Planning Application

Performance outcomes                        Acceptable outcomes                                               Response   Comment
PO1 Clearing for the purpose of             No acceptable outcome is prescribed.                              N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
encroachment only occurs in the regional                                                                                 clearing for encroachment.
ecosystems listed in Table 7.
Mature trees
PO2 Clearing for the purpose of             AO2.1 Clearing of encroachment, based on ground                   N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
encroachment:                               assessment:                                                                  clearing for encroachment.
(1) results in the restoration of the
                                            (1) retains all mature trees, habitat trees and groves
    regional ecosystem
                                            (2) retains representatives of all immature, non-
(2) does not remove habitat trees.
                                                encroaching species

                                            (3) may remove non-native species and native species,
                                                that do not belong in that regional ecosystem, from
                                                the clearing area.
                                            OR

                                            AO2.2 Clearing of encroachment is limited to:                     N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                                                                                                         clearing for encroachment.
                                            (1) those areas where encroachment was not visible on
                                                aerial photographs taken in the year 1950 to present

                                            (2) retain habitat trees and mature trees of all non-
                                                encroaching species.

Wetlands
PO3 Maintain vegetation associated with     AO3.1 Mechanical clearing does not occur within 20                N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
a wetland to protect:                       metres of the defining bank of a natural wetland.                            clearing for encroachment.
                                            AND
(1) water quality by filtering sediments,
    nutrients and other pollutants          AO3.2 The application of soil absorbed broad spectrum             N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
(2) aquatic habitat                         herbicides does not occur within 50 metres of the defining                   clearing for encroachment.
                                            bank of a natural wetland.
(3) terrestrial habitat.

Watercourses and drainage features
PO4 Clearing associated with a              AO4.1 Mechanical clearing does not occur within 20                N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
watercourse or drainage feature is          metres of the defining bank of a watercourse or drainage                     clearing for encroachment.
protected in a manner that maintains:       feature.
                                            AND
(1) bank stability by protecting against



State development assessment provisions                               Module 8 — Native vegetation clearing                            8.1 Queensland vegetation management state code
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