Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015

The objectives of this clause are as follows—

to recognise and protect the scenic, environmental, cultural and historic qualities of the Scenic Hills and the landscape setting of Campbelltown,

to protect visual aesthetic amenity and views to and from the Scenic Hills,

to reinforce the visual dominance of landscape over built form,

to ensure development on land to which this clause applies is appropriate for the location and is located and designed to minimise its visual prominence in the landscape.

This clause applies to land identified as “Escarpment Preservation Area” and “Scenic Preservation Area” on the Environmental Constraint Map.

Development consent must not be granted to development on land identified as “Escarpment Preservation Area” on the Environmental Constraint Map unless the consent authority is satisfied that—

measures will be taken, including in relation to the location and design of the proposed development, to minimise the visual impact of the development on the natural and visual environment of the land, and

the external surfaces of any building consist of prescribed materials, and

the development will incorporate measures to preserve the scenic qualities of, and views to and from, the land, and

measures will be taken to reduce any potential land use conflict, and

the development will maintain the existing natural landscape and landform and will not affect the stability of the land.

Development consent must not be granted to development on land identified as “Scenic Preservation Area” on the Environmental Constraint Map unless the consent authority is satisfied that the development will not impact on the following—

the environmental value, scenic value and character of the land,

the ridge and view lines of the land.

In this clause—