52Development near parks, bushland reserves and other public open spaces

52 Development near parks, bushland reserves and other public open spaces

52 Development near parks, bushland reserves and other public open spaces

Development adjacent to parks, bushland reserves and other public open spaces, including land reserved for public open space, is to complement the landscape character and public use and enjoyment of that land.

In particular—

• where appropriate, housing is to front public open spaces,

• public access to public open spaces is to be maximised,

• buildings are to be located to provide an outlook to public open spaces, without appearing to privatise that space,

• development is to provide a visual transition between open space and buildings including avoiding abutting public open spaces with back fences,

• views to and from public open spaces are to be protected, and

• buffers for bushfire protection are to be provided on private land and not on public land.

If public open space or land reserved for public open space contains bushland, development on that land is not to threaten the protection or preservation of the bushland.

Note—

The protection or preservation of bushland may be threatened by a number of direct and indirect processes, including the erosion of soils, the siltation of streams and waterways and the spread of weeds and exotic plants within the bushland.