State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity & Conservation) 2021

Brief description

This SEPP contains:

- planning rules and controls for the clearing of native vegetation in NSW on land zoned for urban and environmental purposes that is not linked to a development application
- the land use planning and assessment framework for koala habitat
- provisions which establish a consistent and co-ordinated approach to environmental planning and assessment along the River Murray
- provisions seeking to protect and preserve bushland within public open space zones and reservations
- provisions which aim to prohibit canal estate development
- provisions to support the water quality objectives for the Sydney drinking water catchment
- provisions to protect the environment of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system
- provisions to manage and improve environmental outcomes for Sydney Harbour and its tributaries
- provisions to manage and promote integrated catchment management policies along the Georges River and its tributaries
- provisions which seek to protect, conserve and manage the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes property.

This SEPP has consolidated and repealed:

- SEPP (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017
- SEPP (Koala Habitat Protection) 2020
- SEPP (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021
- Murray Regional Environmental Plan No 2—Riverine Land
- SEPP No 19—Bushland in Urban Areas
- SEPP No 50—Canal Estate Development
- SEPP (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) 2011
- Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 20 – Hawkesbury – Nepean River (No 2 – 1997)
- Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005
- Greater Metropolitan Regional Environmental Plan No 2 – Georges River Catchment
- Willandra Lakes Regional Environmental Plan No 1 – World Heritage Property

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