Development Application Part 2 - Report/ Plans

KHA DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS                                                                                                                         100350       -
                                                                                                                                                                  JUNE 2012




Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions has identified that the proposed
development will require assessment against the relevant assessment criteria, as it involves
reconfiguring a lot that will result in the creation of an additional lot. Compliance with the relevant
assessment criteria in the context of the proposed development is outlined below:


T bl         7D                    .       t’        K    I   A            bl    D              .          tA
 Column                  1          Assessable       Proposal                        Column 2 Assessment criteria                         Proposal
 development                       to      which                                     for assessable development
 Division 7 does not apply
 1. Development for a                     domestic   Does not apply                  1. To the extent the premises is                     Not Applicable
 activity.                                           The proposal is not for         outside the Urban              Footprint and         The     site   is       within      the
                                                     a ’domestic   activity’         not   in   an    urban       area      under     a   urban footprint
 2. Development on premises that                                                     planning scheme, site design does
 will   not        result     in    any    of the                                    not result in the clearing of non-

 following:                                                                          juvenile       koala     habitat       trees    in
        a.    clearing   of     native               Does not Apply                  areas of bushland           habitat.
        vegetation that will result in               No substantial clearing
        a    total cleared         area   of more    is required/ proposed.          2. To the extent the premises is                     Not Applicable
        than 500 m2;                                                                 inside the Urban   Footprint, site                   The site is not            mapped
        b.         a     new        building    or   Applies                         design must avoid clearing non-                      as ’bushland habitat’.              No
        extension                  and         any   The proposed                    juvenile koala habitat trees in                      areas          of         bushland
        reasonably                      associated   reconfiguration is              areas of bushland habitat, with                      habitat will be cleared.
        infrastructure that will result              associated with an              any      unavoidable      clearing
        in   a   total  development                  approved unit                   minimised             and           offset      in
        footprint of more than 500                   development over the            accordance with the Offsets for
        m2;                                          land.                           Net    Gain      of    Koala         Habitat    in
                                                                                     South East Queensland Policy at a
        c.   extracting gravel, rock or              Does not apply                  ratio of five          new     koala       habitat
        sand from            an area      of more    No       extraction        is   trees for every one non-juvenile
        than 5,000 m2;                               proposed                        koala habitat tree removed or an
                                                                                     equivalent cash contribution.
        d. the excavation or filling of              Does not apply
        an area         of more than 5,000           No excavation or filling        3. Site design must avoid clearing                   Not Applicable
        m2.                                          over an areaexceeding           non-juvenile koala habitat trees in                  The site is not            mapped
                                                     5000m2 is proposed              areas of high value rehabilitation                   as              ’rehabilitation
                                                                                     habitat,    and   medium     value                   habitat’.
 3. Reconfiguring a lot that will not                Applies                         rehabilitation habitat, with any
 result       in       the   creation      of   an   The proposal is not for         unavoidable clearing minimised
 additional lot.                                     reconfiguring a lot             and offset in accordance with the
                                                                                     Offsets for         Net     Gain      of Koala
                                                                                     Habitat in South East Queensland
                                                                                     Policy at a ratio of five new koala
                                                                                     ha bitat trees for every              one non-

                                                                                     juvenile        koala          habitat        tree
                                                                                     removed        or   an    equivalent cash
                                                                                     contribution.


                                                                                     4. Site design provides safe koala                   Not Applicable
                                                                                     movement      opportunities   as                     Site      assessment                 in
                                                                                     appropriate to the development                       accordance                       with
                                                                                     type and habitat connectivity                        schedule 2 reveals that
                                                                                     values of the site determined by                     the site is    cleared, with
                                                                                     reference        to      the        factors    for   no     particular ecological
                                                                                     consideration in Schedule 2.                         attributes.         The      site    is
                                                                                                                                          mapped as generally not
                                                                                                                                          suitable and surrounded
                                                                                                                                          by                   established
                                                                                                                                          residential     development.
                                                                                                                                          No      koala           movement
                                                                                                                                          opportunities exist or are
                                                                                                                                          applicable.

                                                                                     5. During construction phases:                       Not Applicable
                                                                                           a.   measures          are      taken     in   There  will not be any
                                                                                           construction        practices to not           increased risks to Koala
                                                                                           increase the risk of death                or   during    the construction
                                                                                           injury to koalas; and                          of the proposal.
                                                                                           b. native vegetation               that is     Not Applicable
                                                                                           cleared       and        in     an      area   No     clearinq         of    native




Development Application For Reconfiguring a Lot                                                                                                                     Page 7
2 Lots and Common Property
42 Avocet Parade, Peregian Beach