Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

Table 6.2 - State Planning Policy Codes

           State Interest                         Assessment                           Compliance
 Biodiversity –                        A development application where      The subject site is identified
     •    MSES – Wildlife habitat      the land relates to a matter of      under the SPP mapping as
                                       state environmental significance,    containing Wildlife Habitat. The
                                       if the application is for:           proposed      facility     is     not
                                       a) operational work, or              considered to negatively impact
                                       b) a material change of use          on      Matters        of       State
                                                                            Environmental           Significance
                                          other than for a dwelling
                                                                            (MSES), for the following reasons:
                                          house, or
                                                                            • The proposed facility will be
                                       c) reconfiguring a lot that
                                                                              located south of a previously
                                          results in more than six lots
                                                                              disturbed area that has been
                                          or lots less than five
                                                                              cleared for overhead power.
                                          hectares.
                                                                            • The proposed clearing for the
                                                                              300 m² compound area will
                                       Development:                           not impact on EVNT species as
                                       1.   Enhances matters of state         a flora and fauna survey was
                                            environmental significance        undertaken in March 2015 by
                                            where possible, and               Aurecon ecologists and no
                                       2.   Identifies   any    potential     EVNT species were observed
                                            significant          adverse      (refer to Appendix 4).
                                            environmental impacts on        • All construction activities will
                                            matters        of      state      be managed to avoid any
                                            environmental significance,       sediment run-off during the
                                            and                               construction     period      in
                                       3.   Manages the significant           accordance      with      NBN’s
                                            adverse       environmental       contractor’s      Construction
                                            impacts on matters of state       Environmental Management
                                            environmental significance        Plan.
                                            by protecting the matters of
                                            state         environmental
                                            significance     from,    or
                                            otherwise mitigating, those
                                            impacts.

 Water Quality –                       Water quality is to ensure           The proposed telecommunication
     •    Climatic          regions:   development       is    planned,     facility will not negatively impact
          stormwater                   designed,     constructed    and     on water quality, for the
          management         design    operated to manage stormwater        following reasons:
          objectives                   and wastewater in ways that           • The need for drainage and
                                       support the protection of                   erosion/sediment control
                                       environmental values identified             measures is unlikely given
                                       in the Environmental Protection             the       minor       ground
                                       (Water) Policy 2009.                        disturbance during the
                                                                                   construction           phase.
                                                                                   However, the NBN Co.
                                                                                   compound foundation will
                                                                                   have a gravel finish to aid in
                                                                                   the       dissipation       of
                                                                                   stormwater on-site; and
                                                                             •    The minor addition of the


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