Ecological Assessment Technical Memorandum

Table C - Compliance with Table 8.2.2: Environmental significance overlay code – for assessable development
 Performance Outcomes                                              Acceptable Outcomes                                                   Comments

 Ecologically important areas
 PO1                                                               AO1.1                                                                 AO1.1
 Development is sited and designed to protect the physical and     Ecologically important areas are conserved or improved to             The proposed development proposes to conserve the biological diversity of
 ecological integrity and biodiversity of ecologically important   ensure their ongoing contribution to the natural resources and        Noosa Shire by retaining all vegetation existing within the subject site. Whilst it is
 areas through protection of:                                      biological diversity of Noosa Shire.                                  acknowledged that the establishment of the new boundary between proposed
      a) existing habitat areas and ecological linkages; and                                                                             Lot 1 and Lot 2 results in a consequential clearing envelope of approximately
            existing riparian vegetation, waterways and wetland    AND                                                                   189m² of NP2020 mapped Area of Biodiversity Significance, there is no intent to
            habitat values.                                                                                                              directly impact vegetation within these areas. Further, the eastern boundary is
                                                                   AO1.2                                                                 wholly mapped under the NP2020 biodiversity overlay thus establishment of
                                                                   Buildings, structures and associated works are located within         boundary junctions unavoidably traverse Matters of Local Environmental
                                                                   existing cleared areas or areas of lowest ecological value.           Significance. Additionally, it is considered that impact within the small
                                                                                                                                         consequential clearing envelope would not significantly affect the ecological
                                                                   AND                                                                   processes or biodiversity value of the site or surrounding locality.

                                                                   AO1.3                                                                 AO1.2
                                                                   Where constructing a dwelling house or community residence,           The proposed reconfiguration locates new boundary lines within areas
                                                                   buildings and associated structures are not located on land           predominately cleared or holding landscaped garden with low ecological value.
                                                                   identified as an area of biodiversity significance on a               As aforementioned, no direct clearing is proposed to establish the new boundary,
                                                                   Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.                     however the consequential clearing outcomes have been duly considered. The
                                                                   or                                                                    minor unavoidable impact to 189m² of vegetation within area identified as
                                                                   Clearing vegetation (other than for a driveway access) does not       holding Biodiversity Significance envelope would not be considered to have
                                                                   extend beyond—                                                        significant ecological impacts to existing biodiversity values of the site.
                                                                        b) 30 metres of a habitable building or 10 metres of a
                                                                               class 10 structure on lots greater than 10 hectares; or   AO1.3 Not Applicable
                                                                        c) 10 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure       The locations of future dwellings are not proposed at this application stage.
                                                                               on lots 10 hectares or less but more than 3,000m2; or
                                                                        d) 3 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure
                                                                                                                                         AO1.4
                                                                               on lots 3,000m2 or less.
                                                                                                                                         Whilst no clearing is proposed, the potential 5m clearing for boundary fences
                                                                   AND
                                                                                                                                         intercepting matters of local environmental significance has been duly considered
                                                                                                                                         in this assessment and potential consequential clearing outcomes identified.
                                                                   AO1.4
                                                                   (a)     Clearing of vegetation for a boundary fence does not
                                                                           extend beyond 5 metres either side of the fence.