New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY NO 15--RURAL LANDSHARING COMMUNITIES - REG 9

9 Matters for council to consider

(1) A council must not consent to an application made in pursuance of clause 7 unless it has taken into consideration such of the following matters as are of relevance to the development the subject of the application:

(a) the means proposed for establishing land ownership, dwelling occupancy rights, environmental and community management to ensure the aims and objectives of this Policy are met,

(b) the area or areas proposed for erection of buildings, including any proposals for the clustering of buildings,

(c) the area or areas proposed for community use (other than areas for residential accommodation and home improvement areas),

(d) the need for any proposed development for community use that is ancillary to the use of the land,

(e) the availability and standard of public road access to the land,

(f) the availability of a water supply to the land for domestic, agricultural and fire fighting purposes and, where a proposed water supply is from a river, creek, dam or other waterway, the effect upon other users of that water supply,

(g) if required by the applicant, the availability of electricity and telephone services,

(h) the availability of community facilities and services to meet the needs of the occupants of the land,

(i) whether adequate provision has been made for waste disposal from the land,

(j) the impact on the vegetation cover of the land and any measures proposed for environmental protection, site rehabilitation or reafforestation,

(k) whether the land is subject to a risk of flooding, bush fires, landslip or erosion or whether there are areas with actual or potential acid sulfate soils and, if so, the adequacy of any measures proposed to protect occupants, buildings, internal access roads, service installations, and land adjoining the development from any such hazard,

(l) the visual impact of the proposed development on the landscape,

(m) the effect of the proposed development on the present and potential use, including agricultural use, of the land and of lands in the vicinity, including the need for separation and buffers to avoid land use conflicts,

(n) whether resources of coal, sand, gravel, petroleum or other mineral or extractive deposits will be sterilised by the proposed development,

(o) the effect of the proposed development on the quality of the water resources in the vicinity,

(p) any land claims by local Aborigines and the presence of any known Aboriginal relics and sites,

(q) the impact of the proposed development on any heritage item, relic or site, or on their curtilages,

(r) whether the land has been identified by the council as being required for future urban or rural residential expansion,

(s) whether the development would benefit an existing village centre suffering from a declining population base or a decreasing use of the services provided in that centre.

(2) A council must not consent to an application made in pursuance of clause 7 unless it has taken into consideration a site analysis that:

(a) contains information about the site and its surrounds as described in Schedule 3, and

(b) is accompanied by a written statement explaining how the design of the proposed development has regard to the site analysis.