106Sustainable resource management

106 Sustainable resource management

106 Sustainable resource management

Before granting consent for development, the consent authority shall consider how it can encourage development that is designed to follow ecologically sustainable development practices, including any such practices described in development control plans approved by the Council, to achieve—

(a) conservation of natural resources (renewable and non-renewable), and

(b) energy conservation and efficiency, and

(c) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and

(d) total water cycle management, and

(e) a reduction in the use of reticulated potable water, and

(f) air, water and soil quality protection, enhancement and rehabilitation, and

(g) waste avoidance and minimisation.