20GDevelopment in the vicinity of a heritage item

20G Development in the vicinity of a heritage item

20G Development in the vicinity of a heritage item

(1) Before granting consent to development in the vicinity of a heritage item, the consent authority must assess the impact of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the heritage item and of any heritage conservation area within which it is situated.

(2) This clause extends to development—

(a) that may undermine or otherwise cause physical damage to a heritage item, or

(b) that will otherwise have any adverse impact on the heritage significance of a heritage item or of any heritage conservation area within which it is situated.

(3) The consent authority may refuse to grant any such consent unless it has considered a heritage impact statement that will help it assess the impact of the proposed development on the heritage significance, visual curtilage and setting of the heritage item.

(4) The heritage impact statement should include details of the size, shape and scale of, setbacks for, and the materials to be used in, any proposed buildings or works and details of any modification that would reduce the impact of the proposed development on the heritage significance of the heritage item.

(5) Before granting consent to development that, in the opinion of the consent authority, is likely to have an impact on significant views associated with heritage items, the consent authority must consider a statement addressing the visual impact of the proposed development, including associated landscaping, on the preservation of significant views.

cl 20G: Ins 2007 (169), Sch 1 [2].