14Development near zone boundaries

14 Development near zone boundaries

14 Development near zone boundaries

(1) Objective

• to provide flexibility where detailed investigation of a site and its surroundings reveals that a use allowed on the other side of a zone boundary would enable a more logical and appropriate development of the site.

(2) This clause applies to land which is—

(a) within 20 metres of a boundary between any two of Zones 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (d), 2 (e), 2 (f), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (e), 4 (a), 5 (a), 6 (a) and 6 (b), or

(b) within 50 metres of a boundary between Zones 1 (a) and 1 (b), or

(c) within 50 metres of a boundary between any zone referred to in paragraph (a) and any zone referred to in paragraph (b).

(3) Development that would otherwise be prohibited may, with consent, be carried out on land to which this clause applies if the development may be carried out (with or without consent) in the adjoining zone.

(4) Consent may be granted to development referred to in subclause (3) only if the consent authority is satisfied that the proposed development is more appropriate, due to planning, design, ownership, servicing or similar criteria, than the development that would otherwise be allowed.