Planning Act 2023
272Lease must provide for access by road etc
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272 Lease must provide for access by road etc (1) The territory planning authority must not grant a lease unless satisfied that, during the term of the lease, the lessee will have— (a) direct access to the leased land from a road or road related area; or (b) access to the leased land from a road or road related area by an access road or track, or in another way, that the lessee may use for entry or exit only, without charge and at any time. (2) Access provided because of subsection (1) (b)— (a) must not interfere with a building, garden or stockyard on the land (the affected land) through which the access is provided at the time the access is provided; and (b) must be located in a way that causes as little damage to the affected land, or inconvenience to the lessee of the affected land, as possible. (3) The validity of a lease granted under this part is not affected by a failure to comply with this section.
road—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary. road related area—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999,