7Public utility infrastructure

7 Public utility infrastructure

7.1 Public utility infrastructure

(1) Development consent must not be granted for development on land in an intensive urban development area unless the Council is satisfied that any public utility infrastructure that is essential for the proposed development is available or that adequate arrangements have been made to make that infrastructure available when required.

(2) This clause does not apply to development for the purpose of providing, extending, augmenting, maintaining or repairing any public utility infrastructure.

(3) In this clause—

public utility infrastructure, in relation to an intensive urban development area, includes infrastructure for any of the following—

(a) the supply of water,

(b) the supply of electricity,

(c) the disposal and management of sewage.