4Permitted development

4 Permitted development

4 Permitted development

(1) Except as provided in and subject to clause 5 of this Ordinance, interim development of the following classes may be carried out, that is to say:

Class I—Development (other than the erection of permanent buildings or the construction of roads and bridges) which may be carried out under powers conferred by any Act being an Act which specifically designates the land in respect of which those powers may be exercised.

Class II—Development by a person carrying on a public utility undertaking, expressly permitted or authorised to be carried out by the competent authority under any Commonwealth or State Act, before the provisions of Division 7 of Part 12A of the Act became applicable to the land upon which such development was so permitted or authorised.

Class III—The rebuilding, restoration or replacement of buildings and plant which have sustained war damage or damage by fire, flood, lightning, storm or accident, except operations of this kind involving:

(a) an increase in the size of any building as it existed immediately before the occurrence of the damage, or

(b) the alteration (other than minor alteration) of the exterior of any such building.

Class IV—The carrying out of alterations to existing buildings and of operations required for the maintenance of existing buildings except alterations affecting the exterior of, or required in connection with an alteration of the use of, any existing building.

Class V—Development of any description specified in Schedule 1 to this Ordinance.

Class VI—Development by the Housing Commission of New South Wales.

(2) For the purpose of this clause any development authorised by or under an Act subject to the grant of any consent or approval shall not be deemed to be so authorised unless and until that consent or approval is obtained.

cll 4: Am 16.4.1948.