19Development relating to certain heritage items

19 Development relating to certain heritage items

19 Development relating to certain heritage items

(1) This clause applies to those buildings, works, relics and places which are items of the environmental heritage.

(2) The council shall not grant consent to a development application in respect of any item of the environmental heritage to which this clause applies unless it has made an assessment of—

(a) the significance of the item as an item of the environmental heritage of the Shire of Byron,

(b) the extent to which the carrying out of the development in accordance with the consent would affect the historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, architectural, natural or aesthetic significance of the item and its site,

(c) whether any stylistic, horticultural or archaeological features of the item or its setting should be retained,

(d) whether the item constitutes a danger to the users or occupiers of that item or to the public, and

(e) where the item is a building—

(i) the colour, texture, style, size and type of finish of any materials to be used on the exterior of the building and the effect which the use of those materials will have on the appearance of the exterior of the building and any other building in the neighbourhood,

(ii) the style, size, proportion and position of openings for any windows and doors which will result from, or be affected by, the carrying out of the development, and

(iii) the pitch and form of the roof of the building.

Note.

The website of the Heritage Branch of the Department of Planning has publications that provide guidance on assessing the impact of proposed development on the heritage significance of items (for example, Statements of Heritage Impact).

cl 19: Am 2008 (571), Sch 3.26 [5].