Summary of Baulkham Hills Local Environmental Plan 2005
(1) The aims of this plan are:
(a) with respect to the natural and built environment of the Baulkham Hills local government area, to conserve and enhance the natural and built environment of Baulkham Hills for present and future generations, and
(b) with respect to the community of that area, to encourage a strong sense of community identity and economic well being throughout Baulkham Hills through the development of local communities that are safe, liveable and offer a diversity of land use and economic opportunity, and
(c) with respect to use of resources within that area, to promote the efficient utilisation of land, services and support facilities in existing urban areas and to provide for the orderly growth of new urban areas that promote a high level of residential amenity, and
(2) The objectives for development of this plan are:
(a) with respect to the natural and built environment of the Baulkham Hills local government area, that development should:
(i) recognise and implement the principles of ecologically sustainable development
(ii) protect and enhance the area’s biodiversity
(iii) ensure that environmentally sensitive areas are suitably protected
(iv) address all natural hazard concerns, including flooding, landslip, subsidence, salinity, tidal inundation, land contamination and acid sulfate soils
(v) respect, improve and integrate with the local character of the locality in which it is carried out
(vi) rehabilitate the natural environment where damaged by previous activities
(vii) have regard to the land uses that form the rural and urban environment of the Shire
(viii) minimise the use of non-renewable resources and maximise the use of renewable resources
(ix) incorporate energy saving mechanisms and water saving mechanisms, and
(x) minimise waste and pollution
(xi) promote buildings designed for adaptive re-use
(xii) conserve the heritage significance of...