48Urban design—general

48 Urban design—general

48 Urban design—general

The consent authority must not consent to development unless it has considered the following matters that are of relevance to the development—

(a) the extent to which high quality design and development outcomes for the urban environment of Sutherland Shire have been attained, or will be attained by the proposed development,

(b) the extent to which any proposed buildings are designed and will be constructed to—

(i) strengthen, enhance or integrate into the existing character of distinctive locations, neighbourhoods and streetscapes, and

(ii) contribute to the desired future character of the locality concerned,

(c) the extent to which recognition has been given to the public domain in the design of the proposed development and the extent to which that design will facilitate improvements to the public domain,

(d) the extent to which the natural environment will be retained or enhanced by the proposed development,

(e) the extent to which the proposed development will respond to the natural landform of the site of the development,

(f) the extent to which the proposed development will preserve, enhance or reinforce specific areas of high visual quality, ridgelines and landmark locations, including gateways, nodes, views and vistas,

(g) the principles for minimising crime risk set out in Part B of the Crime Prevention Guidelines and the extent to which the design of the proposed development applies those principles.