40Development of certain land at North Cranebrook

40 Development of certain land at North Cranebrook

40 Development of certain land at North Cranebrook

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (c) or 7 at North Cranebrook, north-east of Cranebrook Road and Boundary Road.

(2) The objectives relating to development of land to which this clause applies are—

(a) to protect the environmental and scenic quality of the Cranebrook Escarpment and nearby elevated areas, and

(b) to protect areas of natural vegetation which provide key ecological and scenic elements in the area, and

(c) to retain and enhance the parkland quality of the area along Cranebrook Road, north of Vincent Road.

(3) The object of this clause is to limit subdivision of, and the carrying out of development on the land to which this clause applies so as to ensure that the above objectives are met.

(4) In considering an application to subdivide or carry out development for any purpose on land to which this clause applies, the council shall take into account—

(a) the effect of the development on the rural setting of the area, and

(b) whether the development will impinge on the character of items of environmental significance (such as ridgelines, drainage courses and dams), and

(c) whether the development will adversely affect items of Aboriginal and European heritage significance, and

(d) the amount of existing vegetation that would be removed as a result of the development, and

(e) the susceptibility of the land to soil erosion and the measures to be taken to prevent such erosion, and

(f) whether the development will result in significant alteration of the natural landform, and

(g) whether the proposed form, scale, character and siting of any proposed building are appropriate for the rural and natural settings of the area, and

(h) whether arrangements have been made for the provision of adequate services to the land, and

(i) specific objectives contained in any development control plan applying to the land to which the application relates.