New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GUNNING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1997 - REG 21

21 What are the restrictions on land prone to flooding?

(1) The Council must not consent to development on land which is considered by the Council to be prone to flooding if the development is likely to:

(a) restrict the flow of flood water on the land or on adjoining land, or

(b) endanger life in time of flood, or

(c) increase the impact of flood water through erosion, siltation or the destruction of vegetation, or

(d) have an adverse effect on the water table of the land or of adjoining land.

(2) The Council must also take into consideration, when deciding whether to grant or refuse a development application:

(a) any cumulative effect the development will have on flood behaviour, and

(b) any risk of pollution to waterways from the development, and

(c) whether access to the site of the proposed development will be available in times of flood.