08/0175 - EPA Advice Agency Response [As Published] · 132008.176

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Advice Agency Responsé

 

1 Serenity Cove, Noosa Heads, Q. 4567

Lot: 603 Plan: SP188270

(Being proposed Lot 9 on Lot 4 SP100064 on reconfiguration under Council
granted subdivision under 23119 DA]

DESCRIPTION OF
SUBJECT LAND:

 

 

 

 

Response to Development Application

The EPA, acting as an advice agency under the Integrated Planning Act 1997, provides the following advice ta
the application as detailed above.

EPA advice

Comments, Issues of Conern, & Biodiversity Values Associated with the Site

Real Property description
The EPA recognises that the application refers to proposed Lot 9 within Lot 4 on Plan SP100064, i.e. a portion

of Lot 603 derrived through reconfiguration of a lot approved under Development Approval 23119.

Biodiversity values
The report accompanying the application relates (page 6) that the site has been largely cleared, and provides

photographic evidence of this. .

The site is identified by the EPA biodiversity planning assessment as having palastrine, EPA referrable wetlands
immediately to the west and south, and these wetlands are identified by the Settlers Cove Master Plan provided
on internet at www. set#lerscove.com.au as associated with a conservation park.

 

The EPA's biodiversity assessment (BPA) identifies areas of remnant vegetation on Lot 603 of Plan SP88287:

¢ Containing highly significant biodiversity and environmental values;

» Being surrounded to the north (viz. Noosa River) and west (viz. Weyba Creek) by sensitive environments of
highly significant environmental values;

* Comprising part of a State significance (wildlife) corridor with linkages via remnant vegetation of State
significance to Noosa National Park (in a north-east and south east direction), to Keyser (sland
Conservation Park and Webyer Creek Conservation Park (in a south western direction), and to other
patches of significant remnant vegeation and habitat to the west along Noosa River:

* Comprising part of a riparian corridor associated with Noosa River,

Comprising significat wetlands and habitat for rare and threatened species; and

« Containing urban koala area and/or koala conservation area.

The development and its impacts on the neighbouring wetlands needs to be consistent with the objective of the

Environmental Protection Act 1994 and so protect Queensland's environment while allowing for development

that improves the total quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the ecological :

processes on which life depends (ecologically sustainable development). In this instance it indicates:

«Need to maintain ecological values of the wetlands by ensuring there is no loss of wetland habitat and
adverse impacts from development are avoided. If loss to the wetlands or adverse impacts are unavoidable,
loss and impacts are to be minimised and offset so there is no net loss of the impacted wetland values; and

 

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