26Dwelling houses and dual occupancies in Zone 1 (1), 7 (1), 7 (2), 7 (3) or 10

26 Dwelling houses and dual occupancies in Zone 1 (1), 7 (1), 7 (2), 7 (3) or 10

26 Dwelling houses and dual occupancies in Zone 1 (1), 7 (1), 7 (2), 7 (3) or 10

(1) This clause applies to land in Zone 1 (1), 7 (1), 7 (2), 7 (3) or 10.

(2) In this clause—

dwelling lot means—

(a) an existing holding, or

(b) a lot that complies with such of the requirements set out in Schedule 2 (Subdivision standards) as apply to the land comprising the lot.

existing holding means—

(a) except as provided by paragraph (b), a lot, portion or parcel of land as it was on 21 August 1981, or

(b) where, on 21 August 1981, a person owned 2 or more adjoining or adjacent lots, portions or parcels of land, the aggregation of those lots, portions or parcels as they were on that date.

(3) A dwelling must not be erected or created on land to which this clause applies, except in accordance with this clause.

(4) Consent may be granted for the erection or creation of—

(a) a dwelling house or dual occupancy-attached on a dwelling lot in Zone 1 (1), 7 (2) or 7 (3), or

(b) a dwelling house on a dwelling lot in Zone 7 (1) or 10.

(5) Consent must not be granted for the erection or creation of a dwelling house or dual occupancy-attached on a dwelling lot if its erection or creation would mean—

(a) if the lot is in Zone 1 (1), 7 (1), 7 (2), 7 (3) or 10—that there is more than one dwelling house on the dwelling lot (counting any dwelling house already on the lot), or

(b) if the lot is in Zone 1 (1), 7 (2) or 7 (3)—that there are more than two dwellings on the dwelling lot (counting any dwelling already on the lot).

(6) Consent must not be granted for the erection or creation of a dual occupancy-attached or dual occupancy-detached on a neighbourhood lot in Zone 7 (3).

(7) If consent is granted for the erection or creation of a dwelling house or a dual occupancy-attached on land comprising an existing holding, the consent authority may impose a condition of consent that requires the consolidation of all lots, portions or parcels that comprise that existing holding.