24Extractive industries and mines

24 Extractive industries and mines

24 Extractive industries and mines

(1) In determining an application to carry out development on land for the purposes of an extractive industry or mine, the Council shall take into consideration measures proposed by the applicant—

(a) to reinstate the land,

(b) to remove waste material or refuse,

(c) to secure public safety in the surrounding area, and

(d) to protect the amenity of the neighbourhood.

(2) The Council shall not grant development consent to the carrying out of development for the purposes of a new coal mine, or the expansion of an existing coal mine or other major coal industry, unless it is satisfied that—

(a) there is a proposed environmentally acceptable mode of transport associated with the development which is, or is capable of being, integrated into a comprehensive system for handling all coal movements within the area of the land to which this plan applies, and

(b) if public road haulage is the only feasible mode of transport, it is restricted to the most environmentally acceptable route.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this plan, development consent is not required for the extraction of coal from within areas held under mining leases as at 1 February 1986 by Metropolitan, South Bulli or Elouera Collieries.

cl 24: Am 17.3.1995.