Delegated Report - Code - Planning OPW26 0082 [As Published]

                                               Figure 3 – Tree removal & retention plan



               2.     APPLICATION BACKGROUND
               The application was made pursuant to section 10 of the higher order reconfiguring a lot (1 into 2)
               approval (Council reference: RAL25/0016) which required a Development Permit for Operational
               Works – Vegetation Clearing.


               3.     SITE DETAILS
               3.1. Site History
               There is an existing dwelling house and ancillary structures with an onsite sewerage system. There
               is no record of the approval for this dwelling house and ancillary structures.
               The subject clearing is required to facilitate the future dwelling associated within lot 42.
               3.2. Site Description
               The existing property is a 4.04 ha semi-regular shaped lot containing a dam and waterway in the
               centre of the site. Future Lot 42, the southern portion of the lot is 1.5ha.
               Surrounding the dam and the front portion of the site is an Area of Biodiversity Significance and
               the mapped waterway includes a Riparian Buffer Area (Figure 4). The entire property is mapped
               as a Koala Priority Area, however the subject clearing site does not contain Core Koala Habitat
               Area. A portion of Core KHA is located to the north of the clearing site (Figure 5).
               The future lot reconfiguration (RAL25/0016) retains the Riparian Buffer Area within the parent lot,
               Lot 41 with all new works, including future dwelling, ancillary development, driveway and the
               subject clearing, within Lot 42, to the frontage of McKinnon Drive.
               The Area of Biodiversity Significance on the proposed Lot 42 covers canopy trees scattered
               through the front of the site. These canopy trees are dominated by Melaleuca quinquenervia
               (Coastal Teatree), with occasional Eucalyptus racemosa and Corymbia intermedia (Scribbly gum
               and Bloodwood, respectively) located on the higher ground.

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Document Set ID: 25190157
Version: 4, Version Date: 24/09/2026