Manly Lagoon Dredging Project - Manly Council - NSW Government

Manly Lagoon Dredging Project – Review of Environmental FactorsPrepared for Manly and Warringah CouncilsDECCW. An application for this Exemption is being prepared in a parallel process. If thedredge spoil is not suitable for reuse, the waste will be disposal of to an appropriate landfill.4.9 Regional Environmental Plans (REPs)No Regional Environmental Plans (REPs) that are relevant to Manly Lagoon and theproposed activities have been identified.4.10 Local Environmental Plans (LEPs)Manly LEP 1988Manly Lagoon is unzoned under the Manly Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 1988. Theobjectives of the Manly LEPs in relation to environmental management, particularly withregard to acid sulfate soils, are:To preserve and enhance the amenity of defined environmentally sensitive areas,public places and areas visible from public places or from navigable waters aroundthe Municipality;To provide environmental planning controls that will result in the management of anydisturbance to acid sulfate soils so as to minimise impacts on natural waterbodiesand wetlands and on fishing, urban and infrastructure activities;To require development consent for works that would disturb soils or groundwaterlevels in localities identified as having acid sulfate soils; andTo require special assessment of certain development on land identified as beingsubject to risks associated with the disturbance of acid sulfate soils.The proposed dredging works aim to enhance the overall amenity of the lagoon and itssurrounding open spaces. Hence the works support the objectives of the LEP.On the Acid Sulfate Soil Planning Map in the Manly LEP 1988, Manly Lagoon is identified asa Class 1 area; hence any works to be carried out in this area require consent from ManlyCouncil under Part 5 of the EP&A Act 1979. This requirement will be met as Manly Council isa determining authority for the proposal.Warringah LEP 2000 and Draft LEP 2009Warringah Council is currently in the process of developing a new LEP. The new draft LEPand associated documents were placed on public exhibition for the purpose of the EP&A Actfrom 12 October 2009 until 30 December 2009. This draft Warringah LEP 2009 has beenreviewed and Manly Lagoon and its surrounding reserves are zoned RE1 – PublicRecreation under this new LEP. The general objectives of this land zone are to enable theland to be used for public open space or recreational purposes and to protect and enhancethe natural environment for recreational purposes. As the proposed works aim to ultimatelyprotect and enhance the natural waterway of Manly Lagoon, the works are consistent withthe objective of this land zone. Environmental protection works in this land use zone are alsopermitted without development consent.2 July 2010 Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd 36H:\Doc\2010\Reports.2010\Rep2580v4.doc