33Roads and tracks in buffer zones

33 Roads and tracks in buffer zones

33 Roads and tracks in buffer zones

(1) New roads and tracks must not be located in the buffer zone of any place, object or item of heritage significance, or of any wetland.

(2) The only sections of new roads or tracks that may be located in the buffer zone of any other drainage feature are those—

(i) that are necessary to cross that drainage feature, or

(ii) whose location in the buffer zone will result in less environmental damage than if they were located on any practicable alternative route that would avoid the buffer zone.

(3) Clearing of native vegetation in buffer zones for the purpose of creating tracks or constructing sections of road must be kept to the minimum necessary for their efficient creation or construction.