65Landscaping for residential development

65 Landscaping for residential development

65 Landscaping for residential development

(1) Consent shall not be granted for residential development unless the consent authority has considered a concept landscape plan that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the consent authority that—

(a) the design of buildings complements the physical characteristics of the site and minimises the removal of mature vegetation and site disturbance, and

(b) the location of buildings maximises the retention of mature vegetation and maintains significant mature landscape features that contribute to the streetscape, and

(c) mature vegetation that shall be removed for the proposed development will be replaced with appropriate vegetation to provide screening from adjoining buildings and to maintain the contribution to the streetscape of the vegetation on the site, and

(d) the development incorporates proposed planting that, upon maturity, will provide screening of the development from public streets and adjoining dwellings, and

(e) the scale and massing of buildings ensure that built forms are secondary to the landscape setting in residential areas where these settings are the dominant character element in the surrounding area.

(2) A concept landscape plan prepared to comply with subclause (1) shall include the following information—

(a) the location and extent of existing vegetation to be retained including trees, hedges, large shrubs, shrub beds and any areas of natural vegetation,

(b) an indicative planting plan showing the location and size of each tree and large shrub to be planted and the areas to be planted with low shrubs and ground covers,

(c) the proposed extent and type (native or exotic) of planting that is to be provided to replace any vegetation that is proposed to be removed.