23Flood liable lands

23 Flood liable lands

23 Flood liable lands

The Council shall not grant consent to the erection of a building or the carrying out of works on land to which this plan applies if, in the opinion of the Council—

(a) the land is within a floodway, and

(b) the carrying out of the development is likely—

(i) to adversely impede the flow of flood waters on that land or land in its immediate vicinity, or

(ii) to imperil the safety of persons on that land or land in its immediate vicinity in the event of those lands being inundated with flood waters, or

(iii) to aggravate the consequences of floodwaters flowing on that land or land in its immediate vicinity with regard to erosion or siltation, or

(iv) to have an adverse effect on the water table of that land or of land in its immediate vicinity.