Planning Report

                                                    a. Ensures the design and        The dwelling has been
      a.   Minimizing the total
                                                        siting limits the loss of    sited in the proposed
           footprint within which all                                                location to utilize the
           activities, building,                        vegetation to the
                                                                                     existing cleared area.
           structures driveways and                     smallest extent              By doing so clearing
           other works are                              possible;                    will be minimized to
           contained;                               b. Protects and retains          preserve the ecological
                                                        ecological values and        value of the area.
      b.   Locating development in
           existing cleared areas or                    ecosystem processes
           areas of low ecological                      to the greatest extent
           value over other areas to                    possible within and
           the greatest extent                          adjacent to the site;
           possible; and                            c. Provides measures to          Vegetation has been
                                                        allow for safe               maintained to
      c.   Incorporating siting and
                                                        movement of fauna            approximately 80% of
           design measures to
                                                        through the site; and        the subject site to
           protect and retain                                                        ensure safe movement
           ecological values and                    d. Provides suitable habitat     of fauna is maintained.
           ecosystem processes                          replacement and
           within or adjacent to the                    replanting in
           development site; and                        accordance with PSP3
                                                        Ecological Assessment
      d.   Where adverse impacts
                                                        Guidelines.
           have been minimized, any
           residual impacts on
           ecological values are        AO3.2    Habitat trees, recruitment          A protected plan
           compensated for through               habitat trees, and roosting,        survey report and
           suitable habitat                      breeding and feeding areas are      vegetation
           replacement and                       protected for native fauna          management report
           replanting on site in the             habitat.                            has been prepared to
           first instance or in a way                                                ensure vegetation is
           that results in a net gain                                                maintained in an
                                                                                     appropriate manner.
           and enhancement of the
           overall habitat values of
           Noosa Shire.
PO4                                     AO4.1   Vegetation is protected from
      Development provides for
                                                disturbance of damage from           Throughout the
      effective measures during                                                      construction of the
      construction and operation to             construction and operation
                                                                                     dwelling vegetation will
      protect ecological values                 activities by:                       be protected to ensure
      including:                                    a. Clearly marking trees to      vegetation is not
      a.   Avoiding disturbance to or                   be retained with             further disturbed.
           clearing of vegetation in                    flagging tape;
           and within the vicinity of               b. Installing protective
           the site;                                     fencing around the
                                                         pipeline of the
      b.   Managing habitat
                                                         vegetation and avoid
           disturbance and physical
                                                         filling and excavating in
           harm to fauna from noise,
                                                         these fenced areas;
           vibration, dust, light,
           dewatering or excavating;                c. Ensuring stockpiling,
           and                                          storage and vehicle
                                                        parking occurs outside
      c.   Avoiding clearing in areas
                                                        the identified
           where erosion or slippage
                                                        vegetation areas; and
           could occur.
                                                    d. Using low impact
                                                        construction
                                                        techniques around
                                                        vegetation.




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