Detailed Analysis: Environmental Regulations in Relation to Planning

This report delves into the critical relationship between environmental regulations and planning, examining key concepts and their practical applications. It begins by defining Environmental Planning Instruments (EPIs), including State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs) and Local Environmental Plans (LEPs), and their role in managing environmental and development interactions. The report then explores zoning regulations, their control mechanisms on the built environment, and the principal Development Standards in LEP. It differentiates between complying and exempt developments, highlighting the importance of planning certificates and legislative considerations. Furthermore, the report analyzes the functions of the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) and its influence on local planning, including funding routes and interactions with local government. Finally, it examines the role of local councils in the development process, including Development Control Plans (DCPs) and the importance of adherence to relevant provisions, including Section 149 certificates. The report emphasizes the significance of understanding these regulations for effective and sustainable urban development.

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QUESTION ONE
Environmental planning instruments (EPI) refer to a combination of State Environmental
Planning Policies (SEPPs) and the Local Environmental Plans (LEPs). These documents serve as
a platform in which the local and state governments manage general relationships between
environment and development. Having knowledge about the SEPPS and LEPs enables one to
know the development kinds permitted in an area in line with the areas of local governments,
specific sites, types of places like the coastal wetlands or the entire NSW. It also allows one to
know the development consent required for certain development types aside outlining prohibited
types of development (Ghosh, Shah & Swami, 2018).
Individuals can as well be aware of land reserved for public use like schools, parks and
hospitals and the categories of developments that have been advertised. EPI knowledge comes
with a knowhow of the advancements that have been declared as "designated development" thus
requiring a statement of environmental impact. Environmental Planning Instruments differ with
the Development Control Plans in that DCPs constitutes specific measures that guide significant
types of development in an effort to achieve outstanding results in certain areas. It, therefore,
serves as a support to the EPIs (Sterner & Coria, 2013).
QUESTION TWO
Zoning acts a control mechanism for the regulation of the built environment and the
creation of real estate markets. It also shows the type of zone the land is either rural or residential
as in R1. The process works to divide land comprising the statutory sites of local authorities to
sections that give room for specific land uses that shape the layout of cities and towns. These
enable a variety of developments to be established in relation to the planning of land uses. The

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land zones like R1 determine the size, location use of buildings as well as the city block's
density. The regulations of zoning are created in the form of ordinances. In most cases, they are
texts that specify the use of land in distinct blocks extended to individual sites within the city's
block. The regulations are specific to the floor area ratio (FAR), height, bulk and the size of the
lot (Awasthi, Adetiloye & Crainic, 2016).
The zoning ordinances serve to formally categorize the policies for land-use applicable to
municipality land aside from setting a legal framework. It develops land uses that are acceptable
and compares them with different uses of land in a quest to avoid incompatible lands being
located at close proximity with each other. This is associated with defined setbacks which in turn
builds the safety and resilience of the city by setting restrictions on constructions in wetlands and
floodplains. The principal Development Standards in LEP are the blueprints of the content in EPI
in line with whether certain provisions are optional or compulsory during the adoption of the
planning instruments (Bronfin, Kay, Gemora, Tou, Butts, McGee & Pease, 2015).
QUESTION THREE
A complying development refers to a combined construction and planning development
approval that attains the standards pre-determined for developments. An assessment that is
usually code-based is crucial in the determination of Complying Development Certificate (CDC).
An exempt development accounts for the minor work types that require no planning application
or approval for constructions hence they cannot be assessed by the council.
Knowing whether development is exempt or complying, calls for planning certificate
issuance by the council in NSW under the codes set aside by SEPP. These codes usually aim at
the removal of unnecessary complexities and homered tapes. This acts as the easiest way to

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determine whether the codes SEPP can be applicable in a certain piece of land. It is always
compulsory that the certificate applicants attain the whole section 149 (2) that provides an
extensive list of constraints and matters regarding planning that affect the subjects land. Besides
the certificate, other legislative concerns like permits and licenses may set in to differentiate
between the complying and exempt developments (Bregman & Edell, 2016).
QUESTION FOUR
The Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) constitutes a plan for five districts that act as a
guide for the implementation of the Greater Sydney Region Plan, a Metropolis of Three Cities.
The plans form a bridge between local and regional planning over a period of 20 years. These
involve passing information about local environmental, community strategy plans and planning
proposals assessment. The different roles of GSC include helping the councils in delivering and
planning for change and growth aligning to their strategies in local planning set up. In return,
these district plans positively impact on planning at the local levels in a number of ways.
First, provision of urgent directions and clarifications about funding routes for
infrastructure at district and local level allows for greater flexibility in the renewal of projects of
the start of new projects. Secondly, the GSC offers a platform for interactions with local
government thus their voices will be crucial in vital productivity delivery, sustainability priorities
and livelihood. These combinations of factors generally result in a more integrated system that is
key in growing Sidney at large (Blomley, 2016,).
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QUESTION FIVE
Generally, comprehending the planning of a local town is key in the development process
of a certain area. These, therefore, calls for approval by the council before various procedures to
ensure that the development meets the standards of the community. The local council in these
case acts as the approval body for all the Local Government Area (LGA) advancements which is
mandatory for all the developers. The DCP as document comprises all the controls for planning
acceptable in a particular subject or area of the LGA (Trochu, Chaabane & Ouhimmou, 2015).
The document offers a comprehensive data on the scope of advancement, and guide to those
opting to start development and submission of development applications concerning issues like
open space, energy efficiency, and the height of the building and management of wastes. These
calls for awareness of important applicable DCPs provisions by the development designers. A
certificate based on section 149 helps in the determination of the relevant DCPs applicable to the
property where a DCP specific to unit development and dual occupancy will be stipulated. A
combination of this concerns, therefore, shows why the council needs to access all the properties
whether public or private without claims that private owners should be left to do whatever they
are comfortable of doing in their lots (Saunders, Pope & Bond, 2015).
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