Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

Specific Outcomes                                                            Probable Solutions        Compliance   Comments
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b)     provide connectivity for pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders;     development.                           The proposed extraction is positioned in a manner which avoids:
c)     provide habitat connectivity for wildlife;                                                                        remnant and high value regrowth vegetation, watercourses
d)     protect watercourses and drainage lines;                                                                          and ridgelines;
e)     protect vegetation on steep slopes; and                                                                           a Conservation Estate (and its buffer) associated with Yurol
f)     form a scenic backdrop for residential development;                                                               State Forest, located on an adjoining property to Lot 3 and at
                                                                                                                         least 800 m from the proposed extraction areas on-site; and
AND                                                                                                                      a recognised Open Space corridor as shown in Schedule 5 –
                                                                                                                         Map 4 Open Space Networks of the Noosa Plan.

                                                                                                                    Whilst the proposed development is to extract material for clean
                                                                                                                    fill on-site to be utilised as fill in the rehabilitation of CSR sites to
                                                                                                                    the south (at Neales Quarry and White Pit Quarry), the proposed
                                                                                                                    works will also serve the dual purpose of enabling the reshaping
                                                                                                                    of the West Ridge Mining Lease footprint and the formation of
                                                                                                                    gently sloping ground levels reflective of surrounding areas. The
                                                                                                                    hydrological regime would be altered by the proposed works, but
                                                                                                                    in a manner that returns hydrological flows to reflect the pre-
                                                                                                                    mining conditions. Current contours were used to determine
                                                                                                                    which areas surrounding the mining footprint required reshaping
                                                                                                                    to form a gentle sloping land reflective of the surrounding
                                                                                                                    landscape and indicative of the former conditions. Reshaping the
                                                                                                                    land at the West Ridge Mining Lease will enable overland flow to
                                                                                                                    drain across the Site in a more natural manner rather than pooling
                                                                                                                    in the mining pit.

O20                                                                                                                 The Site is not identified as being located within an Open Space
The open space network links –                                                                                      Corridor as shown on Council’s Planning Scheme Map 4 – Open
a) forests including parts of Tewantin and Ringtail State Forests;                                                  Space Networks in Schedule 5.
b) the catchment of Lake Macdonald;
c) the vegetated ranges of the sub-coastal escarpment in the north, south,                                          The proposed extraction is positioned in a manner which avoids:
     and east of the locality; and                                                                                       remnant and high value regrowth vegetation, watercourses
d) the riparian corridors of the Six-Mile and Ringtail Creeks and their                                                  and ridgelines;
     tributaries.                                                                                                        a Conservation Estate (and its buffer) associated with Yurol
                                                                                                                         State Forest, located on an adjoining property to Lot 3 and at
                                                                                                                         least 800 m from the proposed extraction areas on-site; and
                                                                                                                         a recognised Open Space corridor as shown in Schedule 5 –
                                                                                                                         Map 4 Open Space Networks of the Noosa Plan.

                                                                                                                    Open space networks across the locality will not be impacted upon
                                                                                                                    as a result of the proposed development. The Site is located a
                                                                                                                    considerable distance from the Mt Cooroy Conservation Park,
                                                                                                                    Tewantin and Ringtail State Forests, Ringtail Creeks and their



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