Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022

This Plan aims to make local environmental planning provisions for land in Inner West in accordance with the relevant standard environmental planning instrument under section 3.20 of the Act.

The particular aims of this Plan are as follows—

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

to encourage development that demonstrates efficient and sustainable use of energy and resources in accordance with ecologically sustainable development principles,

to conserve and maintain the natural, built and cultural heritage of Inner West,

to reduce community risk from and improve resilience to urban and natural hazards,

to encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport through appropriate intensification of development densities surrounding transport nodes,

to facilitate economic growth and employment opportunities within Inner West,

to encourage diversity in housing to meet the needs of, and enhance amenity for, Inner West residents,

to create a high quality urban place through the application of design excellence in all elements of the built environment and public domain,

to prevent adverse social, economic and environmental impacts on the local character of Inner West,

to prevent adverse social, economic and environmental impacts, including cumulative impacts.