17Zone 7 Environment Protection

17 Zone 7 Environment Protection

17 Zone 7 Environment Protection

(1) The objectives of Zone 7 Environment Protection are as follows—

(a) to protect areas that may be vulnerable to erosion or that are a habitat, or corridor, for animals that are native to the Island or significant native vegetation,

(b) to protect the scenic amenity of land in the zone,

(c) to restore lost or disturbed natural resources, particularly if this may enhance the World Heritage values of the natural environment of the Island,

(d) to provide utility services that are essential to the community’s needs in a manner that is in sympathy with the World Heritage values of the natural environment of the Island.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, development for the purposes of vegetation restoration may be carried out on land within Zone 7 Environment Protection without the consent of the consent authority.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, demolition, subdivision and development for the purposes of any of the following may be carried out on land within Zone 7 Environment Protection only with the consent of the consent authority—

(a) observation platforms,

(b) public utility installations,

(c) public utility undertakings,

(d) roads,

(e) telecommunications facilities,

(f) the control of erosion,

(g) walking tracks,

(h) wastewater management systems.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, development is prohibited on land within Zone 7 Environment Protection unless it may be carried out under subclause (2) or (3).

cl 17: Am 2015 (292), Sch 1 [4].