57Development on sloping land

57 Development on sloping land

57 Development on sloping land

On sloping land, the height and bulk of development, particularly on the downhill side, is to be minimised and the need for cut and fill reduced by designs which minimise the building footprint and allow the building mass to step down the slope.

In particular—

• the amount of fill is not to exceed more than 1 metre in depth, and

• fill is not to spread beyond the footprint of the building, and

• excavation of the landform is to be minimised.

The geotechnical stability of sloping land to support development is to be demonstrated.

Consent must not be granted for development involving the erection of a structure, including additions to an existing structure, on land identified as being potentially subject to landslip on the Landslip Hazard Map unless the consent authority has considered a report from a suitably qualified engineer as to the geotechnical stability of the land to support such development and an assessment of stormwater prepared by a suitably qualified hydraulic engineer.

cl 57: Am 3.8.2001; 2005 (561), Sch 1 [12].