Attachment D - Planning Scheme Statement

Attachment C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Water Quality and Drainage Code



PO11                                AO11.1
Water sensitive urban design        The design and construction of a natural channel    Not applicable
principles are applied to achieve   or natural channel rehabilitation works are in
multifunctional design of           accordance with the Natural Channel Design
waterways, wetlands and             Guidelines (Brisbane City Council) having regard
drainage lines that provide for:    to local topography, geology and
(a)    stormwater conveyance that   geomorphology.
       uses natural channel
       design;                      AO11.2
(b)    protection of landscape      Landscape features, plant species and habitat
       features and ecological      types used in stormwater conveyance channels
       important areas including    are complementary to the local context and
       terrestrial and aquatic      natural waterways.
       habitat;
(c)    aesthetic and passive        AO11.3
       recreation values;           Bank and bed stability and planting densities
(d) flood management and            result in a stable channel over the long term and
       conveyance of external       minimal potential for pest plant species.
       catchment stormwater
       through the development;     AO11.4
(e) landscaping that                Water Sensitive Design measures are
       incorporates local native    incorporated into the development, as detailed in
       species; and                 the document Water Sensitive Designs small
(f)    bed and bank stability       improvements, new ideas, concepts and sketch
                                    designs for stormwater filtration systems
                                    (Healthy Waterways Water by Design).

                                    AO11.5
                                    Floodplain management is designed in
                                    accordance with the Framework for the
                                    Integration of Flood
                                    and Stormwater Management into Open Space
                                    published by Healthy Waterways Water by
                                    Design (version current at the time of
                                    development application)

PO12                                AO12.1                                              Complies – Please refer to the stormwater
                                                                                        management plan prepared by SCG Consulting
                                                                                        Engineers at Attachment B.
Development protects in-stream      Where run-off from or within the site passes
ecology by maintaining pre-         through or drains to natural
development low flow discharge      channels, waterways or wetlands, development
regimes and maintaining fish        protects in-steam ecology by maintaining pre-
passages.                           development low flow discharge regimes in
                                    accordance with the frequent flow management
                                    objectives in PSP6 Engineering Design
                                    Standards - Roads, drainage and earthworks

                                    AO12.2
                                    Instream structures such as roads, bridges,
                                    culverts, and other stormwater infrastructure do
                                    not cause barriers to fish passage and facilitate
                                    the movement of terrestrial and aquatic fauna
                                    along waterway corridors.

                                    AO12.3
                                    Benthic substrate retains a continuous grade
                                    with the direction of flow consistent with the
                                    natural bed profile.
PO13                                AO13.1                                              Complies – Please refer to the stormwater
Development is designed and         The location and form of stormwater discharge       management plan prepared by SCG Consulting
constructed to maintain surface     points do not alter the pre-development             Engineers at Attachment B.
and ground water balances that      hydrology of receiving surface water or
sustain the environmental values    groundwater.
of water dependent ecosystems,
including downstream aquatic,       AO13.2
riparian, wetland and terrestrial   Developments located on groundwater recharge
ecosystems.                         or discharge areas are designed and managed
                                    in accordance with a groundwater recharge and