Dataset
NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Subscribe
Repealed - State Environmental Planning Policy No 19-Bushland in Urban Areas

This is a repealed State Environmental Planning Policy and has been superseded by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity & Conservation) 2021 as part of the Department's initiative to consolidate State Environmental Planning Policies to simplify and provide certainty to the planning system.

Click here to go to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity & Conservation) 2021 Open Data page: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/state-environmental-planning-policy-biodiversity-conservation-2021

Go to the following link to find out more about the new consolidated SEPPs: https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/State-Environmental-Planning-Policies/Consolidated-state-environmental-planning-policies

This historical record represents Bushland in Urban Areas for State Environmental Planning Policy.

Data and Resources

    Data Access

    Please email data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au to request access to this dataset. A Departmental representative will be in contact with you shortly, usually within 2 business days, with instruction on accessing the dataset. There may be a requirement to negotiate a data licence agreement.

  • Data Quality Statement PDF

    Data quality statement for State Environmental Planning Policy No 19-Bushland...

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Alternative Title SEPP No 19-Bushland in Urban Areas
Edition 1
Purpose (1) The general aim of this Policy is to protect and preserve bushland within the urban areas referred to in Schedule 1 because of:(a) its value to the community as part of the natural heritage,(b) its aesthetic value, and (c) its value as a recreational, educational and scientific resource.(2) The specific aims of this policy are:(a) to protect the remnants of plant communities which were once characteristic of land now within an urban area,(b) to retain bushland in parcels of a size and configuration which will enable the existing plant and animal communities to survive in the long term,(c) to protect rare and endangered flora and fauna species,(d) to protect habitats for native flora and fauna,(e) to protect wildlife corridors and vegetation links with other nearby bushland,(f) to protect bushland as a natural stabiliser of the soil surface,(g) to protect bushland for its scenic values, and to retain the unique visual identity of the landscape,(h) to protect significant geological features,(i) to protect existing landforms, such as natural drainage lines, watercourses and foreshores,(j) to protect archaeological relics,(k) to protect the recreational potential of bushland,(l) to protect the educational potential of bushland,(m) to maintain bushland in locations which are readily accessible to the community, and (n) to promote the management of bushland in a manner which protects and enhances the quality of the bushland and facilitates public enjoyment of the bushland compatible with its conservation.
Frequency of change Not planned
Keywords HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning
Metadata Date 2018-04-04
Date of Asset Creation 1986-10-24
Date of Asset Revision 2022-12-04
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 320000
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Surface
Object count
Geospatial Topic Environment
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2018-03-23
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
Legal Disclaimer Read
Attribution NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure 2024"