or industrial zone. 1.3 Mining, The aim of this Direction is to Consistent The Planning Proposal does – – Petroleum protect the future extraction of not affect provisions relating to the winning of Production and State or regionally significant extractive materials or restrict the potential Extractive Industries reserves of coal, minerals, development of coal other minerals, petroleum and extractive petroleum of extractive materials. industries. 2.1 Environmental This Direction requires that a Consistent The Planning Proposal does – – Protection Zones Planning Proposal contain not affect environmental sensitive areas. provisions to facilitate the protection of environmentally sensitive land. 2.2 Coastal This Direction aims to The study lands are not located within the – coastal zone. This Direction is Protection implement the principles in not the NSW Coastal Policy. applicable. . 2.3 Heritage Consistent The land to which this The Direction provides that a – – Conservation Planning Proposal must amendment applies is not mapped as a contain provisions that sensitive Aboriginal landscape area under There are no known heritage facilitate the conservation of LMLEP 2014. European heritage and items or places of heritage significance in the Aboriginal areas, objects or vicinity of the site or on the subject site. places with heritage significance to Aboriginal culture and people. 2.4 Recreation This Direction restrict a Consistent This Planning Proposal does – – Vehicles Areas Planning Proposal from not enable land to be development for a enabling land to be purpose of a recreation vehicle area. development for a recreation vehicle area. 3.1 Residential Zones This Direction requires a Inconsistent The Planning Proposal will, – Planning Proposal to include in theory, reduce the supply of land zoned provision that facilitate residential. housing choice, efficient use However, it is considered that this of infrastructure, and reduced inconsistency is of a minor significance on land consumption on the the following grounds: urban fringe. The site is approximately 670m² in size, and is unlikely to yield any significant residential development. There is adequate supply of land where residential development is permitted within the locality. This includes significant areas of high density within 200m from the site. The site is owned by Council and has been vacant since 2003. Council has no intention of redeveloping the site for residential purposes, or disposing of the site. The site forms an informal recreational area adjacent to the existing Charlestown Swim and Leisure Centre. The development of which this Planning Proposal aims to enable, will provide a district level recreation facility to serve both the existing, and projected population of the
or industrial zone. 1.3 – Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries The aim of this Direction is to protect the future extraction of State or regionally significant reserves of coal, minerals, petroleum and extractive industries. Consistent – The Planning Proposal does not affect provisions relating to the winning of extractive materials or restrict the potential development of coal other minerals, petroleum of extractive materials. 2.1 – Environmental Protection Zones This Direction requires that a Planning Proposal contain provisions to facilitate the protection of environmentally sensitive land. Consistent – The Planning Proposal does not affect environmental sensitive areas. 2.2 – Coastal Protection . This Direction aims to implement the principles in the NSW Coastal Policy. The study lands are not located within the coastal zone. This Direction is not applicable. 2.3 – Heritage Conservation The Direction provides that a Planning Proposal must contain provisions that facilitate the conservation of European heritage and Aboriginal areas, objects or places with heritage significance to Aboriginal culture and people. Consistent – The land to which this amendment applies is not mapped as a sensitive Aboriginal landscape area under LMLEP 2014. There are no known heritage items or places of heritage significance in the vicinity of the site or on the subject site. 2.4 – Recreation Vehicles Areas This Direction restrict a Planning Proposal from enabling land to be development for a recreation vehicle area. Consistent – This Planning Proposal does not enable land to be development for a purpose of a recreation vehicle area. 3.1 Residential Zones This Direction requires a Planning Proposal to include provision that facilitate housing choice, efficient use of infrastructure, and reduced land consumption on the urban fringe. Inconsistent – The Planning Proposal will, in theory, reduce the supply of land zoned residential. However, it is considered that this inconsistency is of a minor significance on the following grounds: The site is approximately 670m² in size, and is unlikely to yield any significant residential development. There is adequate supply of land where residential development is permitted within the locality. This includes significant areas of high density within 200m from the site. The site is owned by Council and has been vacant since 2003. Council has no intention of redeveloping the site for residential purposes, or disposing of the site. The site forms an informal recreational area adjacent to the existing Charlestown Swim and Leisure Centre. The development of which this Planning Proposal aims to enable, will provide a district level recreation facility to serve both the existing, and projected population of the