Planning Application

Performance outcomes                        Acceptable outcomes                                               Response   Comment
(3) aquatic habitat                         AO4.2 Clearing only occurs within any watercourse or              N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            drainage feature, or within the relevant distance stipulated                 clearing.
(4) terrestrial habitat.                    by Table 2 of the defining bank of any watercourse or
                                            drainage feature where:
or where this is not reasonably possible,
rehabilitate.                               (1) the clearing does not occur within 5 metres of the
                                                defining bank of any watercourse or drainage feature,
                                                or
                                            (2) the widths stipulated by Table 1 are not exceeded.
                                            OR

                                            AO4.3 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.
Watercourses and drainage features (natural channel diversion and contaminants removal)
PO5 Maintain vegetation associated with AO5.1 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

(3) aquatic habitat                         AO5.2 Clearing only occurs within any watercourse or              N/A        The proposal does not involve necessary environmental
                                            drainage feature, or within the relevant distance stipulated                 clearing.
(4) terrestrial habitat                     by Table 2 of the defining bank of any watercourse or
or where this is not reasonably possible,   drainage feature where:
rehabilitate or maintain the current        (1) the clearing does not occur within 5 metres of the
extent.                                         defining bank of any watercourse or drainage feature,
                                                or
                                            (2) the widths stipulated by Table 1 are not exceeded.
                                            OR

                                            AO5.3 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.


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