Erection of dual occupancies and dwelling houses on land in certain rural and conservation zones
4.2B Erection of dual occupancies and dwelling houses on land in certain rural and conservation zones
The objective of this clause is to enable development for the purposes of dwelling houses or dual occupancies—
on land on which the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy was permissible before the commencement of this Plan, and
in other specified circumstances.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
Zone RU1 Primary Production,
Zone RU2 Rural Landscape,
Zone RU6 Transition,
Zone C3 Environmental Management.
Development consent must not be granted for the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy on land to which this clause applies unless the land—
is a lot created before this Plan commenced and on which the erection of a dwelling house or dual occupancy was permissible immediately before the commencement of this Plan, or
is a lot that is at least the minimum lot size shown on the Lot Size Map, or
is a lot otherwise created in accordance with this Plan, or
would have been a lot referred to in paragraph (b) had it not been affected by—
a minor realignment of its boundaries that did not create an additional lot, or
a subdivision creating or widening a public road or public reserve or for another public purpose, or
is a lot to which the following applies—
the lot is within an area identified as “Lot Amalgamation” on the Lot Amalgamation Map,
the lot has been amalgamated with all lots in the identified area,
development for the purposes of dual occupancies or dwelling houses was permissible on all the lots in the identified area immediately before this Plan commenced.
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