Metropolitan Region Scheme

promote the sustainable development of land having regard to relevant environmental, social, economic and cultural factors; and

provide for regional transportation, community services and infrastructure in a way that is efficient, equitable and timely; and

protect as regional open space the metropolitan region’s riverine and coastal foreshores and other areas of regional conservation significance; and

provide areas for regional recreational facilities; and

protect surface water catchments and groundwater areas for future water supplies; and

protect areas of environmental significance; and

provide for industrial development in planned estates where land use conflicts and environmental impacts will be minimised and efficient production facilitated; and

provide for future urban development and prevent works that may jeopardise that development; and

protect strategic agricultural land considered to be of State or regional importance; and

protect strategic minerals and basic raw materials of State and regional importance and provide for the efficient and timely extraction of minerals and raw materials and subsequent rehabilitation of affected land.