Ecological Assessment · RAL26/0015

1.0 Introduction
Urban Forest Concepts has been appointed by Franz Enterprises Pty Ltd (‘the Applicant’) to
prepare a Basic Ecological Site Assessment with regard to the proposed development of land
situated at Lake Cooroibah Road, Cooroibah.

1.1 Objectives
This document provides a summary of ecological features/functions across the site and
immediate surrounds, an assessment of environmental impacts associated with the project and
recommendations for minimising environmental risk as a result of development consent.

1.2 Development Planning Context
This Basic Ecological Site Assessment has been prepared in general accordance with relevant
provisions of the following legislation/policies regarding a Development Application for
‘Reconfiguration Of Lot’ (refer APPENDIX 1) on the subject land:

      Queensland Planning Act 2016.
      Queensland Vegetation Management Act 1999.
      Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992.
      Queensland Fisheries Act 1994.
      Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994.
      Queensland Biosecurity Act 2014.
      ShapingSEQ 2023 (South East Queensland Regional Plan).
      Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Such is considered to be reasonably consistent with the intent and objectives of Noosa Shire
Council’s Noosa Plan 2020 document.

1.3 Noosa Plan 2020 Context
The subject land is broadly designated as partially comprising the following categories on
Council’s Area Subject to Biodiversity Overlay Map (refer FIGURE 1):




       FIGURE 1: Area Subject to Biodiversity Overlay Map (Source: Noosa Plan)

                                                                 Basic Ecological Site Assessment
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                                                                         Franz Enterprises Pty Ltd