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Table 6 Koala Conservation Area and Koala Sustainability Area
General committed development

Criteria                                                   Comments                                                  Development Outcomes
1. Development is designed and constructed in a way        An ecological assessment survey and report,               Targeted surveys for this species (including
that minimises the loss and degradation of koala           supported by a vegetation management plan, should         spotlighting, call-playback and scat searches) failed
habitat.                                                   be provided with the development application to           to detect signs of the Koala at the Subject Site.
                                                           support the development proposal where removal of         Habitat assessment (combined with vegetation
                                                           koala habitat is proposed. Such a survey/report will be   survey results) indicates that Koala forage tree
                                                           the subject of an information request when not
                                                                                                                     species do not occur at the site. It is therefore
                                                           provided with the development application. Policy 4:
                                                                                                                     unlikely that the Subject Site provides suitable
                                                           Koala survey methodology for site assessment should
                                                                                                                     habitat for Koalas, and the proposed development
                                                           be consulted regarding site assessment of koalas and
                                                                                                                     of the northern area of the site will not result in any
                                                           koala habitat.
                                                                                                                     significant impacts on this species.
                                                           Refer to the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation
                                                           Plan 2006 and Policy 6: Vegetation clearing practices,
                                                           for further information regarding vegetation clearing
                                                           methods and requirements.
2. Development provides for koala movement across          Further guidance on how a development can                 Although it is unlikely that the site provides suitable
the landscape through its design and layout by             incorporate design and layout measures to provide for     habitat for the Koalas, the size and positioning of
incorporating koala sensitive development.                 koala movement is provided within Policy 1: Koala         buildings will ensure that any potential Koala
                                                           sensitive development.                                    movement across the Site is not significantly
                                                                                                                     affected.
                                                                                                                     The speed of vehicles on site will be restricted to
                                                                                                                     30kmph at all times and all required fencing will be
                                                                                                                     constructed in a manner which ensures that it is
                                                                                                                     Koala-permeable.
3. Plants used for landscaping consist of at least 70%                                                               It should be noted that all landscaping will be
Australian plants, of which at least 50% of plants are                                                               undertaken with Australian plants with at least
native to the area; including koala habitat trees native                                                             50% of plants native to the area; including koala
to the area, to the greatest practicable extent.                                                                     habitat trees native to the area.
4. Development                                             Development proposals and/or conditions on                The development will be situated so that it is
(a) minimises the total footprint within which all         development approvals for Material Change of Use or       consolidated with existing urban development. In
activities, buildings or structures, driveways,            Reconfiguration of a Lot should include ‘development      relation to the total site, the development has been
landscaping, fencing or infrastructure are contained;      envelopes’ to define the extent of development (the       configured so that it minimises fragmentation of