2Heritage aims and objectives

2 Heritage aims and objectives

2 Heritage aims and objectives

(1) The general aim of this plan is to assist in the conservation and enhancement of the heritage items and heritage conservation areas of the City of Penrith.

(2) The particular objectives of this plan are—

(a) to identify heritage items and heritage conservation areas,

(b) to integrate heritage conservation into the planning and development control processes,

(c) to provide for public involvement in the matters relating to the conservation of the area’s environmental heritage,

(d) to control the demolition of heritage items and other buildings and works within heritage conservation areas,

(e) to identify those matters requiring consideration by developers and by the Council during processing of development applications,

(f) to ensure that new development is undertaken in a manner that is sympathetic to, and does not detract from, the heritage significance of the items and their settings, as well as streetscapes and landscapes and the distinctive character that they impart to the land to which this plan applies,

(g) to provide incentives to owners of heritage items, and

(h) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts.

cl 2: Am 2020 (724), Sch 1.11[1] [2].