52Consent required for certain development

52 Consent required for certain development

52 Consent required for certain development

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this plan, a person shall not, without the consent of the council, carry out any development on land within an escarpment preservation area or clear any such land of vegetation or trees.

(2) For the purpose of the council’s proper consideration of an application for—

(a) consent to the development of land within an escarpment preservation area, the council may require the applicant to furnish plans and details showing—

(i) the type and location of the existing vegetation on the site,

(ii) the proposed landscaping of the site in relation to the buildings or works proposed to be erected or carried out, and

(iii) the number, type and location of tress and shrubs which are to be retained or planted on the site, or

(b) consent to the clearing, on land within an escarpment preservation area, of vegetation or trees, the council may require the applicant to furnish plans and details showing—

(i) the extent of the proposed clearing of the site,

(ii) the extent of any landscaping of the site which is proposed to be carried out, and

(iii) the number, type and location of trees and shrubs which are to be retained or planted on the site.