Town Planning Assessment Report

The development also triggers assessment against the following overlay codes:
    + Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code;
    + Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code;

An assessment against these codes is provided in Appendix B & C

Table 5.3.3
 Rural Zone Code
 Performance Outcomes                Acceptable Outcomes                   Compliance
 PO1                                 No acceptable outcome provided.       PO1 - Complies
 Land uses in the Rural zone are                                           The proposed short-term
 limited to those which are                                                accommodation use is a
 compatible with agriculture and                                           consistent and appropriate use
 the protection of environmental                                           in the rural area. There are no
 and landscape values.                                                     intensive animal husbandry or
                                                                           cropping uses occurring on
                                                                           adjoining premises that the
                                                                           proposed use would impact
                                                                           upon. The adjoining property to
                                                                           the south is used for keeping
                                                                           horses and the proposal provides
                                                                           a 32.4m setback from this
                                                                           boundary which is sufficient to
                                                                           avoid any conflicts. The use
                                                                           relates to a low impact visitor
                                                                           accommodation use that
                                                                           involves the appreciation of the
                                                                           natural area and will not impact
                                                                           on the environmental or
                                                                           landscape values of the area.

 PO2                                 AO2.1                                 AO2.1 - Complies
 Development does not result in      Development that is incompatible      The proposed short-term
 the loss or diminished productive   with agricultural activities is not   accommodation use is not
 capacity of Agricultural Land       located on Agricultural Land          incompatible with agricultural
 Conservation Area.                  Conservation Area and an              activities as it inherently involves
                                     adequate separation area between      the appreciation of the rural
                                     the development and                   character natural values of the
                                     the Agricultural Land Conservation    area. The adjoining properties
                                     Area is provided.                     contain less than 2ha of mapped
                                                                           Agricultural Land Conservation
                                                                           Areas and are not of a suitable
                                                                           size dimensions to undertake
                                                                           viable agricultural activities.

                                     AO2.2                                 AO2.2 - Complies
                                     Where there is an overriding need     The proposed short-term
                                     for incompatible development to       accommodation is not
                                     be located on Agricultural Land       incompatible with the
                                     Conservation Area, the                agricultural activities. The use
                                     development does not have an          will be conducted within small
                                     irreversible impact on the            lightweight cabins that are raised
                                     productive capacity of Agricultural   on posts and sit lightly on the
                                     Land Conservation Area.               land. The use will not cause


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