturalEnvironmentActionsWollongongCity Council will incorporate the planningcontrol recommendedin the IllawarraEscarpment StrategicManagementPlaninto itsLEP.WCC andDoPwillcontinue to workwithDECCW and SRCMA towards achievingbiodiversitycertificationof the WestDaptoLEP.Opportunitiesfor the longtermsurvivalof Melaleucaarmillaris shrublandEECswillbe consideredthrough the planningreview of the Shellharbour/Kiama hardrockresourceandimplemented in theShellharbour and KiamaLEPs.LEPsare tomaximise protectionof ‘SignificantNativeVegetation’, ‘Indicative DEC RegionalHabitatCorridor’ and ‘Other IndicativeHabitat Corridors’.Department ofPrimary Industry (nowIndustry andInvestmentNSW)to identify regionally significantaquatic habitatsand associatedriparianbuffersto inform preparationof LEPsandconsiderationofdevelopment.Councils willmanage theimpactof landuse change anddevelopment inthe catchmentsof highvaluecoastal lakes, estuariesand wetlands.Councilswillconsider the NSW Government-endorsedEstuaryManagementandCoastal Zone ManagementPlansinundertaking this task.Whenplanning new urbanareas, the Strategic AssessmentofRiparian CorridorsMethodologydeveloped by the Department ofNaturalResources(now DECCW) inconjunctionwith the DoP willbeusedby:-incorporating the assessments intostructure plans.-appropriate zoning.-appropriatemanagement throughadevelopment controlplan.Development proposalsaffecting riparianlandswillberequiredto suitably protect thevaluesofriparianlands by methodssuchasmaximising the retentionof nativevegetation, especially in riparianILLAWARRA BIODIVERSITYSTRATEGYVol.2Background document 11