Delegated Report - Code - Planning RAL25 0006 (As Published)

               The application has been found to generally comply with all applicable statutory instruments. The
               pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:


                  Criteria                        Existing                        Proposal             Complies

                  Minimum Lot Size
                  • 100 hectares
                      Lot 12 on SP149241          1.89 hectares                   2.31 hectares        X
                      Lot 3 on RP1928222          2.59 hectares                   2.7 hectares         X

               Reconfiguring a Lot Code
               Acceptable Outcome AO26 of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code relates to the Rearrangement of Lot
               Boundaries and applies to the proposal. This acceptable outcome specifies that:
                      The rearrangement of lot boundaries results is an improvement to the existing situation
                      whereby the size and dimensions of proposed lots comply more fully with Table 9.5.1.4
                      Minimum lot size and dimensions. and at least one of the following is achieved:
                      (a)     the rearrangement of lots remedies an existing boundary encroachment by a building
                              or structure;
                      (b)     the rearranged lots will be made more regular in shape;
                      (c)     access is provided to a lot that previously had no access or an unsuitable access;
                      (d)     the rearranged lots better meet the overall outcomes for the zone and the local plan
                              area in which the site is situated;
                      (e)     the rearrangement of lots provides for a significant improvement in rural productivity;
                              or
                      (f)     the rearrangement of lots results in a significant improvement in the protection of
                              environmental values.
               Assessment
               It is noted that the proposed boundary rearrangement results in an improvement to the existing
               situation, by improving the shape and future maintenance of the lots.
               The proposal is responsive to the site constraints, and the environmental values are generally
               maintained.
               The proposal retains all existing access and infrastructure arrangements, and the boundary
               realignment is unlikely to create any off-site impacts. The development meets the Performance
               Outcome.


               Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands – Riparian Buffer
               The watercourse running along the eastern part of the subject site is mapped as a Riparian Buffer
               Area and the proposed common boundary will cut through this mapped riparian area. The applicant
               submits the following;
                      “A standard rural wire and star picket fence is proposed along the new internal boundary.
                      This will not impact the existing vegetation within the subject land. No clearing is proposed.”
               It is noted that the existing common boundary currently cuts through a mapped riparian buffer
               however, this area is generally cleared and disturbed, compared to the proposed boundary
               location. The proposed boundary treatment is considered low impact and is not expected to create
               an additional impact on the riparian buffer. As no vegetation clearing is required to establish the
               fence or allow for the boundary realignment, ecological linkages on the site are maintained and
               therefore, the proposal generally achieves the requirements of the overlay code.


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