Planning Application

Performance outcomes                      Acceptable outcomes                                                   Response   Comment

(1) waterlogging, or                      AO6.2 Clearing of vegetation is less than:                            N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
(2) the salinisation of groundwater,      (1) 2 hectares, or
    surface water or soil.
                                          (2) 10 metres wide.

Conserving endangered and of concern regional ecosystems
PO7 Maintain the current extent of      AO7.1 Clearing does not occur in:                                       N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
endangered regional ecosystems and of
concern regional ecosystems, or provide (1) an endangered regional ecosystem, or
a significant beneficial outcome where  (2) an of concern regional ecosystem.
the clearing cannot be reasonably
avoided, and impacts reasonably         OR
minimised.
                                        AO7.2 Clearing in an endangered regional ecosystem, or                  N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
                                        an of concern regional ecosystem does not exceed the
                                        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 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 endangered regional ecosystem or of concern
                                          regional ecosystems, or a significant beneficial outcome is
                                          provided for the clearing of an endangered regional
                                          ecosystem or 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 of vegetation does not occur in an area of             N/A        The proposal does not involve agricultural clearing.
essential habitat.                        essential habitat.
                                          OR

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



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