53Filling of land

53 Filling of land

53 Filling of land

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (d), 4 (c), 5 (a), 6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) or 7 (f).

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this clause, a person must not fill land to which this clause applies except with the consent of the Council.

(3) The Council is not to grant consent to fill land to which this clause applies unless it has considered the likely environmental impact of the fill on the land and on adjoining land, including the following—

(a) visual impact on the surrounding land,

(b) the likely effect on the stability of the land,

(c) the potential for the fill to alter drainage patterns or flood levels to the detriment of adjoining property owners,

(d) the implications of changing land surface levels and subsequent development and its potential impact on adjoining or nearby property owners, including their privacy and views,

(e) measures to be taken to stabilise and landscape the filling to prevent erosion,

(f) measures to be taken to prevent sedimentation of waterways,

(g) the impact on existing vegetation, particularly mature trees on the land,

(h) the nature of the fill material and the potential for that material to contain contaminated substances,

(i) the potential for the fill to adversely affect water quality,

(j) the duration of the filling works, the likely traffic movements generated and the impact on the local road network as a result of those works.

(4) A person may fill land to which this clause applies without the consent of the Council if the fill—

(a) has previously been considered as part of a development application in respect of which the Council has granted consent, or

(b) is intended for terracing or contouring the ground surface by means of retaining walls or mounds and—

(i) the walls or mounds do not exceed a height of 600 millimetres above natural ground level, and