New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe Council must not grant consent to development on land within Zone No 1 (d) unless it has taken the following into consideration:
(a) the recommendations of the Jenolan Caves Reserve Plan of Management adopted by the Minister administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 ,
(b) the Conservation Plan for the Caves House Precinct titled “ Jenolan Caves Reserve Conservation Plan-Built Environment ” dated May 1988,
(c) any other study or policy document or plan adopted by a relevant public authority to guide or assist the management of the Reserve and of which the Council has knowledge,
(d) the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the land within Zone No 1 (d), including its effect on the karst system and natural habitats,
(e) the necessity for the proposed development, and any alternative options that may be available,
(f) the height, scale, bulk, form, location, character and materials of any proposed new building, its relationship to existing buildings, landscape elements and open spaces, and its effect on existing views and scenic qualities of the land within Zone No 1 (d),
(g) any measure necessary to prevent erosion, land slip or subsidence during or resulting from the proposed development,
(h) the proposed means of disposing of roof and surface run-off, waste water and sewage, including measures necessary to prevent damage to the karst and ecological systems by contamination of surface or groundwater.