10Heritage conservation areas

10 Heritage conservation areas

10 Heritage conservation areas

(1) A person must not, in respect of a heritage conservation area—

(a) demolish or alter a building or work within the area,

(b) damage or move a relic within the area,

(c) excavate for the purpose of exposing a relic within the area,

(d) damage or despoil a place or tree within the area, or

(e) erect a building on, or subdivide, land within the area,

except with the consent of the Council.

(2) An applicant for consent to erect a building required by this clause must lodge with the Council a statement which includes reference to the following matters—

(a) the pitch and form of the roof,

(b) the style, size, proportion and position of the openings for windows and doors,

(c) whether the colour, texture, style, size and type of finish of the materials to be used on the exterior of the building are compatible with the materials used in the existing buildings in the heritage conservation area.

(3) The Council must, in determining an application required by this clause, take into consideration—

(a) the matters listed in subclause (2), and

(b) the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage conservation area.