Negotiated Report (Representations made) - OPW26 0033 (As Published)

                      f.      Have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation
                              between piles.
                              (*) Refer to Advisory Note


               Assessment of Request
               Council is supportive of the request to allow the harvesting and/or milling of timber. No objection is
               raised to suitable felled timber being retained or removed from the site for beneficial reuse,
               including milling. However, as timber harvesting or milling is not required as part of the
               development, it is recommended that the condition not require logs to be stockpiled for
               transportation and/or milling. Instead, the condition should provide flexibility for suitable timber to
               be retained or removed for beneficial reuse.
               An additional advisory note is recommended.
               Recommendation
               It is recommended existing condition 17 be amended to read as follows:
               18.    Approved vegetation removal, felling and lopping must:
                      a.      Be undertaken in a manner that avoids damaging surrounding vegetation and habitat
                              to be retained.
                      b.      Retain old growth tree hollows and suitably relocate and distribute for nesting fauna.
                      c.      Mulch all other remaining wood and leaf material (without root balls, soil or debris and
                              minimising weed seeds) for re-usable mulch.
                      d.      Have mulch for re-use in landscape or rehabilitation stockpiled and aged for a minimum
                              of three months.
                      e.      Have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation
                              between piles.
                      f.      Allow suitable felled timber to be retained or removed from the site for beneficial
                              reuse.
                              (*) Refer to Advisory Note


               Existing Condition 25
               19.    After under scrubbing of each area is complete, non-habitat trees (i.e. trees other than those
                      identified as habitat trees) will be cleared and stockpiled for mulching. Clearing of non-habitat
                      trees will only occur where their removal will not impact on identified habitat trees (e.g.
                      canopies do not interconnect with habitat trees).


               Applicant’s Request
               The applicant has requested existing condition 25 be amended and replaced with the following
               amended condition:
               25.    After under scrubbing of each area is complete, non-habitat trees (i.e. trees other than those
                      identified as habitat trees) will be cleared and stockpiled for transportation and/or milling or
                      mulching. Clearing of non-habitat trees will only occur where their removal will not impact on
                      identified habitat trees (e.g. canopies do not interconnect with habitat trees).


               Assessment of Request
               Council is supportive of the request to allow the harvesting and/or milling of timber. No objection is
               raised to suitable felled timber being retained or removed from the site for beneficial reuse,
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