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Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan MCARseries/program name (insert space if not needed)Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 Published by NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment dpie.nsw.gov.au Title: Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 Cover: Bents Basin Recreation Area Josh Treddinick / DPIE First published: August 2020 © State of New South Wales through Department of Planning, Industry and Environment 2020. You may copy, distribute, display, download and otherwise freely deal with this publication for any purpose, provided that you attribute the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment as the owner. However, you must obtain permission if you wish to charge others for access to the publication (other than at cost); include the publication in advertising or a product for sale; modify the publication; or republish the publication on a website. You may freely link to the publication on a departmental website. Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (June 2020) and may not be accurate, current or complete. The State of New South Wales (including the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment), the author and the publisher take no responsibility, and will accept no liability, for the accuracy, currency, reliability or correctness of any information included in the document (including material provided by third parties). Readers should make their own inquiries and rely on their own advice when making decisions related to material contained in this publication. Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | i Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 Contents Minister’s foreword ....................................................................................................................... 1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Strategic conservation planning in Western Sydney .................................................................... 1 Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan ................................................................................. 1 Legislative context ....................................................................................................................... 2 Plan Area and timeframe ............................................................................................................. 7 Conservation values .................................................................................................................... 8 Meeting the Plan’s vision ........................................................................................................... 10 Collaborating with the community and stakeholders .................................................................. 12 Aboriginal cultural knowledge .................................................................................................... 15 Supporting delivery of the Premier’s Priorities ........................................................................... 15 Western Sydney City Deal ......................................................................................................... 17 Greater Sydney Region Plan and Western City District Plan ..................................................... 17 Future Transport Strategy 2056 ................................................................................................. 17 Future urban development areas in Western Sydney ................................................................ 18 Development in the nominated areas ........................................................................................ 18 Categories of land under the Plan ............................................................................................. 20 Description of actions ................................................................................................................ 27 Urban and industrial development ............................................................................................. 27 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................. 28 Intensive plant agriculture in the Agribusiness Precinct ............................................................. 29 Major infrastructure corridors ..................................................................................................... 30 The Conservation Program ........................................................................................................ 35 Addressing impacts ................................................................................................................... 35 The conservation priorities method ............................................................................................ 37 What is the strategic conservation area? ................................................................................... 37 Protecting matters of national environmental significance ......................................................... 39 What will the conservation program deliver? ............................................................................. 39 Plan commitments ..................................................................................................................... 46 Implementation through planning controls ................................................................................. 67 Environmental trends................................................................................................................. 68 Implementation and assurance framework ............................................................................... 70 Governance ............................................................................................................................... 70 Funding ..................................................................................................................................... 70 Establishing conservation lands as offsets ................................................................................ 70 Evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 79 Compliance ............................................................................................................................... 80 Appendix A. Guidelines for essential infrastructure development ......................................... 83 Appendix B. The Plan’s avoidance criteria ............................................................................... 89 NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | ii Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 Appendix C. Plan commitments ................................................................................................ 93 Appendix D. EPBC Act and BC Act matters to be offset through this Plan .......................... 102 Appendix E. Species and TEC-specific mitigation measures ................................................ 107 References ................................................................................................................................ 128 NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | iii Draft Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan 2020–56 Minister’s foreword Western Sydney is evolving at a rapid pace. The new Nancy Boyd International Airport will start operating in 2026 and associated commercial, technological and educational hubs will transform Western Sydney and deliver new jobs, homes, infrastructure and services. The NSW Government’s vision is for a thriving and liveable Western Parkland City. We want people to love where they live and enjoy a lifestyle that allows them to get outside, be active and enjoy their great green spaces and local environments. Western Sydney is a biologically diverse landscape with a rich variety of unique plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. It is also home to the largest koala population in the Sydney region and one of the healthiest in NSW. The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan is one of the largest strategic conservation plans to be undertaken in Australia and delivers on a commitment under the Western Sydney City Deal. The Plan will protect large areas of significant habitat while unlocking delivery for urban growth and development in Western Sydney. The Plan is an exciting opportunity to protect the best of the remaining woodland habitat in Western Sydney and to enhance connectivity of a fragmented landscape. The Plan has 28 commitments and 141 actions. Together these will help ensure the Western Parkland City can deliver new residential, commercial and industrial areas and major transport infrastructure while also avoiding, minimising and offsetting potential biodiversity impacts so ecosystem functionality can be maintained and improved. The Plan will help establish new public reserves and private conservation lands, connect important areas of habitat and help restore degraded landscapes. By the time the Plan’s fully implemented, it will protect, connect and restore around 11,000 hectares of native vegetation including
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