New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WELLINGTON LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PLAN 1995 - REG 11

11 Heads of consideration

(1) The Council shall not consent to development of land within Zone Number 1 (a) or 1 (a1) unless it has made an assessment of:

(a) the purpose for which the land is intended to be used, and whether a dwelling should be erected on that land,

(b) the effect of the proposed development on the present and potential agricultural use of the land and of land in the vicinity,

(c) the effect of the proposed development on vegetation, timber production, soil resources and soil stability, ground water storage and riparian rights, and the aquatic and recreational value of the land and of land in the vicinity,

(d) the effect of the proposed development on the water quality of water courses in the vicinity,

(e) the effect of the proposed development on future expansion of settlements in the vicinity,

(f) the future recovery, from known or prospective areas, of valuable deposits of minerals, coal, petroleum, sand, gravel or other extractive materials,

(g) the protection of areas of significance for nature conservation or of high scenic or recreational value and places and buildings of archaeological or heritage significance, including Aboriginal relics and places, and

(h) the cost of providing, extending and maintaining public amenities and services to the site of the development and to land in the vicinity.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to:

(a) an addition to a building or work,

(b) development ancillary to a use to which land may be put with the consent of the Council under this plan, or

(c) the erection of a dwelling house on an allotment of land created in accordance with this plan for the purpose of a dwelling.