4Aims of this plan

4 Aims of this plan

4 Aims of this plan

The aims of this plan are—

(a) to give effect to the desired outcomes, strategic principles, policies and actions of the Tweed Shire 2000+ Strategic Plan which was adopted, after extensive community consultation, by the Council on 17 December 1996, the vision of which is—

“The management of growth so that the unique natural and developed character of the Tweed Shire is retained, and its economic vitality, ecological integrity and cultural fabric is enhanced”, and

(b) to provide a legal basis for the making of a development control plan that contains more detailed local planning policies and other provisions that provide guidance for future development and land management, such as provisions recommending the following—

(i) that some or all development should be restricted to certain land within a zone,

(ii) that specific development requirements should apply to certain land in a zone or to a certain type of development,

(iii) that certain types or forms of development or activities should be encouraged by the provision of appropriate incentives, and

(c) to give effect to and provide reference to the following strategies and policies adopted by the Council—

Tweed Shire 2000+ Strategy

Pottsville Village Strategy, and

(d) to encourage sustainable economic development of the area of Tweed compatible with the area’s environmental and residential amenity qualities, and

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

cl 4: Am 2007 (157), Sch 1 [1]; 2020 (724), Sch 1.15.