Town Planning Report

        Table 10 – Desired Environmental Outcomes Response
        such as roadside stalls, farm gate sales, home
        based occupations and visitor accommodation;
        viii adopting water and energy efficient
        practices; ix providing opportunities for value
        added industries before agricultural produce
        leaves the farm gate;
        x maintaining an economically viable and
        environmentally sustainable agricultural sector
        by responding to changes to traditional
        markets and the emergence of new markets
        such as farm forestry, macadamias, small scale
        specialised crops and agricultural tourism;
        xi ensuring genetically modified crops employ
        farm management practices for the planting
        and raising of crops to avoid adverse impact on
        adjacent crops or those downwind or
        downstream;
        xii ensuring new uses that are sensitive to
        chemicals, dust or noise are not located in rural
        areas close to farms or agricultural lands; and
        xiii recognising agriculture as a significant
        lifestyle contributor with part time small scale,
        often high value, operations as an attraction to
        rural areas.
        OPEN SPACE, ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION FUNCTIONS
        Networks of open space and natural habitat, The proposed development is consistent with
        vegetated lands, wetlands, watercourses and DEO – Open Space, Environment and
        riparian zones are sensitivity managed and Conservation Functions on the following
        protected and avoid as far as practicable or, basis:
        where avoidance is not practicable, minimise  The proposed development is such that is
        adverse impacts resulting from development by       seeks to retain and enhance existing
        –                                                   ecological values on the subject land by
        i protecting and managing the natural               virtue of the proposed development
        environment in a way that— a. supports the          layout;
        economy through the tourism industry and  The highly modified environment over
        contributes to the region’s competitive             the balance of the site, consisting
        advantage and lifestyle;                            predominantly of maintained grasslands
        b. maintains and improves landscape character       (historically used for small scale
        and visual amenity; c. builds ecological            agricultural purposes) provides that such
        resilience and capacity to adapt to a changing      land is generally void of ecological values;
        climate;                                           the quality of water entering receiving
        d. provides passive, nature-based recreation        waters is anticipated as remaining
        and educational opportunities including             unchanged        by      the      proposed
        appropriate eco-tourism facilities;                 development;

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