Amended Planning Report

Wetlands                                                                Not applicable – not located
O4 Wetlands are protected from          S4.1 A minimum separation       within mapped wetland.
removal or degradation and any          distance of 100m is provided
adverse impacts on wetlands are         between a wetland and any
prevented, minimised or mitigated       adjacent development or use.
by—
a) maintaining adequate
    separation between the wetland
    and any adjacent development
    or use12;
b) minimising any modification of
    the natural characteristics of
    the wetland, including the
    topography, surface and
    groundwater hydrology, water
    quality and flora and fauna
    species;
c) preventing any new
     development within
    wetlands;
d) minimising access to the
     wetland;
e) minimising impacts associated
    with pest insect control and
    invasion by undesirable plant
    species; and
f) providing for the
    rehabilitation and
    replanting of degraded
    wetlands.
Riparian Zones
O5 The biodiversity and ecosystem       S5.1 No new development          The proposed dwelling is
values of watercourses, drainage        occurs on, or partly on,         located partly within the
lines, wetlands and adjacent riparian   premises indicated as Riparian Riparian Buffer Area on the
zones are protected by—                 Buffer Area on Biodiversity      Biodiversity Overlay Mapping.
a)     avoiding any new                 Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1,
       development in the               except for—                      The proposed building work
       riparian buffer area;            a) temporary use of the land; or and use is consistent with
b)     retaining aquatic and            b) infrastructure which provides existing building work located
                                            access to a                  on adjoining dwellings within
       terrestrial habitat                                               the Riparian buffer area.
       in riparian zones;
c)     maintaining wildlife                                             The dwelling is significantly
       corridors along                                                  setback from the water line
       watercourses and                                                 and high-bank of the adjoining
       drainage lines for native                                        waterway (approximately
       fauna movement;                                                  200m). This will protect the
                                                                        adjoining biodiversity and
d)     avoiding edge effects and
                                                                        ecosystem values.
       incompatible uses in riparian
       zones;
                                                                        The dwelling location has been
e)     maintaining bank stability by                                    chosen as it is the most
       minimising bank erosion and                                      suitable location on site to
       slumping;                                                        address existing site
f)     maintaining water quality                                        constraints. In particular, the
       by filtering sediments,                                          proposed location will
       nutrients and other                                              minimise earthworks by
                                                                        utilising the flattest area of the
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