08/1128 - Information Response to Biodiversity Items & Ecological Impact Items - Place Designs [As Published] · 132008.1128

Table 6 Koala Conservation Area and Koala Sustainability Area
General committed development

    

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1. Development is designed and constructed in a way
that minimises the loss and degradation of koala
habitat.

Comments

An ecological assessment survey and report,
supported by a vegetation management plan, should
be provided with the development application to
support the development proposal where removal of
koala habitat is proposed. Such a survey/report will be
the subject of an information request when not
provided with the development application. Policy 4:
Koala survey methodology for site assessment should
be consulted regarding site assessment of koalas and
koala habitat.

Refer to the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation
Plan 2006 and Policy 6: Vegetation dearing practices,
for further information regarding vegetation clearing
methods and requirements.

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Targeted surveys for this species (including
spotlighting, call-playback and scat searches) failed
to detect signs of the Koala at the Subject Site.

Habitat assessment (combined with vegetation
survey results) indicates that Koala forage tree
species do not occur at the site. It is therefore
unlikely that the Subject Site provides suitable
habitat for Koalas, and the proposed development
of the northern area of the site will not result in any
significant impacts on this species.

 

2. Development provides for koala movement across
the landscape through its design and layout by
incorporating koala sensitive development.

Further guidance on how a development can
incorporate design and layout measures to provide for
koala movement is provided within Policy 1: Koala
sensitive development.

Although it is unlikely that the site provides suitable
habitat for the Koalas, the size and positioning of
buildings will ensure that any potential Koala
movement across the Site is not significantly
affected.

The speed of vehicles on site will be restricted to
30kmph at all times and all required fencing will be
constructed in a manner which ensures that it is
Koala-permeable.

 

3. Plants used for landscaping consist of at least 70%
Australian plants, of which at least 50% of plants are
native to the area; including koala habitat trees native
to the area, to the greatest practicable extent.

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It should be noted that all landscaping will be
undertaken with Australian plants with at least
50% of plants native to the area; including koala
habitat trees native to the area.

 

 

4. Development

(a) minimises the total footprint within which all
activities, buildings or structures, driveways,
landscaping, fencing or infrastructure are contained;

 

Development proposals and/or conditions on
development approvals for Material Change of Use or
Reconfiguration of a Lot should include ‘development
envelopes’ to define the extent of development (the

 

The development will be situated so that it is
consolidated with existing urban development. In
relation to the total site, the development has been
configured so that it minimises fragmentation of