New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe Council shall not consent to a dual occupancy unless it is satisfied that:
(a) adequate provision is made in respect of:(i) the privacy of each dwelling to comprise the dual occupancy, and any dwelling on adjoining land, including its curtilage, and(ii) access to natural light for each of those dwellings, including its curtilage, and(iii) the supply to each proposed dwelling of utilities, including water, and the disposal of sewage and stormwater from each proposed dwelling, and(iv) landscaping and landscaped areas, including soft landscaped areas and private open space for each proposed dwelling, and
(b) the proposed dwellings will not have an adverse effect on the protection:(i) of rare or endangered flora and fauna species or of habitats for native flora and fauna, or(ii) of wildlife corridors and vegetation links with other nearby bushland, or(iii) of bushland as a natural stabiliser of the soil surface or of existing landforms, such as rock outcrops, natural drainage lines, watercourses and foreshores, or(iv) of bushland for scenic values and the retention of the unique visual identity of the landscape, and
(c) an adequate assessment has been made of the relationship of the development to the scale and character of the streetscape, including the siting and design of any car parking facility.