Planning Application

Performance outcomes                       Acceptable outcomes                                              Response   Comment


Conserving remnant vegetation that are regional ecosystems
PO5 Clearing activities:                AO5.1 Mechanical clearing does not exceed the                       N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
                                        limitations defined in Table 4.                                                clearing.
(1) maintain the natural floristic      AND
    composition and range of sizes of
    each species of the regional        AO5.2 Soil absorbed broad spectrum herbicides are not:              N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
    ecosystem evenly spaced across the                                                                                 clearing.
                                        (1) applied via aerial application, or
    application area
                                        (2) ground applied on a broad acre basis, or
(2) do not remove mature trees.
                                        (3) used inconsistently with the product directions.



Requirements for dense regional ecosystems
PO6 The removal of canopy vegetation   AO6.1 Clearing and associated soil disturbance in                    N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
does not occur in the regional         regional ecosystems listed in Table 5 occurs only:                              clearing.
ecosystems listed in Table 5.
                                       (1) within a 1.5 metre radius from the base of the stem or
                                            individual non-native or declared plants, or
                                           (2) to the extent necessary to provide access for the
                                               control of the non-native or declared plant.

Acid sulfate soils
PO7 Clearing activities do not result in   AO7.1 Clearing does not occur in land zone 1, land zone          N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
disturbance of acid sulfate soils or       2 or land zone 3.                                                           clearing.
changes to the hydrology of the location   OR
that will either:
                                           AO7.2 Clearing in land zone 1, land zone 2 or land zone 3        N/A        The proposed development does not involve vegetation
(1) aerate horizons containing iron
                                           in areas below the 5 metre Australian Height Datum only                     clearing.
    sulfides, or                           occurs where:
(2) mobilise acid or metals.               (1) it does not involve mechanical clearing
                                           (2) the acid sulfate soils are managed consistent with the
                                               State Planning Policy, Department of State
                                               Development, Infrastructure and Planning, 2014, and
                                               with the Soil Management Guidelines in the
                                               Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual,
                                               Department of Science, Information Technology,


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