Planning Application

Performance outcomes                        Acceptable outcomes                                                  Response   Comment
    nutrients and other pollutants          OR
(2) aquatic habitat                         AO3.2 Clearing only occurs within 100 metres of any                  N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
(3) terrestrial habitat                     natural wetland where:                                                          clearing.
                                            (1) the clearing does not occur within 50 metres of the
or where this is not reasonably possible,
rehabilitate or maintain the current            natural wetland, or
extent.                                     (2) the widths stipulated by Table 1 are not exceeded.
                                            OR

                                            AO3.3 Where it can be demonstrated that clearing cannot              N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            be reasonably avoided, and the extent of clearing has                           clearing.
                                            been reasonably minimised, the cleared area is
                                            rehabilitated.
                                            OR

                                            AO3.4 Where clearing is for natural channel diversion or             N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            contaminants removal, and it can be demonstrated that                           clearing.
                                            clearing cannot be reasonably avoided, and:
                                            (1) the extent of clearing has been reasonably minimised
                                            (2) the cleared area cannot be reasonably rehabilitated
                                            an environmental offset is provided for any significant
                                            residual impacts from clearing 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 (land restoration and natural disaster preparation)
PO4 Maintain vegetation associated with AO4.1 Clearing does not occur:                                           N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
any watercourse or drainage feature to                                                                                      clearing.
protect:                                (1) within any watercourse or drainage feature, or

(1) bank stability by protecting against    (2) within the relevant distances stipulated in Table 2
    bank erosion                                from each defining bank of any watercourse or
                                                drainage feature.
(2) water quality by filtering sediments,
    nutrients and other pollutants          OR



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