2020-11-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 10 NOVEMBER 2020


Staging
The existing approval allows for the development to be delivered in 3 stages. Four stages are now
proposed. The increase from 3 to 4 stages generally raises no concern particularly noting that the
RAC is to be delivered in the first stage thus ensuring the provision of the identified age care need.
To ensure this outcome, it is recommended that the wording of condition 7 be amended from:
7.    The development may be staged in accordance with the plan titled ‘Masterplan’ prepared by
      Smith and Tracey dated November 2018, Plan Ref: DA_106
To
7.    The development must be staged in accordance with the plan titled ‘Masterplan’ prepared
      by Thomson Adsett dated 15 October 2020, Plan Ref: DA_106 Rev. 3, with the Residential
      Aged Care Facility provided in the first stage.
However it is recommended that condition 12 which relates to the vegetation clearing offset
program be amended to require a staged delivery of the program as Stage 1 now only relates to
Lot 6 and due to the considerable size of Lot 9 (5 hectares) there is no reasonable reason to clear
this area now and there are concerns with leaving a significant area of land cleared for an unknown
period of time. It is also recommended to amend condition 14 to ensure that the related Operational
Works application addresses the staging of the vegetation removal.
In this regard it is recommended to amend conditions 12 and 14 from:
12.   In conjunction with an application for operational works on the site for the first stage, the
      applicant must submit an operational works application for Vegetation Management for the
      development site. The Vegetation Management operational works application must detail:
      12.1. Identification of all active Glossy Black Cockatoo food trees within the development
            footprint or in areas likely to be impacted upon by the operation or construction of the
            development.
      12.2. A Vegetation Clearing Offset program to be undertaken to re-establish the habitat to
            be cleared from the site to a nearby location with similar soil properties. A receiving site
            is to be identified and maintained for a specified period (minimum 5 years) after the
            establishment of the receiving site.
      12.3. The Vegetation Clearing Offset program must include the details of the transfer
            methods to be engaged including:
            12.3.1   The transfer of soil/seed bank media off the site to the designated receiving
                     site(s);
            12.3.2   Methods of transfer including, inter alia, mastication of native vegetative
                     matter, tile transfer of live soil/plant matrix, peat locations and extents, sexual
                     and vegetative methods of revegetation of offset receiving site and other
                     deemed pertinent matters by a person with industry experience in the
                     successful establishment and/or re-establishment of heathland vegetation;
            12.3.3   Transfer of rare and threatened plant species (sexual and/or vegetative);
            12.3.4   Details of pre-treatment works prior to transfer of soil/seed bank media off the
                     site and methods of transplanting;
            12.3.5   Details of seed collections times and estimated establishment procedures and
                     times;
            12.3.6   Details of the receiving site, including tenure, contractual details,
                     establishment, monitoring and maintenance details and suitability of the site
                     for the purpose;
            12.3.7   All information must be prepared by a person with industry experience in the
                     successful establishment and/or re-establishment of heathland vegetation.
                     Industry and educational institution involvement is recommended.

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