Planning Application

Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes                                                  Response   Comment
                                              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.

Connectivity area
PO4 In consideration of vegetation on         AO4.1 Clearing occurs in accordance with Table 3.                    N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
the subject lot(s) and in the landscape
adjacent to the subject lot(s), vegetation
is retained that:
(1) is of sufficient size and configured in
    a way that maintains ecosystem
    functioning
(2) remains in the landscape despite
    threatening processes.

Soil erosion
PO5 Clearing:                                 AO5.1 Clearing is undertaken in accordance with a                    N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
                                              sediment and erosion control plan which avoids and
(1) does not result in soil erosion           minimises land degradation.
    stemming from:
    (a) mass movement, gully erosion,
        rill erosion, sheet erosion, tunnel
        erosion, stream bank erosion,
        wind erosion, or scalding
    (b) any associated loss of chemical,
        physical or biological fertility—
        including, but not limited to
        water holding capacity, soil
        structure, organic matter, soil
        biology, and nutrients
(2) maintains ecological processes,
    within or outside the lot(s) that are
    the subject of the application.

Salinity
PO6 Clearing does not contribute to land      AO6.1 Clearing of vegetation does not occur in, or within            N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
degradation through:                          200 metres of, a discharge area or recharge area.
                                              OR


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