FINAL Ecological Management Plan Stage 1_Grasstree Court 5 February 2021

Ecological Management Plan – Grasstree Court – Lot 6



     6. LIGHTING

The lighting design (refer Rixon Design, 2018) will accommodate the site context defined by the site plan,
nature of the site and surrounds and the approval conditions. This includes that lighting must not be
directed toward, and light spill must be minimised to, the adjacent National Park or remnant vegetation to
the south.

As per the Rixon Design approach “the context for this site is the prime form giver to the design approach
to lighting. This is not a central city environment with high ambient lighting levels. Deliberate and well
researched lighting solutions will be used to meet the needs of the site operational requirements while at
the same time take into account the natural context of the site”.

The key standard which will be followed will be current requirements of AS/NZS 4282 – Control of the
Effects of Obtrusive Light.

This Standard sets out guidelines for the control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting. It includes
recommended limits for the relevant lighting parameters to control these effects. This standard will be
used to ensure potentially adverse effects of outdoor lighting on nearby residents, fauna and users of
adjacent roads.

Any external lighting will have shields/deflectors to avoid light fall into the surrounding bushland as
required. The nature of the fittings used will be based on a low glare design” and “no spotlighting will be
directed towards the National Park or remnant vegetation in the south.




     7. FENCING

As per the conditions of approval (Council and DERM), any new boundary fencing (other than in the east,
i.e. adjacent to the existing shopping centre) is to be fauna friendly. This fencing design would allow fauna
movement within the bushfire buffer areas.

A detailed fencing design would be provided at a future stage of building works and is to ensure the
following recognised/standard design guidelines or similar:

     •    A 30-50cm gap between ground level and the first rail or strand.
     •    Not include any use of barbed wire or similar materials.
     •    Provide regular opportunities (gaps) for passage over and through for local native fauna.

For any new fencing to common boundaries with adjoining residential allotments or the shopping centre
either be:

     •    Of timber construction; or
     •    Incorporate timber koala poles (of at least 200mm diameter) at generally 10m intervals.

A Fencing Plan is provided in FIGURE A2.




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