Approved Document Letter of Amendment 09 02 2023 & Terrestrial Ecology Assessment 26 02 2020 MCU21 0110 - Negotiated

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Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)

 

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Development provides for ecologically important areas to
be restored and enhanced through:

1. designing landscaped areas to complement and
enhance existing vegetation and ecological
linkages;

2. removing species likely to displace native flora
species or degrade fauna habitat;

3. replanting and rehabilitating degraded habitat;

4. replacing any vegetation removed with suitable
local native species;

5. providing for fauna habitat; and

6. avoiding the planting of pest plant species.

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Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports
ecologically important areas by:

1. — utilising local native species;

2. — utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2
Landscaping;

3. restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a
functional ecosystem state that requires minimal
human intervention;

4. replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same
type, including the understorey vegetation;

5. creating or enhancing linkages between existing
habitats;

6. avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in PSP2
- Landscaping;

7. planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off,
stabilise soil and provide for wildlife habitat; and

8. providing ground and arboreal structures for
fauna, which may include ground depressions,
rocks, hollows, nesting boxes and in-stream
habitat.

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Vegetation cleared is replaced with:

1. plantings of equivalent area that replicate the
floristic structure of the vegetation removed; or

2. where this is not possible due to the characteristics
of the site and the development, plantings twice
the number of the removed trees and plants.

lEditor’s Note — Revegetation and rehabilitation works are to
be carried out in accordance with an approved Revegetation
land Rehabilitation Management Plan, as referred to in PSP3.
Ecological assessment quidelines.

 

 

 

 

Project Outcome:

 

While the subject land would not be considered an “ecologically important area” — as noted in the ecological
assessment and by virtue of the site values and context, an exercise to improve the retained vegetation
(through weed control) is proposed and the landscape concept indicates and extensive planting outcome.

IThe landscaping would include the removal/control of the understorey weeds (and weed canopy species).

Planting within the bushland area would utilise local native species suited to the local conditions (as noted in
the concept landscape plan) and to enhance the ecological values.

Nesting boxes are proposed to be installed in the retained trees.

These are matters that would be part of the approval condition.

 

 

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