State Environmental Planning Policy No 71—Coastal Protection

Repealed version for 22 February 2014 to 2 April 2018

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[Please note that SEPP 71 applied to DA 2015/0096 as it was lodged in the period when SEPP 71 requirements apply]

17 Definition of “master plan”

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In this Part: master plan means a document consisting of written information, maps and diagrams that outline proposals for the development of the land to which the master plan applies.

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2 Aims of Policy

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(1) This Policy aims:

(a) to protect and manage the natural, cultural, recreational and economic attributes of the New South Wales coast, and

(b) to protect and improve existing public access to and along coastal foreshores to the extent that this is compatible with the natural attributes of the coastal foreshore, and

(c) to ensure that new opportunities for public access to and along coastal foreshores are identified and realised to the extent that this is compatible with the natural attributes of the coastal foreshore, and

(d) to protect and preserve Aboriginal cultural heritage, and Aboriginal places, values, customs, beliefs and traditional knowledge, and

(e) to ensure that the visual amenity of the coast is protected, and

(f) to protect and preserve beach environments and beach amenity, and

(g) to protect and preserve native coastal vegetation, and

(h) to protect and preserve the marine environment of New South Wales, and

(i) to protect and preserve rock platforms, and

(j) to manage the coastal zone in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development (within the meaning of section 6 (2) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991), and

(k) to ensure that the type, bulk, scale and size of the development is appropriate for the location and protects and improves the natural scenic quality of the surrounding area, and

(l) to encourage a strategic approach to coastal management.

(2) This Policy:

(a) (Repealed)

(b) requires certain development applications to carry out development in sensitive coastal locations to be referred to the Director-General for comment, and

(c) identifies master plan requirements for certain development in the coastal zone.

(3) This Policy aims to further the implementation of the Government’s coastal policy.

4 Land and development to which Policy applies

(1) This Policy applies to land the whole or any part of which is within the coastal zone, except as provided by this clause.

[I understand the proposed Iron Gates Residential Subdivision is within the Coastal Zone]

8 Matters for consideration

The matters for consideration are the following:

(a) the aims of this Policy set out in clause 2,

(b) existing public access to and along the coastal foreshore for pedestrians or persons with a disability should be retained and, where possible, public access to and along the coastal foreshore for pedestrians or persons with a disability should be improved,

(c) opportunities to provide new public access to and along the coastal foreshore for pedestrians or persons with a disability,

(d) the suitability of development given its type, location and design and its relationship with the surrounding area,

(e) any detrimental impact that development may have on the amenity of the coastal foreshore, including any significant overshadowing of the coastal foreshore and any significant loss of views from a public place to the coastal foreshore,

(f) the scenic qualities of the New South Wales coast, and means to protect and improve these qualities,

(g) measures to conserve animals (within the meaning of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995) and plants (within the meaning of that Act), and their habitats,

(h) measures to conserve fish (within the meaning of Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994) and marine vegetation (within the meaning of that Part), and their habitats

(i) existing wildlife corridors and the impact of development on these corridors,

(j) the likely impact of coastal processes and coastal hazards on development and any likely impacts of development on coastal processes and coastal hazards,

(k) measures to reduce the potential for conflict between land-based and water-based coastal activities,

(l) measures to protect the cultural places, values, customs, beliefs and traditional knowledge of Aboriginals,

(m) likely impacts of development on the water quality of coastal waterbodies,

(n) the conservation and preservation of items of heritage, archaeological or historic significance,

(o) only in cases in which a council prepares a draft local environmental plan that applies to land to which this Policy applies, the means to encourage compact towns and cities,

(p) only in cases in which a development application in relation to proposed development is determined:

(i) the cumulative impacts of the proposed development on the environment, and

(ii) measures to ensure that water and energy usage by the proposed development is efficient.

20 Preparation of master plans

(1) A draft master plan may be prepared by or on behalf of the owner or lessee of the land concerned.

(2) A draft master plan is to illustrate and demonstrate, where relevant, proposals for the following:

(a) design principles drawn from an analysis of the site and its context,

(b) desired future locality character,

(c) the location of any development, considering the natural features of the site, including coastal processes and coastal hazards,

(d) the scale of any development and its integration with the existing landscape,

(e) phasing of development,

(f) public access to and along the coastal foreshore,

(g) pedestrian, cycle and road access and circulation networks,

(h) subdivision pattern,

(i) infrastructure provision,

(j) building envelopes and built form controls,

(k) heritage conservation,

(l) remediation of the site,

(m) provision of public facilities and services,

(n) provision of open space, its function and landscaping,

(o) conservation of water quality and use,

(p) conservation of animals (within the meaning of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995) and plants (within the meaning of that Act), and their habitats,

(q) conservation of fish (within the meaning of Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994) and marine vegetation (within the meaning of that Part), and their habitats.