Planning Application

Performance outcomes                      Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
                                          (2) retains a minimum of 165 metres wide strip of
                                              retained vegetation on either side of the cleared strip
                                          (3) only occurs for a 800 metre length with the retention
                                              of a 200 metre wide patch of vegetation at the end of
                                              each length
                                          (4) does not occur in fodder regional ecosystems that are
                                              less than 10 hectares in area or 500 metres in width.
                                          OR

                                          AO9.5 Narrow strip harvesting:                                        N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          (1) occurs where the harvested strip is 20 to 50 metres in                       clearing for fodder harvesting.
                                              width
                                          (2) retains vegetation on either side of the strip a width at
                                              least equal to the width of the harvested strip
                                          (3) does not occur in fodder regional ecosystems listed in
                                              Tables 8 and 9 that are less than 10 hectares in area
                                              or 500 metres in width.

Essential habitat
PO10 Maintain the current extent of       AO10.1 Fodder harvesting does not occur in essential                  N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
essential habitat.                        habitat.                                                                         clearing for fodder harvesting.
                                          OR

                                          AO10.2 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the              N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          width or area prescribed in Table 1.                                             clearing for fodder harvesting.
                                          OR

                                          AO10.3 Where it can be demonstrated that the clearing                 N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          cannot be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing                         clearing for fodder harvesting.
                                          has been reasonably minimised, an environmental offset
                                          is provided for any significant residual impact from
                                          clearing of essential habitat.
                                          Editor’s note: Applications for development should identify
                                          whether there is likely to be a significant residual impact and a
                                          need for an environmental offset having regard to Section 3.1
                                          (Regulated vegetation) of the Significant Residual Impact
                                          Guideline and the relevant Queensland Environmental Offsets




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