Brisbane Water Plan of Management - Gosford City Council - NSW ...

Apart from specifying appropriate controls and guidelines for regulating development in
the area, the plan also represents Council's written statement for the future direction of
the waterway and accordingly will be used by Council, government authorities and other
prospective users and managers for the long term management of the waterway. It is
expected that Council will develop a Development Control Plan and/or Local
Environmental Plan for Brisbane Water which will enshrine the management and planning
principles and guidelines contained within this Plan of Management. As a result the
Management Plan for Brisbane Water will act as a guide for the sustainable use,
development and protection of the resources of Brisbane Water in the long term.
This plan will also operate as a Council policy to control building activity and structures on
and around Brisbane Water and its standards will also apply to building applications.
Whilst Council will encourage the voluntary implementation of the provisions contained
within this plan, Council will apply these provisions in respect of applications for proposed
development and land use. All proposals will be considered on their individual merits in
accordance with statutory provisions that might apply and the standards and guidelines
referred to in this plan.
The Management Plan will preserve the natural character and scenic qualities of Brisbane
Water through promoting and facilitating only compatible and sympathetic development.
In particular the plan seeks to preserve the integrity of the existing natural habitats of the
waterway and surrounding lands, its water quality and areas available for public
navigation, as these form an integral and important component of the overall character of
the waterway, and recognises its finite characteristics.
Specific objectives dealing with the implementation of this plan as they relate to individual
categories of development are contained within of the plan.
1.4 Land To Which This Plan Applies
This plan applies to all land which;
a
b
c
is below mean high water mark of Brisbane Water and all its tributaries.
abuts onto mean high water mark of Brisbane Water referred to in (a) above
including land of all tenure;
identified heritage sites and areas located adjacent to public foreshore areas
and freehold areas around Brisbane Water.
The study area therefore includes the whole of the Brisbane Water Estuary,
encompassing 27 square kilometres of broad shallow estuary which is connected to
Broken Bay.
1.5 The Value Of Brisbane Water
The Brisbane Water estuary located between Gosford and Woy Woy and forming a
northern inlet to Broken Bay at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River System is a highly
valued natural estuarine waterway that provides a visual centre piece for development
within the catchment.
Gosford City Council considers the following elements as contributing to the amenity of
Brisbane Water:
a
The attractiveness of both built and natural landscapes, both from on-shore and off-
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