RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

2008/176

 

 

Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW)

Referral Agency Response
sechon 3 3 16 integrated Planning Act 1997

1. APPLICATION INFORMATION
1.1 Applicant name CBD Settlers Cove Pty Ltd
1.2 Property description Lot 603 SP188270
1.3 Development Type Matenal Change of Use
1.4 Assessment Manager Sunshine Coast Regional Council

1.5 Assessment Manager Reference 2008/176
1.6 Date application properly referred 1 May 2008
1.7 Departmental Reference ICOSO8NAMO002

2. CONCURRENCE AGENCY MATTERS

Vegetation Management Act 1999

The Chief Executive of the Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW)
would like to inform the Assessment Manager, that NRW has no concurrence agency
requirements in regard to the application

Reasons for the concurrence agency response
NRW has assessed the Matenal Change of Use (MCU) application against the
Concurrence Agency Policy for Matenal Change of Use (MCU) 23 August 2007 and
has determined that the application meets the requirements of Critena Table B,
because cleanng as a result of the MCU will only occur
* for an urban purpose in an urban area on freehold land, and
* in remnant vegetation that does not contain an endangered reqional
ecosystem, where there is no Property Map of Assessable Vegetation
(PMAV) for the area subject to the cleanng

Definitions
Underlined terms have been defined—Schedule A - Glossary

3. ADVICE AGENCY MATTERS
Acid Sulfate Soils

The Chief Executive of the Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW)
provides the following advice to the Assessment Manager on matters relating to State
Planning Policy 2/02 — Planning and Managing Development Involving Acid Sulfate
Soils (SPP 2/02)

The application suggests that the proposed development will involve the excavation
of 1000m* or more of soil or sediment at or below 5m AHD Based on this
information, SPP 2/02 — Planning for and Managing Development Involving Acid
Sulfate Soils (SPP 2/02) requires the applicant to conduct investigations to identify
the presence of Acid Sulfate Soil (ASS) consistent with SPP 2/02 and associated

 

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