Appendix B - Ecological Advice · 132008.1128

3. CONSIDERATION OF A NEW PROPOSAL

If a new proposal is to be considered it would be assessed by Council under the 2016 Noosa planning
scheme. I understand separate town planning advice is being sought.

Council Scheme 2016: A number of ecological constraints are mapped/evident (refer mapping extracts
below) for the site as follows:

•   Lot 9 and Lot 6 identified as community services. Land to the west and south is mapped as open
    space conservation.
•   All the land south of Grasstree Court is identified as environmental reserve on the open space
    mapping layer.
•   Part Lot 9 (similar to State mapping) is identified as environmental protection. Area identified as
    Koala Conservation Areas to south and Koala Sustainability Area in Lot 9 with Urban Koala Area in
    Lot 6.

State and Commonwealth: I have not reviewed any State or Commonwealth approvals. At this stage
I assume the State and Commonwealth have approved the development as per Council’s DA (i.e.
assumes development on Lot 6 and new Lot 9). A new application would be subject to the relevant
legislation at the time of the assessment. It should be appreciated that this area (generally) is well
known to support high biodiversity and a range of threatened species (i.e. flora and fauna).

•   At Commonwealth level – 69 threatened species, two threatened communities, two nationally
    important wetlands and 64 migratory species are known or habitat is known from with 5km. Grey-
    headed Flying-fox, Wallum Sedge Frog, Koala and some heathland plants would be need to be
    considered as known or possible occurrence or potential impact.
•   The site falls within a “flora survey trigger” area – requires high level botanical survey with separate
    State assessment process by the State (if State-listed flora are located/known this process can be


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