40Rural residential development

40 Rural residential development

40 Rural residential development

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (c).

(2) Consent must not be granted to a subdivision of land to which this clause applies if the consent authority is satisfied that the land will be used for rural residential development unless—

(a) the consent authority has had regard to the matters relating to environmental impact specified in Schedule 5, and

(b) the size and shape of each lot to be created and the range of proposed lot sizes are, in the opinion of the consent authority, satisfactory having regard to the land’s capability and potential for conflicting uses, and

(c) arrangements satisfactory to the consent authority have been made for the provision of a water supply and the disposal of stormwater and sewage effluent, and

(d) arrangements satisfactory to the consent authority have been made to protect the environment, and

(e) the average area of all allotments to be created by the subdivision is not less than 0.5 hectare.

(3) Consent must not be granted to a subdivision of land to which this clause applies if, as a result of the subdivision, the total number of allotments—

(a) that the consent authority is satisfied will be used for the purpose of dwellings, and

(b) that will have been created from land to which this clause applies in any of the successive 5-year periods following the commencement of this plan,

will exceed the number fixed by the Council in respect of that period for the purposes of this clause.

cl 40: Am 2008 (571), Sch 3.104 [8] [9].