New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BROKEN HILL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1996 - REG 10

10 What must Council consider, other than zone objectives, when deciding whether to consent to development?

In deciding whether to consent to development of land, the Council must consider:

(a) the present use of the land and the potential of such of the land as is prime crop and pasture land for sustained agricultural production, and

(b) the effect of the proposed development on vegetation, timber production, land capability (including soil resources and soil stability) and water resources (including the quality and stability of water courses and ground water storage and riparian rights), and

(c) the effect of the proposed development on the future recovery from known or prospective areas of valuable deposits of minerals, coal, petroleum, sand, gravel or other extractive materials, and

(d) the protection of areas of significance for nature conservation or of high scenic or recreational value, and of places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance (including Aboriginal relics and places), and

(e) the cost of providing, extending and maintaining public amenities and services to buildings or works that will result from carrying out the development, and

(f) future expansion of settlements in the locality.