State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity & Conservation) 2021

This SEPP contains:

• planning rules and controls for the clearing of native vegetation in NSW on land zoned for urban and environmental purposes that is not linked to a development application
• the land use planning and assessment framework for koala habitat
• provisions which establish a consistent and co-ordinated approach to environmental planning and assessment along the River Murray
• provisions seeking to protect and preserve bushland within public open space zones and reservations
• provisions which aim to prohibit canal estate development
• provisions to support the water quality objectives for the Sydney drinking water catchment
• provisions to protect the environment of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system
• provisions to manage and improve environmental outcomes for Sydney Harbour and its tributaries
• provisions to manage and promote integrated catchment management policies along the Georges River and its tributaries
• provisions which seek to protect, conserve and manage the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes property.

This SEPP has consolidated and repealed:

• SEPP (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017
• SEPP (Koala Habitat Protection) 2020
• SEPP (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021
• Murray Regional Environmental Plan No 2—Riverine Land
• SEPP No 19—Bushland in Urban Areas
• SEPP No 50—Canal Estate Development
• SEPP (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) 2011
• Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 20 – Hawkesbury – Nepean River (No 2 – 1997)
• Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005
• Greater Metropolitan Regional Environmental Plan No 2 – Georges River Catchment
• Willandra Lakes Regional Environmental Plan No 1 – World Heritage Property