Planning Application

Performance outcomes                       Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment
                                           width or area prescribed in Table 1.
                                           OR

                                           AO7.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot               N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.
                                           be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing has
                                           been reasonably minimised, an environmental offset is
                                           provided for any significant residual impact from the
                                           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
PO8 Maintain the current extent of         AO8.1 Clearing does not occur in an area of essential                 N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.
essential habitat.                         habitat.
                                           OR

                                           AO8.2 Clearing in essential habitat does not exceed the               N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.
                                           width or area prescribed in Table 1.
                                           OR

                                           AO8.3 Clearing only occurs where an area of essential                 N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.
                                           habitat is isolated and small in size and at risk from
                                           threatening processes, for the prescribed species.
                                           OR

                                           AO8.4 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot               N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.
                                           be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing has
                                           been reasonably minimised, an environmental offset is
                                           provided for any significant residual impact from the
                                           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
                                           Policy.
Acid sulfate soils
PO9 Clearing activities do not result in   AO9.1 Clearing does not occur in land zone 1, land zone               N/A        The proposal does not involve extractive industry.


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