Pre-Request Response application 132008.176.02

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August 16, 2012

 

 

3. Site design must avoid clearing non-juvenile koala habitat
trees in areas of high value rehabilitation habitat, and medium
value rehabilitation habitat, with any unavoidable clearing
minimised and offset in accordance with the Offsets for Net
Gain of Koala Habitat in South East Queensland Policy at a
ratio of five new koala habitat trees for every one non-juvenile
koala habitat tree removed or an equivalent cash contribution.

Refer above

 

4. Site design provides safe koala movement opportunities as
appropriate to the development type and habitat connectivity
values of the site determined by reference to the factors for
consideration in Schedule 2,

Conditions of existing approval 2008/176 refer to site design (
including conditions 15-17,19,20 and 30 and DERM concurrence
agency conditions)

 

5. During construction phases:

a, measures are taken in construction practices to not
increase the risk of death or injury to koalas; and

b. native vegetation that is cleared and in an area intended to
be retained for safe koala movement opportunities is
progressively restored and rehabilitated.

Conditions of existing approval of 2008/176 refer to construction (
including conditions 15-17,19,20 and 30 and DERM Concurrence
Agency conditions)

 

6. Native vegetation clearing is undertaken as sequential
clearing and under the guidance of a koala spotter where the
native vegetation is a non-juvenile koala habitat tree.

Condition 19 of 2008/176

 

 

7, Landscaping activities provide food, shelter and movement
opportunities for koalas consistent with the site design.

 

Conditions of approval of 2008/176 refer to Koala Management
Plan approved for the site.

 

As detailed in the table above, the approved plans do result in the removal of koala habitat trees. The
applicant is however willing to provide offset planting in the adjoining parkland and seeks a meeting

with Council staff to further progress the matter.

Please contact our Sunshine Coast office if Council has any issues granting this request to extend the
currency period or to discuss any aspect of the above development.

Yours faithfully,

 

Nadine Gorton
Senior Planner
martoo consulting pty Itd