Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)
Performance outcomes                Acceptable outcomes                   Response
Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas
PO10                                      AO10.1                                   AO10.1
Development provides                      Landscaping and                          The development proposal will include
for ecologically important areas to       rehabilitation complements and           site works to restore and rehabilitate
                                                                                   areas affected by building work and to
be restored and enhanced through:         supports ecologically important
                                                                                   match existing ground surface levels.
                                          areas by:
 1. designing landscaped areas to
    complement and enhance                 1. utilising local native species;
    existing vegetation and ecologi        2. utilising suitable plant species
    cal linkages;                             identified in PSP2 Landscaping;
 2. removing species likely to             3. restoring degraded ecosystems
    displace native flora species or          to achieve a functional
    degrade fauna habitat;                    ecosystem state that requires
 3. replanting and rehabilitating             minimal human intervention;
    degraded habitat;                      4. replicating adjacent remnant
 4. replacing                                 habitats of the same type,
    any vegetation removed with               including the
    suitable local native species;            understorey vegetation;
 5. providing for fauna habitat; and       5. creating or enhancing linkages
 6. avoiding the planting of pest             between existing habitats;
    plant species.                         6. avoiding the use of pest plant
                                              species listed in PSP2 -
                                              Landscaping;
                                           7. planting riparian zones to filter
                                              stormwater run-off, stabilise soil
                                              and provide for wildlife habitat;
                                              and
                                           8. providing ground and arboreal
                                              structures for fauna, which may
                                              include ground depressions,
                                              rocks, hollows, nesting boxes
                                              and in-stream habitat.

                                          AO10.2                               AO10.2
                                          Vegetation cleared is replaced with: NA
                                                                                   No vegetation clearing is proposed as
                                           1. plantings of equivalent area that part of this development.
                                              replicate the floristic structure of
                                              the vegetation removed; or
                                           2. where this is not possible due to
                                              the characteristics of
                                              the site and the development,
                                              plantings twice the number of
                                              the removed trees and plants.

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




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