Protection of Tourism Assets from Inappropriate Development

Some tourism assets are already subject to protection from inappropriate or excessive development through statutory designation, existing planning policy, or development plans and sometimes by a combination of all of these measures. This policy is intended to complement such measures in the specific interests of tourism while affording protection to other undesignated environmental assets on the basis of their tourism value alone. The requirements of non-planning legislation, particularly in relation to public health and the regulation of environmental pollution may obviate the need to regulate the inappropriate development through the application of this policy.