Att 4. Ecological Assessment Report - 555 Louis Bazzo Drive.pdf

 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                  PROPOSAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
 a) protect and enhance koalas and koala habitat     Development design complies with the Koala Sensitive Design          clearing is not assessable under State legislation as it may
    and avoid adverse impacts;                       Guideline: A guide to koala sensitive design measures for planning   be progressed as exempted development and as essential
 b) provide measures to assist the survival of       and development activities                                           management for fire management.
    koala populations in the area to mitigate any
    potential threats or risk to koalas;             AO11.2                                                               Notwithstanding, the extent of vegetation proposed for
 c) provide for safe and appropriate koala           Development incorporates revegetation and landscaping that           clearing has been minimised as far as practically possible
    movement across the landscape; and               provides food, shelter and movement opportunities for koalas         by locating the proposed residence and the large shed
 d) provide for a net gain in mature and actively                                                                         within areas that have been historically used foe extractive
    regenerating koala habitat.                      AO11.3                                                               industry operations and are sited in close proximity to the
                                                     Development is designed to maximise and enhance connectivity         existing shed and poly tank that serves as a rainwater
 Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in           between koala habitat trees and ensure safe koala movement.          supply on the site. A fauna spotter catcher will be present
 Schedule 2 Mapping.                                                                                                      during clearing works and within a broader context, all
                                                     AO11.4                                                               potential habitat trees will be retained to the greatest
 Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation 2017,         During construction, measures are incorporated to not increase the   extent possible. The works will not impact on koala
 schedule 10 states that development that            risk of death or injury to koalas, by including koala movement       movement through the site and will not impact
 interferes with koala habitat, in an area that is   measures, as defined in the Planning Regulation 2017                 connectivity between habitat in adjacent properties.
 both a koala priority area and a koala habitat
 area, is prohibited development (subject to the                                                                          AO11.2 – Given the extent of clearing is limited to
 exceptions stated in schedule 10 of the Planning                                                                         accommodate the necessary firebreak to reduce the risk
 Regulation 2017).                                                                                                        of bushfire, significant revegetation is not proposed in
                                                                                                                          proximity to the new buildings. Weed management
 Editor's Note- These performance outcomes and                                                                            measures will be implemented to enhance the ecological
 acceptable outcomes apply to:                                                                                            value of the vegetation to be retained. Some
                                                                                                                          revegetation is anticipated as part of the rehabilitation of
 a) development on land in a koala priority area,                                                                         the borrow pits remaining on the site.
 where the development does not interfere with
 koala habitat and where the benchmarks are                                                                               AO11.3 – Development has been maximised in the cleared
 additional to and not inconsistent with, the                                                                             open areas of the site with any available koala movement
 assessment benchmarks stated in schedule 11,                                                                             opportunities to be maintained via retention of existing
 part 2 of the Planning Regulations 2017; and                                                                             vegetated areas.
 b) development on land outside the koala priority
 area, where the development does not interfere                                                                           AO11.4 – A fauna spotter/catcher is to be present during
 with koala habitat in koala habitat areas.                                                                               any clearing activities to satisfy the duty of care
                                                                                                                          requirements under the Nature Conservation (Animals)
                                                                                                                          Regulation 2020. Clearing is also required to be
                                                                                                                          undertaken as per the sequential clearing requirements

18 July 2025                                                     Tim Olah – Ecological Assessment Report
Ref: 23-068                                               Proposed Dwelling House at 555 Louis Bazzo Drive, Pomona