11c Church St Pomona Ecological Assessment Rev B

Pace Planning
Development and Environmental Consultants
www.paceplanning.com.au


Table 8 ± Criteria for Assessable Development (Noosa Plan 2020 Table 8.2.2.3)

 Performance Outcomes                            Acceptable Outcomes                                                  Compliant   Compliance Response
 Ecologically important areas                    AO1.1 Ecologically important areas are conserved or improved to      Yes         Vegetation clearing for
 PO1 Development is sited and designed to        ensure their ongoing contribution to the natural resources and                   the proposed
 protect the physical and ecological integrity   biological diversity of Noosa Shire.                                             development of buildings
 and biodiversity of ecologically important      And                                                                              and associated
 areas through protection of:                    AO1.2 Buildings, structures and associated works are located                     infrastructure is located
 1. existing habitat areas and ecological        within existing cleared areas or areas of lowest ecological value.               outside of riparian buffer
     linkages; and                               AND                                                                              zones or within
 2. existing riparian vegetation, waterways      AO1.3 Where constructing a dwelling house or community                           historically modified
     and wetland habitat values.                 residence, buildings and associated structures are not located on                areas. Vegetation
                                                 land identified as an area of biodiversity significance on                       clearing or rehabilitation
                                                 a Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.                              that contains introduced
                                                 Or                                                                               and invasive species to
                                                 Clearing vegetation (other than for a driveway access) does not                  conserve and enhance
                                                 extend beyond²                                                                   the sites ecologically
                                                     1. 30 metres of a habitable building or 10 metres of a class                 important area would be
                                                         10 structure on lots greater than 10 hectares; or                        managed in accordance
                                                     2. 10 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure on                with approved landscape
                                                         lots 10 hectares or less but more than 3,000m2; or                       or rehabilitation plans.
                                                     3. 3 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure on
                                                         lots 3,000m2 or less.
                                                 AND
                                                 AO1.4 Clearing of vegetation for a boundary fence does not
                                                 extend beyond 5 metres either side of the fence.
 Reconfiguring a lot                             Not Applicable
 P02
 Management of Impacts                           AO3.1 Where clearing of vegetation cannot be practicably             Yes         Proposed development
 PO3 Development is designed and sited to        avoided, the development:                                                        design has a site
 manage adverse impacts on ecologically              1. ensures the design and siting limits the loss                             coverage of 32% located
 important areas by:                                    of vegetation to the smallest extent possible;                            outside riparian buffer
     1. minimising the total footprint within        2. protects and retains ecological values and ecosystem                      zone. Any planned
         which all activities, buildings,               processes to the greatest extent possible within and                      activities would be
         structures driveways and other                 adjacent to the site;                                                     conditioned and
         works are contained;                                                                                                     mitigated with an

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Ecological Assessment Report ± 11C Church St Pomona 4568 QLD,
3 March 2022