Cooran - Development Application

         Overall Outcomes                                    Compliance

        (i)   Land    stability   (including     and will not result in any adverse impacts
        differential     settlement       or     on    land    stability,   drainage,   soil
        expansion in reactive soils);            disturbance or existing amenity.

        (ii) Contamination of land;              Minimal vegetation clearing is required for
                                                 the establishment of the compound area,
        (iii) Flooding and drainage;             access track and construction area. The
                                                 subject site has been located outside of
        (iv) Groundwater,      watercourses
                                                 areas mapped as containing areas of
        and wetlands;
                                                 environmental importance.
        (v) Loss of native remnant or
        regrowth vegetation; and

 b)   Earthworks     are   designed    and
 constructed to be structurally sound.



The Development is considered to comply with the overall outcomes of the
Earthworks Code. For these reasons further compliance with the performance
outcomes of the Earthworks Code is not considered necessary.

6.3.4.2.5 Landscaping Code

The Code for Landscaping is required to be assessed as part of this application.
The Overall Outcomes of this code have been considered against the proposal
in Table 7.6.

Table 7.6 - Compliance with Overall Outcomes of the Landscaping Code


         Overall Outcomes                                    Compliance

 a) retains, reinforces and enhances the         Complies.
 natural landscape character of the site,
 streetscape and locality;                       The current development does not
                                                 propose the establishment of additional
 b) retains existing vegetation and other        landscaping. Existing mature vegetation
 natural features for their ecological,          on the subject property provides sufficient
 aesthetic and cultural values;                  screening to the proposed facility. The
                                                 proposed facility is also set back from
 c)    ensures     the   revegetation      and   existing dwellings and the road network in
 rehabilitation of native wildlife habitat and   order to reduce the visual dominance.
 riparian zones to protect and enhance
 ecological and biodiversity values;             The provision of landscaping to screen the
                                                 facility is not considered to provide
 d) facilitates water management including       additional screening benefits beyond what
 on-site detention and the efficient             is provided by the existing vegetation on-
 infiltration of stormwater;                     site and in the surrounding area.
                                                 Therefore, the proposal is considered to
 e)   enables    the   establishment    of
                                                 have a minor impact on the natural
 appropriate plantings that are of a scale

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