Town Planning Assessment Report (1)-compressed

5.4 PLANNING SCHEME OVERLAYS

              Overlay                                      Comment

                             Agricultural Land

                                        The proposed development is for a new
                                        primary Dwelling House and Rural Workers’
                                        Accommodation to support an existing rural
                                        activity and complement the intent to conserve
                                        existing agricultural land. It is intended to
                                        maintain and support the existing agricultural/
                                        rural uses of the site. We note that AO1.1 of
                                        the Low Density Housing Code anticipates
                                        dwelling houses in the Rural zone. The site
                                        considers the existing ecological and bushfire
                                        constraints, and has been appropriately sited
                                        to avoid such areas. Locating the new house
                                        on the higher portion of the site is ideal as this
                                        land is not ideal for grazing and productive
                                        rural purposes.




                    Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands

                                        The site is mapped as containing areas of
                                        ecological significance. In accordance with
                                        Table 5.10.1, an assessment of the
                                        Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands overlay
                                        code is not required as no clearing is proposed
                                        and the proposal is located outside of mapped
                                        riparian buffer areas.




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