Planning Report

      Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas                          Table 8.2.2.3 ­ Criteria for
      assessable development (part)

Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes
Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas                                                     Justification
PO10                                         AO10.1                                                Rehabilitation is not proposed
Development provides for ecologically        Landscaping and rehabilitation complements            as part of the development. The
important areas to berestored and            and supportsecologically important areas by:          proposed clearing is the
                                                                                                   minimum clearing required to
enhanced through:                            (g)    utilising local native species;                establish the dwelling and all
(a)    designing landscaped areas to         (h)    utilising suitable plant species               other existing vegetation is to
       complement and enhanceexisting               identified in PSP2                             be retained.
       vegetation and ecological linkages;          Landscaping;
                                                                                                   The rear of the site adjacent the
(b)    removing species likely to            (i)    restoring degraded ecosystems to               wetland and riparian area is
       displace native flora species or             achieve a functional ecosystem state           densely vegetated. This area is
       degrade fauna habitat;                       that requires minimal human                    of ecological importance and
                                                    intervention;                                  will not be disturbed as part of
(c)    replanting and rehabilitating
                                                                                                   the development. No
       degraded habitat;                            replicating adjacent remnant
                                             (j)                                                   rehabilitation works are
(d)    replacing any vegetation removed             habitats of the same type,including            required.
       with suitable local nativespecies;           the understorey vegetation;
(e)    providing for fauna habitat; and      (k)    creating or enhancing linkages between
 avoiding the planting of pest plant                existing habitats;
 species.                                    (l)    avoiding the use of pest plant
                                                    species listed in PSP2 ­
                                                    Landscaping;
                                             (m)    planting riparian zones to filter
                                                    stormwater run­off, stabilisesoil and
                                                    provide for wildlife habitat; and
                                             (n)    providing     ground    and    arboreal
                                                    structures for fauna, which may include
                                                    ground depressions, rocks, hollows,
                                                    nesting boxes and in­stream habitat.

                                             AO10.2
                                             Vegetation cleared is replaced with:
                                                   (a)         plantings of equivalent area
                                                   that replicate the floristic structure of the
                                                   vegetation removed; or
                                             (b)    where this is not possible due to the
                                                    characteristics of the site and the
                                                    development, plantings twice the number
                                                    of theremoved trees and plants.


                                             (o)    Editor’s Note — Revegetation and
                                                    rehabilitation works are to becarried
                                                    out in accordance with an approved
                                                    Revegetation and Rehabilitation
                                                    Management Plan, as referred to in
                                                    PSP3 Ecological assessment
                                                    guidelines.




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