Schedule 14 Guiding principles for development near Middle Harbour

Schedule 14 Guiding principles for development near Middle Harbour

(Appendix C—Locality C1)

The following matters must be taken into consideration—

(a) the desirability of increasing public access to, and use of, land on the foreshore,

(b) the retention, management and use of land made available for public access or the use of other appropriate tenure mechanisms where public ownership is not possible,

(c) the retention and enhancement of public access links between existing foreshore open space areas,

(d) the conservation of significant bushland and other natural features along the foreshore, where consistent with conservation principles, and their availability for public use and enjoyment,

(e) the suitability of the site or part of the site for significant open space that will enhance the open space network existing along the Harbour foreshores,

(f) the protection of significant natural and cultural heritage values, including marine ecological values,

(g) the protection and improvement of unique visual qualities of the Harbour, its foreshores and tributaries,

(h) the relationship between use of the water and foreshore activities,

(i) the conservation of items of heritage significance identified in an environmental planning instrument or subject to an order under the Heritage Act 1977,

(j) the scale and character of any development, derived from an analysis of the context of the site,

(k) the character of any development as viewed from the water and its compatibility and sympathy with the character of the surrounding foreshores,

(l) the application of ecologically sustainable development principles,

(m) the maintenance of a working-harbour character and functions by the retention of key waterfront industrial sites or, at a minimum, the integration of facilities for maritime activities into development and, wherever possible, the provision of public access through these sites to the foreshore,

(n) the feasibility and compatibility of uses and, if necessary, appropriate measures to ensure co-existence of different land uses,