25Development along main roads

25 Development along main roads

25 Development along main roads

(1) Consent must not be granted to the carrying out of development on land that has frontage to a main road, unless—

(a) vehicular access to that land is provided by a road other than the main road, wherever possible, and

(b) in the opinion of the consent authority, the safety and efficiency of the main road will not be adversely affected by—

(i) the design of the vehicular access to the proposed development, or

(ii) the emission of smoke or dust from the proposed development, or

(iii) the nature, volume or frequency of vehicles using the main road to gain access to the proposed development.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (1), consent must not be granted to the carrying out of development listed in Schedule 3 on land within Zone No 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (d), 1 (r), 7 (a) or 7 (b) if the development will create direct vehicular access to—

(a) a main road, or

(b) a road connecting with a main road, where the access to that road is within 90 metres (measured along the road alignment of the connecting road) of the alignment of the main road.

cl 25: Am 14.6.2002.