Ecological Assessment Report

 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                    ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                      PROPOSAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
 Ecologically Important Areas
 PO1                                                     AO1.1                                                                    AO1.1
 Development is sited and designed to protect the        Ecologically important areas are conserved or improved to ensure         The full extent of vegetation within the site is mapped as
 physical and ecological integrity and biodiversity of   their ongoing contribution to the natural resources and biological       an ecologically important area. Insufficient cleared area is
 ecologically important areas through protection of:     diversity of Noosa Shire.                                                available within the site to locate a dwelling and provide a
 a) existing habitat areas and ecological linkages;                                                                               suitable bushfire safety setback without clearing
     and                                                 AND                                                                      vegetation. The applicant has reduced the extent of
 b) existing riparian vegetation, waterways and                                                                                   clearing as far as possible to that required to facilitate a
     wetland habitat values                              AO1.2                                                                    BAL 29 construction standard under AS3959 and meet the
                                                         Buildings, structures and associated works are located within existing   requirements of Assessment Benchmark 4 of the State
                                                         cleared areas or areas of lowest ecological value.                       Planning Policy for Bushfire, as well as requesting a
                                                                                                                                  reduction in the setback from the frontage. The remaining
                                                         AND                                                                      ecologically important area is to be retained and a weed
                                                                                                                                  management program enacted to maintain the ongoing
                                                         AO1.3                                                                    contribution to the natural resources and biological
                                                         Where constructing a dwelling house or community residence,              diversity of Noosa Shire.
                                                         buildings and associated structures are not located on land identified
                                                         as an area of biodiversity significance on a Biodiversity, Waterways     AO1.2
                                                         and Wetlands Overlay Map.                                                The proposed dwelling house and associated shed have
                                                         or                                                                       been positioned in an existing cleared area or areas
                                                         Clearing vegetation (other than for a driveway access) does not          permitted to be cleared for bushfire along boundaries as
                                                         extend beyond—                                                           far as practicable. The required vegetation clearing is on
                                                         • 30 metres of a habitable building or 10 metres of a class 10           the edge of a larger unit of vegetation which is to be
                                                              structure on lots greater than 10 hectares; or                      retained. Therefore the vegetation to be cleared
                                                         • 10 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure on lots 10     represents the area of lowest ecological value in the site.
                                                              hectares or less but more than 3,000m2; or
                                                         • 3 metres of a habitable building or class 10 structure on lots         AO1.3
                                                              3,000m2 or less.                                                    The proposed clearing for the dwelling house has been
                                                                                                                                  prescribed with reference to AS3959 (Construction of
                                                         AND                                                                      Buildings in a Bushfire Prone Area) and Assessment
                                                                                                                                  Benchmark 4 of the State Planning Policy for Bushfire
                                                                                                                                  which prescribes an equivalent BAL 29 setback (refer to
                                                                                                                                  Bushfire Assessment Report submitted concurrently with


30 September 2021                                                                 Chris Bentley
Ref: 20-052                                                                 Ecological Assessment Report
                                                                       Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan