21   Retail sale of bulky goods—Zone No 4 (a) or 4 (b)

(1)  This clause applies to land within Zone No 4 (a) or 4 (b).

(2)  In this clause, bulky goods means large goods which are, in the opinion of council, of such a size and shape as to require:

(a)  a large area for handling, storage or display, and

(b)  easy and direct vehicular access to enable the goods to be collected by customers after sale.

(3)  Subject to subclause (4), nothing in this plan shall prevent a person, with the consent of the council, from carrying out development on land to which this clause applies for the purpose of shops (other than food or clothing shops) for the retail sale of bulky goods.

(4)  The council shall not consent to an application made under subclause (3) unless it is satisfied that:

(a)  suitable land for the development is not available in any nearby business centre,

(b)  to grant consent would not, by reason of the number of retail outlets which exist or are proposed to be permitted on land to which this clause applies, change the predominantly industrial nature of development within the zone, and

(c)  the proposed development will not detrimentally affect the viability of any business centre.