Planning Application

Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes                                             Response   Comment
    vegetation on the relevant land, or
(9) an area on a PMAV shown to be
    category A where the chief executive
    of the VMA reasonably believes that
    a vegetation clearing offence is being,
    or has been, committed in relation to
    the area.

Clearing on land that is an environmental offset area
PO3 Clearing on land that contains an    AO3.1 Clearing is consistent with the offset delivery plan           N/A        The proposal does not involve an environmental offset area.
existing environmental offset is         or agreement for the environmental offset area.
consistent with the delivery plan or     OR
agreement for the environmental offset
area.                                    AO3.2 An additional environmental offset is provided that            N/A        The proposal does not involve an environmental offset area.
Editor’s note: Environmental offset      is consistent with the relevant Queensland Environmental
agreements may also be described as an   Offsets Policy.
‘agreed delivery arrangement’ or ‘delivery
agreement’. Clearing should be consistent
with any agreement however described.
No clearing of vegetation as a result of the material change of use or reconfiguration of a lot
PO4 Clearing as a result of the material   No acceptable outcome is prescribed.                               N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
change of use or reconfiguration of a lot                                                                                clearing.
will not occur.
Clearing that could already be done under an exemption
PO5 All clearing is limited to clearing that No acceptable outcome is prescribed.                             N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
could be done under an exemption for                                                                                     clearing.
the purpose of the development (as
prescribed under Schedule 24, Parts 1
and 2 of the Sustainable Planning
Regulation 2009) prior to the material
change of use application being
approved.


Table 8.1.4: Public safety, relevant infrastructure and coordinated projects
Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes                                             Response   Comment
Limits to clearing
PO1 Clearing is limited to the extent that    No acceptable outcome is prescribed.
is necessary:                                                                                                           It is acknowledged that the proposed new boundary will
                                                                                                                         dissect a small portion of native vegetation area. It is
(1) for establishing a necessary fence,                                                                                  considered that the boundary realignment results in a more


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