Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2005
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17 Consent for demolition
17 Consent for demolition
(1) Consent must not be granted to development proposing the demolition of a building unless—
(a) the application also proposes the comprehensive redevelopment of the site after the demolition has been carried out, or
(b) a consent is in force for the comprehensive redevelopment of the site, or
(c) a consent is at the same time granted to the comprehensive development of the site proposed by another development application.
(2) Consent must not be granted for demolition of a building unless the consent authority has compared the likely environmental impact of any replacement building proposed to be erected on the site when the site is redeveloped with the environmental impact of the building it would replace.