Decision Notice - Refusal - Includes copy to Referral Agencies - DERM [As Published] · 152006.1999

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2006/1999

 

Statement of reasons

This statement of reasons details the reasons fur DERM's response in segarct to the
application. as per section 3.3.18 (8) of the dlegrated Planrting Act 1897.

The application has been assessed against lhe Carvurrance Agency Poticy for
Reconfiguring a Lot - 27 June 2003 (RaL Policy 2005) and the Concurrence Agency Paticy
for Reconfiguring a Lot (Rat} - 23 August 2007 (RaL Policy 2007) and the Regional
Vegetation Menagament Code for Southeast Queensland Bioregion — 20 November 2006
{the Cuda),

Evidence

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Development application
NRW Concurrence Agency Policy for Reconfiguting a Lot - 27 June 2005.
Certified Regional Ecosystem Map version 5.0 (incorporating certified changes)
integrated Planning Act 1997
Zoning confirmation from Noosa Shire Council
Site Inspection findings
Aerial photography

- 14958 Laguna Bay. Run 6. 1908-109

1992 Noosa Floods, 27 and 29

- 1875 Noosa Madel (High Water), Run 5, 6646 - 6647
Ortho Photography far Sunshine Coast Regional Council
DERM (Environment) Regional Ecosystem Deserlptian Datahase
Wetland Management Profile - Coastal Melaleuca Swamp Wetlands accessed fram the
DERM (Environment) website.

RaL Policy 2005 — Performance Requirement (PR} A.2

Evidens 9 and findings

The applicant has submitted @ map thet shows tho location of the proposed allotment
boundaries.

An cLVAS search has Klenlified that a PMAY does not apply aver the subject lat.

Three site inspections on the subject lol by DERM staff and a site inspection by the
Queensland Herbarium has identsied that the subject lot contains assessable
vegetation.

A cortified change of the regional aconystem (RE) mapping has occurred on the
property

The certified change has resulted in proposed allotment boundaries being located within
a remnant endangered RE and a ramnant not of concern RE.

A site inspection has confirmed that the subject area of. remnant rot af concert RE
where clearing as a result of the RaL is te occur is nat of concem RF 12.3.5.

Archived aenal photography suggests that the area containing lhe subject nut of
concen RE 12.3.5 has been previously extensively cleared.

Past clearing and distusbance (fire} within the area containing the subjcct not of concern
RE 12.3.5 has resulted in melateuca quinquenervia encroaching into otter REs on the
property.

The applicant proposed that ihe arca containing the subject not of concera RE 12.3.5
was not a natural welland,

The dotinition of a wetland in the Ral Policy 2005, is one or mare of the following:

a) areas of permanent or periodiceintermittent inundation, with water thag is static or
fiowing fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depin of which af
fuw tide dows iat exceed 6 metres, To br a wetiand the area must have one or more
of the foiloveng altributas:

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