14Rural workers’ dwellings within Zone No 1 (a) or 7

14 Rural workers’ dwellings within Zone No 1 (a) or 7

14 Rural workers’ dwellings within Zone No 1 (a) or 7

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (a) or 7.

(2) A rural worker’s dwelling may, with the consent of the council, be erected on an allotment of land to which this clause applies, if the allotment has an area of not less than 10 hectares.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (2), the council shall not consent to the erection of a rural worker’s dwelling on an allotment of land unless it is satisfied that—

(a) the erection of a rural worker’s dwelling will not impair the suitability of the land for agriculture, and

(b) the needs of existing agriculture on the land genuinely require that rural workers reside on the land.