Cumberland Local Environmental Plan 2021

The objective of this clause is to provide for—

the appropriate management of land subject to salinity, and

the minimisation and mitigation of adverse impacts from development that contributes to salinity.

This clause applies to land shown coloured in red on the Salinity Map.

Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority has considered the following—

whether the development is likely to have an adverse impact on salinity processes on the land,

whether salinity is likely to have an impact on the development,

appropriate measures proposed to avoid, minimise or mitigate the impacts of the development.

Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority is satisfied that—

the development is designed, sited and will be managed to avoid a significant adverse environmental impact, or

if a significant adverse environmental impact cannot be avoided—the development is designed, sited and will be managed to minimise the impact, or

if a significant adverse environmental impact cannot be minimised—the development will be managed to mitigate the impact.