Town Planning Assessment Report

 ensures that the biodiversity and ecosystem         ecologically important areas pertaining to the
 values of waterways, wetlands and                   site.
 adjacent riparian zones are protected by
 avoiding any new development in a riparian
 buffer area or wetland area. The purpose and
 overall outcomes of the code, and
 definition of an ecologically important area will
 need to be carefully considered as part
 of any application material. The application
 material should include any proposed
 rehabilitation and revegetation proposed for
 the sites waterways as well as landscape
 screening outcomes from Lawnville and Evans
 Road.

 Any application will need to consider the type      The proposal involves the establishment of
 of structures, how they are built and the           lightweight cabins that are raised on steel posts
 potential impacts that could be encountered         and will require minimal changes to the natural
 during a build phase and include mitigation         landform. Advance secondary effluent disposal
 measures around potential on site conflicts.        systems will also be installed to ensure that any
 Effluent disposal must be clearly marked            effluent runoff of the highest quality and will
 demonstrating compliance with setbacks to           not impact on ecologically important areas.
 native vegetation and waterways.

 Vegetation removal for driveways, and or            The driveways of been positioned so as to avoid
 development footprints must be quantified as        any large trees. Offset plantings will be
 part of any application.                            undertaken with native rainforest species for
                                                     any juvenile trees that are removed. Refer to
                                                     the site photographs at Appendix H which show
                                                     the location of each driveway.


4. Site Details
4.1. Site Description

 Site                                     Description
 Characteristic
 Existing land use                        The site is a rural parcel of land that contains an existing
                                          dwelling house and associated structures mostly on the
                                          western portion of the site. There are cattle yards and
                                          loading ramp in the northeast corner of the site. An
                                          approval was given on 3 April 2023 for additions and
                                          alterations to the existing dwelling house.
 Frontage and access                      The existing dwelling gains its primary access via Lawnville
                                          Road, in the northwest corner of the site. The existing
                                          crossover is adjacent to a bridge and bend in the road and
                                          has poor visibility. The site is bounded by Lawnville Road



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