New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NORTH COAST REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN - REG 32B

32B Development control-coastal lands

(1) This clause applies to land within the region to which the NSW Coastal Policy 1997 applies.

(2) In determining an application for consent to carry out development on such land, the council must take into account:

(a) the NSW Coastal Policy 1997,

(b) the Coastline Management Manual, and

(c) the North Coast: Design Guidelines.

(3) The council must not consent to the carrying out of development which would impede public access to the foreshore.

(4) The council must not consent to the carrying out of development:

(a) on urban land at Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Byron Bay, Ballina, Coffs Harbour or Port Macquarie, if carrying out the development would result in beaches or adjacent open space being overshadowed before 3pm midwinter (standard time) or 6.30pm midsummer (daylight saving time), or

(b) elsewhere in the region, if carrying out the development would result in beaches or waterfront open space being overshadowed before 3pm midwinter (standard time) or 7pm midsummer (daylight saving time).