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

               VEGETATION PROTECTION
                      Retention of Existing Trees and Vegetation
               7.     All trees and vegetation identified for retention must be protected in accordance with
                      AS 4970, Protection of trees on development sites.
               8.     A qualified person (*) must be engaged for the duration of the works to:
                      a.      Oversee installation of all tree protection fencing/measures prior to commencement of
                              any works onsite (including any clearing).
                      b.      Supervise tree protection within the development site and frontages, prior to, during
                              and following construction in accordance with AS4970, Protection of trees on
                              development sites.
                      c.      Oversee approved tree removal in proximity to retained trees.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
                      Fauna Management
               9.     A qualified person* must be engaged to manage fauna prior and during clearing to:
                      a.      Ensure works are carried out in accordance with the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
                      b.      Undertake pre-clearing inspections including fauna relocation and removal or blocking
                              of all vacant hollows.
                      c.      Ensure clearing works avoids nesting times of animals and birds.
                      d.      Co-ordinate staging and sequence of clearing with fauna protection.
                      e.      Protect and recover fauna during clearing operations (fauna not previously removed).
                      f.      Manage the translocation of animals and recovery procedures where required in
                              accordance with relevant legislation.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
                      Removal of Existing Trees and Vegetation
               10.    Vegetation removal, felling and lopping must:
                      a.      Retain old growth tree hollows and suitably relocate and distribute for nesting fauna.
                      b.      Mulch all other wood and leaf material (without root balls, soil or debris and minimising
                              weed seeds) for re-usable mulch.
                      c.      Have mulch for re-use in landscape or rehabilitation stockpiled and aged for a minimum
                              of three months.
                      d.      Have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation
                              between piles.
                      e.      Conclude with the area being stabilised against erosion, landscaped, rehabilitated and
                              revegetated.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
               11.    Removal of existing trees and vegetation must be undertaken by a qualified person* and
                      must include:
                      a.      Stump grinding to below finished surface level.
                      b.      Rectification to the finished surface levels and materials.
                      c.      No damage to other vegetation for retention.
                      d.      Legal disposal of all removed vegetation and debris.
                      e.      Replacement planting is to be undertaken post-clearing as follows:

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Version: 4, Version Date: 24/09/2026