39Rural Environmental Protection (Estuarine Wetlands), (Wetlands Buffer), (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Consideration of Natural Environmental Attributes

39 Rural Environmental Protection (Estuarine Wetlands), (Wetlands Buffer), (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Consideration of Natural Environmental Attributes

39 Rural Environmental Protection (Estuarine Wetlands), (Wetlands Buffer), (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Consideration of Natural Environmental Attributes

The Council shall not grant consent to development on land within Zone No 7 (b), 7 (b1), 7 (d), 7 (e), 7 (f) or 7 (l) unless it has considered the effect of the development on—

(a) the protection of rare and endangered flora and fauna species and the protection of habitats for native flora and fauna, and

(b) the protection of wildlife corridors and vegetation links with other nearby bushland, and

(c) the protection of bushland as a natural stabiliser of the soil surface and the protection of existing landforms such as natural drainage lines, watercourses and foreshores, and

(d) the protection of bushland for scenic values and the retention of the unique visual identity of the landscape, and

(e) the cumulative impact of a series of development proposals.