9Considerations before development consent

9 Considerations before development consent

9 Considerations before development consent

Before granting consent to the carrying out of any development on land to which this plan applies, the consent authority is to be satisfied that the development—

(a) is consistent with the aim of this plan and the principles and practices of ecologically sustainable development, and

(b) complies with the principal objectives of the plan that are relevant to the development, and

(c) complies with the locality management provisions within Part 2 that apply to the land, and

(d) complies with the assessment requirements and provisions within Part 3 that are relevant to the development, and

(e) complies with the development provisions within Part 4 that are relevant to the development.