Response to Info Request - Attachment 9 - Previous Vegetation Clearing approval MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

NRW — Decision Notice 2007/008064

The clearing is located on a stable soil on 1 to 3% slope. The application meets
the AS.

To ensure compliance with the PR, appropriate conditions have been applied
to the permit.

PR P.7: Conserving remnant endangered regional ecosystems and of concern
regional ecosystems
Findings

The application proposes to clear assessable Of Concer Regional
Ecosystem’s (RE) 12.2.1 and 12.2.3. The application does not meet the AS.

The application is proposing to maintain the ‘current extent of the REs through
an offset on the adjoining property. The offset area is proposed to be given to
the Local Government to be retained for conservation purposes.

The proposed offset was assessed against the Policy for Vegetation
Management Offsets 20 November 2006. The application’s offset complies
with the policy for Vegetation Management Offsets 20 November 2006.

To ensure compliance with the PR, appropriate conditions have been applied
to the permit.

PR P.8: Essential Habitat
Findings

The application proposes to clear assessable vegetation identified as essential
habitat. The application does not meet the AS.

RE 12.2.1 is identified as essential habitat for the skink Ophioscincus
truncatus.

The application is proposing to maintain the current extent of the essential
habitat RE through an offset on the adjoining property.

The proposed offset was assessed against the Policy for Vegetation

Management Offsets 20 November 2006. The application’s offset complies
with the policy for Vegetation Management Offsets 20 November 2006.

To ensure compliance with the PR, appropriate conditions have been applied
to the permit. ;

3. Reasons
Conditions have been applied to this approval in order to ensure that the
development complies with Part P of the Code, specifically Performance
Requirements P.3, P.4, P.5, P.7 and P.8. :

 

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