New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WAVERLEY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1996 - REG 13

13 Building heights in Bondi Beach Precinct

(1) The Council must not grant consent for the erection or alteration of a building on land in the Bondi Beach Precinct if the building, when erected or altered, will have a height greater than 15 metres.

(2) In deciding whether to grant consent for the erection or alteration of a building in the Bondi Beach Precinct, the Council must take into consideration the following matters:

(a) whether the proposed building has high architectural merit,

(b) the height, scale, bulk and density of the proposed building,

(c) the external appearance of the proposed building and materials that will be used on the exterior of it,

(d) the relationship between the proposed building and the surrounding landscape and streetscape and between the proposed building and surrounding buildings,

(e) whether the proposed building or any part of it will be used for tourism or recreation,

(f) the relationship between the height, scale, bulk and density of the proposed building and any existing structure on the land,

(g) whether the proposed building complements surrounding buildings,

(h) the effect that the proposed building will have on public amenity, including pedestrian amenity,

(i) the likely effect that the proposed building will have on wind patterns and wind velocity in public areas,

(j) whether the proposed building will overshadow a public place, particularly beachfront areas during periods of high usage,

(k) the effect that the proposed building will have on views from public places,

(l) the effect that the proposed building will have on any nearby heritage item,

(m) whether the exterior of the proposed building will cause reflections which will significantly interfere with the use of roads, public places or other nearby buildings.

(3) Nothing in this clause prevents the Council from granting consent for the erection of a building on land in the Bondi Beach Precinct having a height no greater than the height of any building situated on the land at the time the application for consent is made.