Planning Report · MCU16/0099.01

The proposed access will no longer require extensive earthworks and vegetation
disturbance within the Riparian Buffer Area under the Noosa Plan nor will it
impact on the waterway identified as being a Type 2 - Moderate Waterway for
waterway barrier works under the Fisheries Act 1994, as proposed for the
previous access within the original approval. The proposed access will effectively
eliminate unnecessary environmental disturbance within the waterway.
Furthermore, only three trees are to be removed. The trees to be removed are
identified in the Easement Survey Plan attached to the Amended Proposal Plans
(Appendix C – Amended Proposal Plans).

A portion of the proposed power route will be installed via trenching (yellow)
along the southern boundary of the subject site (Figure 8). Only minor
earthworks are required to install the power route via the trenching method
within the eastern portion of the subject site. nbn notes that no vegetation
removal is required to establish power installed via the proposed trenching and
that this portion of the power installation is not located within the Riparian Buffer
Area featured in the Cooroibah Biodiversity Overlay (Figure 4).




Figure 8: Proposed power route located on the subject site in relation to proposed access and
easement located on the access lot


Power will then be installed underground via underboring to the approved
facility, avoiding impacts within the Riparian Buffer Area and waterway.
Underboring is a minimal impact trenchless method of installing underground
utilities such as pipe, conduit, or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along
a prescribed underground path using a surface-launched drilling rig. No impacts
to existing vegetation will occur from this method of power installation to the
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