Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan series

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Parent record identifier for Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan datasets

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Agroforestry Restoration Area - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan - Agroforestry/Reforestation Areas as identified within the final Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan are areas comprised of grazing and cropping areas with lower regional biodiversity values that have, and are expected to continue to have, extended periods of drought. These areas, if revegetated through agroforestry (or other strategic rehabilitation initiatives) could benefit from improved land condition, including the capacity of the land to retain rainfall and water, more sustainable use of agricultural land and potentially supplement landholder income from carbon credits (where these activities qualify under the Emissions Reduction Fund).
Dark Sky Overlay - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan - The Dark Sky Area as identified within the final Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan as the area to which a consistent and contemporary management approach is to be applied across the relevant coastal local government areas to reduce impacts from artificial lighting on sea turtle and shorebird populations.
Priority Agricultural Expansion Area - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan - Priority agricultural expansion areas (PAEA) as identified in the final Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan are clusters of areas where new and expanded high value agricultural developments may be feasible due to highly productive soils (Australian Land Classification Class A and Class B), strategic cropping land, existing agricultural operations and their estimated economic value to the region, the proximity of existing and proposed bulk water infrastructure and other supporting infrastructure.
Regional Biodiversity Corridor - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan - Regional Biodiversity Corridors (RBC) identified in the final Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan are corridors that provide for landscape connectivity or could provide for landscape connectivity through targeted rehabilitation in strategic rehabilitation areas of natural assets, including between existing areas of matters of state environmental significance (MSES) or regional biodiversity values.
Regional land use categories - Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2011 - This dataset represents the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan Regional Landuse Categories, composed of three land use categories:1) Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area2) Urban Footprint3) Rural Living AreaThe dataset is produced from the Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB) December 2010, sourced from Department of Resources. This includesproperty parcels, road, railway and watercourse boundaries.Developed from submissions including current planning scheme intents, forward planning designations, and advice from local government and state government agencies.Definitions:Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area : Identifies areas with values that should be protected from urban and rural residential development.Urban Footprint : Identifies areas to accommodate urban growth to 2031Rural Living Area : Identifies areas predominantly for continuing rural residential development.The above descriptions are general only. For further information refer to the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan, Part B – Regional land use pattern, for more detailed definitionsNOTE: The State Planning Regulatory Provisions (SPRP) for the Wide Bay Burnett regional plan ceased to have effect from 16 May 2012