25General requirements for development plans

25 General requirements for development plans

25 General requirements for development plans

(1) A draft development plan may be prepared for land—

(a) by the owner of the land, or by a person authorised by the owner, in consultation with the consent authority, or

(b) by the consent authority in consultation with the owner of the land, or with a person authorised by the owner.

(2) A development plan may be adopted by the consent authority only if it is satisfied that—

(a) the plan proposes development that can achieve design excellence, having regard to clause 26 and particularly the matters referred to in clause 26 (2), and

(b) the development plan addresses, to the satisfaction of the consent authority, whether—

(i) the proposed envelope, including floor space ratio and height, is appropriate to its site and context, and

(ii) it provides an appropriate design response to an analysis of the site and its context that adequately addresses the matters set out in subclause (3), and

(iii) the development plan proposes development that complies with the other requirements of this plan.

(3) In order to demonstrate an appropriate design response to an analysis of the site, the development plan must address the following matters—

(a) the suitability of the land for development,

(b) existing and proposed uses and use mix,

(c) heritage issues and streetscape constraints,

(d) the location of any tower proposed, having regard to the need to achieve an acceptable relationship with other towers (existing or proposed) on the same site or on neighbouring sites in terms of separation, setbacks, amenity and urban form,

(e) bulk, massing and modulation of buildings,

(f) street frontage heights,

(g) environmental impacts such as sustainable design, overshadowing, wind and reflectivity,

(h) the achievement of the principles of ecologically sustainable development,