Planning Application

Performance outcomes                      Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
degradation through:                      a discharge area or recharge area.                                               clearing.
(1) waterlogging, or                      OR

(2) the salinisation of groundwater,      AO7.2 Clearing is less than:                                          N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
    surface water or soil.
                                          (1) 2 hectares, or                                                               clearing.
                                          (2) 10 metres wide.

Conserving endangered and of concern regional ecosystems
PO8 Maintain the current extent of    AO8.1 Clearing does not occur in:                                         N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
endangered regional ecosystems and of (1) an endangered regional ecosystem, or                                             clearing.
concern regional ecosystems.
                                      (2) an of concern regional ecosystem.
                                          OR

                                          AO8.2 Clearing in an endangered regional ecosystem or                 N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          an of concern regional ecosystem does not exceed the                             clearing.
                                          width or area prescribed in Table 1.
                                          OR

                                          AO8.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot               N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing has                            clearing.
                                          been reasonably minimised, an environmental offset is
                                          provided for any significant residual impact from clearing
                                          of endangered regional ecosystems and of concern
                                          regional ecosystems.
                                          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
                                          Policy.

Essential habitat
PO9 Maintain the current extent of        AO9.1 Clearing does not occur in an area of essential                 N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
essential habitat.                        habitat.                                                                         clearing.
                                          OR

                                          AO9.2 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the               N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                          widths or areas prescribed in Table 1.                                           clearing.
                                          OR




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