Appendix B - Terrestrial Ecology Assessment

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

Performance outcomes                                            Acceptable outcomes

Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas

PO10                                                            AO10.1
Development provides for ecologically important areas to        Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports
be restored and enhanced through:                               ecologically important areas by:

      1.   designing landscaped areas to complement and             1.   utilising local native species;
           enhance existing vegetation and ecological               2.   utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2
           linkages;                                                     Landscaping;
      2.   removing species likely to displace native flora         3.   restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a
           species or degrade fauna habitat;                             functional ecosystem state that requires minimal
      3.   replanting and rehabilitating degraded habitat;               human intervention;
      4.   replacing any vegetation removed with suitable           4.   replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same
           local native species;                                         type, including the understorey vegetation;
      5.   providing for fauna habitat; and                         5.   creating or enhancing linkages between existing
      6.   avoiding the planting of pest plant species.                  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.

                                                                AO10.2
                                                                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.

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

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.

The 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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