20Can development be approved if it does not comply with a development standard?

20 Can development be approved if it does not comply with a development standard?

20 Can development be approved if it does not comply with a development standard?

(1) Notwithstanding clause 12 (2) (b), consent may be granted to proposed development even if the development does not comply with one or more development standards, provided the resulting development is consistent with the general principles of development control, the desired future character of the locality and any relevant State environmental planning policy.

(2) In localities A2, A4, A5, A7, B2, B9, C8 and C10, the minimum area per dwelling required by the housing density standard is deemed to be the minimum allotment size for allotments created by subdivision.

(3) Where consent is granted for development that does not comply with one or more development standards, the Council is to ensure that the circumstances of the case and reasons for granting consent (in such a way that does not comply with the development standards) are included in a public register of such consents.

(4) This clause does not apply in relation to a development standard relating to maximum building height established by the Building Heights Map within the Dee Why Town Centre Locality Statement (E21).

cl 20: Am 2005 (561), Sch 1 [2]; 2008 (547), Sch 1 [1].