Ecological Assessment Report

 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                             ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                               PROPOSAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
                                                  a) plantings of equivalent area that replicate the floristic
                                                     structure of the vegetation removed; or                        A weed management program is proposed to
                                                  b) where this is not possible due to the characteristics of the   enhance the ecological value of the vegetation to be
                                                     site and the development, plantings twice the number of        retained. The weed program is anticipated to
                                                     the removed trees and plants.                                  predominantly comprise removal of Lantana camara
                                                                                                                    (lantana).
                                                  Editor’s Note — Revegetation and rehabilitation works are to
                                                  be carried out in accordance with an approved Revegetation
                                                  and Rehabilitation Management Plan, as referred to in PSP3
                                                  Ecological assessment guidelines.
 Koala habitat protection and enhancement
 PO11                                             AO11.1                                                            AO11.1 – The development is located on the edge of
 Development is designed, constructed and         Development design complies with the Koala Sensitive Design       a mapped unit of koala habitat and retains the majority
 operated to—                                     Guideline: A guide to koala sensitive design measures for         of koala habitat within the site within one contiguous
 a) protect and enhance koalas and koala          planning and development activities                               unit. The development does not generate
    habitat and avoid adverse impacts;                                                                              unacceptable impact on existing koala movement
 b) provide measures to assist the survival of    AO11.2                                                            opportunities through the site and between patches of
    koala populations in the area to mitigate     Development incorporates revegetation and landscaping that        offsite suitable koala habitat.
    any potential threats or risk to koalas;      provides food, shelter and movement opportunities for koalas
 c) provide for safe and appropriate koala                                                                          AO11.2 – Insufficient cleared and unencumbered
    movement across the landscape; and            AO11.3                                                            land is available within the site to enable any
 d) provide for a net gain in mature and          Development is designed to maximise and enhance                   replacement planting of koala habitat to be
    actively regenerating koala habitat.          connectivity between koala habitat trees and ensure safe          accommodated. Therefore, a weed management
                                                  koala movement.                                                   program is proposed to enhance the ecological value
 Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in                                                                          of the vegetation to be retained. The weed program
 Schedule 2 Mapping.                              AO11.4                                                            is anticipated to predominantly comprise removal of
                                                  During construction, measures are incorporated to not             Lantana camara.
 Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation            increase the risk of death or injury to koalas, by including
 2017, schedule 10 states that development        koala movement measures, as defined in the Planning               AO11.3 – Development has been maximised in the
 that interferes with koala habitat, in an area   Regulation 2017                                                   cleared open areas of the site with any available koala
 that is both a koala priority area and a koala                                                                     movement opportunities to be maintained via
 habitat area, is prohibited development                                                                            retention of existing vegetated areas.
 (subject to the exceptions stated in schedule
 10 of the Planning Regulation 2017).                                                                               AO11.4 – A fauna spotter/catcher is to be present
                                                                                                                    during any future clearing activities to satisfy the duty
 Editor's Note- These performance outcomes                                                                          of care requirements under the Nature Conservation
                                                                                                                    (Animals) Regulation 2020. Clearing is also required

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