Biodiversity Certification
Biodiversity Certification has been granted over the Growth Centres SEPP. This is a first for New South Wales and balances the protection and management of conservation values with the efficient supply of land for urban development in Sydney.
Biodiversity Certification addresses biodiversity issues upfront. Landowners, Councils and developers will no longer need to undertake a threatened species assessment with Development Applications in areas classified as 'certified' under the Biodiversity Certification Order.
Certification also provides $530 million to purchase areas of high conservation value or to enter into private conservation agreements both within and outside the Growth Centres.
Importantly, it cuts through red tape by strategically addressing biodiversity issues and enables better conservation outcomes, with improved protection for the highest-quality and most sensitive bushland areas inside and outside the Growth Centres. In addition, landowners, councils and developers will not have to look at biodiversity issues individually for Development Applications in areas which are certified.
More detail is available in the Guide to Biodiversity Certification.
documentsGrowth Centres Conservation Plan
| Title | Pages | Size |
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| Growth Centres Conservation Plan Exhibition Draft | 60 | 1.2Mb |