New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsConsent must not be granted for development involving the use of energy resources within the area of Waverley unless the Council has considered the following:
(a) whether the energy resources proposed to be used are non-renewable and, if so, whether the energy requirements of the proposed development could be met by the use of alternative renewable resources,
(b) the quantity of energy resources which will be used in carrying out the proposed development,
(c) the degree of efficiency with which energy resources will be used in carrying out the proposed development,
(d) any measures which will be taken to conserve energy resources when carrying out the proposed development,
(e) whether conditions should be imposed on the consent aimed at reducing energy requirements (such as conditions relating to building design, construction, form, insulation, solar orientation, landscaping, solar heating and the use of energy-efficient plant and equipment),
(f) the effect of the proposed development on any solar collection devices or any other form of energy collection or water conservation device in the immediate vicinity,
(g) details of any space heating, cooling and lighting systems proposed to be used in the proposed development,
(h) details of any landscaping intended for the site of the proposed development,
(i) details of any energy conserving measures intended to be employed in carrying out the proposed development in relation to traffic, transport and the movement of pedestrians and cyclists.