New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe council must not grant consent to the subdivision of, or any other development on, any land to which this Division applies unless the council has considered the following matters in relation to the development:
(a) the distribution of types of development on the land, including housing types, open space, and the pattern and phasing of development, including any indicative subdivision pattern,
(b) vehicular, cycle and pedestrian circulation networks,
(c) particulars of the type, location and phasing of transport infrastructure and utility infrastructure,
(d) drainage patterns and stormwater and water quality management controls,
(e) management of flooding, bushfire and land contamination risk, and the identification of flood and bushfire evacuation routes,
(f) measures to protect threatened species, populations or ecological communities or their habitats and to promote biodiversity conservation,
(g) measures relating to indigenous and non-indigenous heritage conservation,
(h) urban design principles incorporating guidelines for the design, siting and construction of buildings (if appropriate).