Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015

The objective of this clause is to ensure that development utilises building materials and construction techniques that are energy efficient, ecologically sustainable and maximise the useful lifecycle of buildings (while minimising the expenditure of energy in the manufacturing processes of the materials and during the construction phase).

Development consent must not be granted to development for the purposes of commercial premises or industries, unless the consent authority has considered the following matters—

the extent to which potential energy consumption may be reduced during the construction and lifecycle of buildings,

the extent to which sustainable natural resources, such as the sun and wind, will be used in the buildings to create naturally comfortable working environments,

the extent to which building materials and construction techniques are ecologically sustainable and will—

minimise the expenditure of energy (including, in the case of building materials, any expenditure of energy involved in their manufacture), and

maximise the useful lifecycle of buildings,

the extent to which waste generated in any demolition of a building will be minimised,

the extent to which waste generated during construction or during the lifecycle of buildings will be minimised through design and on-site waste management.