Objection_Nov18 · MCU18/0015

Preface, pg 2 Statement - “Dedication of 50% of the site to Council as
environmental reserve” 5

Objection: An Environmental Reserve is referenced multiple times as a community benefit
but no details are supplied to cover public recreation use, boundaries, impact on the
existing corridor.


Item 8, page 4 “Full details as to how the sewer is to be constructed on such steep
slopes”

Response – “… Bamser Engineering who are experts in underground engineering …
provided advice that the sewer is likely to be able to be constructed by using horizontal
directional drilling which will minimise the extent of vegetation clearing required.

>> Objection: No detail for any equipment other than Sewer is shown, this is the sketch
diagram referenced below.

Response – The sketch diagram provided at Appendix I shows the areas required to
accommodate construction machinery which aligns with the proposed development
footprint.

>> Objection: Details only supplied for the Sewer machinery for Drill and Pipe


Item 14, Page 6 Response to “Update the ecological assessment over the site by
providing recent field data, using current mapping and database records and addressing
current statutory requirements.

>> Objection: Ecological assessment is not comprehensive nor current and does
not reflect current native wildlife sighted by locals.
a. The “updated” field data collection is extremely limited with one person conducting one
study for 4 hours in one day in one season. How can this single exercise account for species
movement and migration through varying cycles such as feeding, breeding, nesting or
resting. Hence the developer’s unbelieveable conclusion of ‘limited ecological significance’6.

b. Despite referencing the earlier 2006 report against Regional Vegetation Management
Code (page 10), the assessment omits reference to the essential habitat onsite for the skink
Ophioscincus truncates nor is there assessment into how this habitat has evolved or survived.

5 Innovative Planning Solutions, Planning Response, Page 1
6 Innovative Planning Solutions, Planning Response, Page 6, paragraph 2