Planning Application

Performance outcomes                        Acceptable outcomes                                                  Response   Comment
                                            (2) the widths stipulated by Table 1 are not exceeded.
                                            OR

                                            AO2.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot              N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
                                            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 vegetation associated with a natural wetland.
                                            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 3.3
                                            (Wetlands and watercourses) of the Significant Residual Impact
                                            Guideline and the relevant Queensland Environmental Offsets
                                            Policy.

Watercourses and drainage features
PO3 Maintain the current extent of          AO3.1 Clearing does not occur:                                       N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
vegetation associated with any
watercourse or drainage feature to          (1) in any watercourse or drainage feature
protect:                                    (2) within the relevant distance stipulated in Table 2 of
(1) bank stability by protecting against        the defining bank of any watercourse or drainage
    bank erosion                                feature.

(2) water quality by filtering sediments,   OR
    nutrients and other pollutants
                                            AO3.2 Clearing only occurs within any watercourse or                 N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
(3) aquatic habitat                         drainage feature, or within the relevant distance stipulated
                                            by Table 2 of the defining bank of any watercourse or
(4) terrestrial habitat.                    drainage feature where:
                                            (1) the clearing does not occur within 5 metres of the
                                                defining bank, or
                                            (2) the widths stipulated by Table 1 is not exceeded.
                                            OR

                                            AO3.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot              N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
                                            be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing has
                                            been reasonably minimised, an environmental offset is
                                            provided for any significant residual impact from clearing
                                            of vegetation associated with any watercourse or drainage
                                            feature.



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