332   Subjects for consideration respecting new roads

(1)  Where consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, is required in respect of the opening of a road, then, in respect of any application for approval of the opening of a road, the council shall take into consideration:

(a)  the method of draining the road necessary in the circumstances, present and prospective, and the disposal of the drainage,

(b)  the drainage reserves or drainage easements to be provided,

(c)  the character of construction of the road necessary in the circumstances, present and prospective, and the necessity for the erection of road signs as part of the work of that construction,

(d)  whether or not kerbing, guttering and footpaths should be provided,

(e)  the treatment of junctions or intersections of roads,

(f)  the classification of the road,

(g)  whether the district is a residential district, and

(h)  if any proposed new road will be a lane, whether or not a lane should be permitted in the circumstances.

(2)  Where consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, is not required in respect of the opening of a road, then, in respect of any application for approval of such a road, the council shall take into consideration:

(a)  the matters enumerated in subsection (1),

(b)  the situation and planning of the road in relation to public convenience, present and prospective, to intercommunication with neighbouring localities within or without the area,

(c)  the necessity for the planting of trees with tree-guards in the road, and

(d)  the provisions of any environmental planning instrument.