Ecological Assessment Report v2- 25 Pavilion St Pomona

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                               NCES REF: J000908
Lot 21 on SP316902 – 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona




6.2      State Government

6.2.1     Vegetation Management Act 1999 - Regulated Vegetation
DoR’s Vegetation Management Supporting Map identifies Category B (Remnant Vegetation) and
Category R (Reef Regrowth) regulated vegetation within the site. No impacts to the mapped
Category R vegetation are proposed.
Schedule 10, Part 3, Division 4, Table 2 of the Planning Regulation 2017 requires any reconfiguration
of a lot application that is assessable development under section 21, which includes an allotment
which is 5ha or larger, to be referred to SARA for assessment against SDAP State Code 16 - Native
vegetation clearing. The site measures less than 5ha hence referral is not required.

6.2.2     Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 and SDAP State Code 25
          Development in South East Queensland koala habitat areas
The removal of Koala Habitat Areas in mapped Koala Priority Areas is prohibited development under
Schedule 10 Part 10 Division 2 of the Planning Regulation 2017.
The site is located within the Koala Priority Area and no Koala Habitat Area is located within the site.
The nearest unit of mapped koala habitat occurs approximately 140m west of the proposed Lot 6
building envelope.
Where a development proposal within a Koala Priority Area does not require the removal of koala
habitat, assessment under Schedule 11, Part 2 of the Planning Regulation 2017 is required.
Table 3 – Assessment benchmarks — Development on premises in koala priority areas not
interfering with koala habitat

 Assessment Benchmarks                                  Response
 (1) The following matters are assessment               The development retains the majority of existing koala
 benchmarks for the development:                        movement opportunities within the site and includes a
 (a) the development provides, on the premises, the     BLE on Lot 10 located approximately 140m from the
 safe koala movement measures necessary to              mapped Koala Habitat Area to the west of the site
 maximise the safe movement of koalas:                  hence does not impede movement potential within
   (i) within a koala habitat area on the premises;     and between the Koala Habitat Area located in vicinity
   and                                                  to the site.
   (ii) between a koala habitat area on the premises
   (the first area) and a koala habitat area or
   ecological corridor within 200m of the first area;
 (b) either:
   (i) each building, structure or works associated
   with the development is at least 50m from a koala
   habitat area; or
   (ii) the development complies with each of the
   criteria stated in subsection (2).

 (2) For subsection (1)(b)(ii), the criteria are as
                                                        (a) No change to the condition of the soil is expected
 follows:
                                                        to impact Koala Habitat Areas as a result of the
                                                        development. The Lot 10 BLE is positioned
 (a) any change to the condition of soil as a result
                                                        approximately 140m from the nearest Koala Habitat
 of the development does not adversely affect a
                                                        Area.
 koala habitat area;
 Examples of changes to the condition of soil:
 • the addition of nutrients to the soil
 • the erosion of the soil
 • the compaction of the soil

 (b) any alteration of hydrological flows as a result
 of the development does not adversely affect a         (b) The development is not expected to affect
 koala habitat area;                                    hydrological flows present within the site.




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