Cooran - Development Application

                         result  of  a        natural       •   The equipment cabinet and
                         hazard; and                            meter board will be designed
                                                                to resist ember penetration.
                      Maintains   or     enhances
                      natural processes and the
                      protective    function   of        With regards to risks associated with
                      landforms and vegetation           flooding, it is noted that the local
                      that can mitigate risks            government flood mapping indicates
                      associated with the natural        that the site is not subject to
                      hazard                             flooding. Notwithstanding this, the
                                                         proposed development will not
                                                         substantially      increase       the
                                                         impermeable surface area of the
                                                         site. The proposed lease area is
                                                         approximately 0.063% of the total
                                                         site area. Due to the small lease
                                                         area, the proposed development is
                                                         unlikely to increase the severity of
                                                         flooding.




Biodiversity –        (1) Development is located         The subject site is identified under
   •   MSES       -       in    areas     to    avoid    the SPP mapping as containing MSES
       Wildlife           significant impacts on         - Wildlife Habitat.
       habitat            matters     of     national
                          environmental                  It is acknowledged that vegetation
                          significance           and     clearing is required for the proposed
                          considers               the    facility, construction area and access
                          requirements       of   the    track.      However, the proposed
                          Environment Protection         facility has been located in an area
                          and            Biodiversity    largely cleared of woody vegetation,
                          Conservation Act 1999.         and avoids the need to clear
                                                         remnant vegetation regulated under
                      (2) Matters       of     state     the Vegetation Management Act
                          environmental                  1999. Furthermore, the proposed
                          significance are identified    facility has been located adjacent to
                          and     development       is   a cleared area that is close to
                          located in areas that          existing infrastructure to minimise
                          avoid impacts; where           total clearing and to ensure that
                          adverse impacts cannot         clearing     will    not   result   in
                          be reasonably avoided          fragmentation or connectivity of
                          they are minimised.            animal habitats.

                      (3) Matters       of      local    The subject site, under the DES flora
                          environmental                  survey trigger mapping, is not
                          significance are identified    identified within a ‘high risk’ area
                          and     development       is   (refer Appendix D). Therefore, a
                          located in areas that          pre-construction flora survey will not

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