"development"

in relation to a place, means any process initiated by a person to change the use, physical nature or appearance of that place, and includes—

(a)	the construction, erection, alteration, demolition or removal of a structure or building;

(b)	a process to rezone, subdivide or consolidate land;

(c)	changes to the existing or natural topography of the coastal zone; and

(d)	the destruction or removal of indigenous or protected vegetation;