Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU26/0099

                                                                                 • approximately 1,761m² of
                                       a) 30 metres of a                           clearing associated with the
                                          habitable building or 10 metres of       establishment and
                                          a class 10 structure on lots             maintenance of the 16m wide
                                          greater than 10 hectares; or             bushfire Asset Protection
                                       b) 10 metres of a                           Zone/firebreak around the
                                          habitable building or class 10           dwelling; and
                                          structure on lots 10 hectares or       • a 10m wide fire management
                                          less but more than 3,000m2; or           line along the eastern
                                       c) 3 metres of a                            boundary.
                                          habitable building or class 10
                                          structure on lots 3,000m2 or less.     The substantial balance of
                                                                                 vegetation on the 29.64ha site will
                                                                                 be retained, thereby maintaining
                                       AND                                       the physical and ecological
                                                                                 integrity, habitat values and
                                       AO1.4                                     ecological linkages of the site in
                                       Clearing of vegetation for a boundary     accordance with PO1.
                                       fence does not extend beyond 5
                                       metres either side of the fence

PO2                                    AO2                                       AO2 - Not Applicable
New lots are only created if they      Where clearing vegetation for the         The application is for a Material
maintain ecological linkages and       purpose of Reconfiguring a Lot:           Change of Use to establish a
minimise the clearing of vegetation.                                             Dwelling House and does not
                                       a) new boundaries to lots do not          involve Reconfiguring a Lot or the
                                          transect and fragment existing         creation of any new allotments.
                                          native vegetation;
                                       b) new lots are created to allow for
                                          suitable building envelopes for
                                          future buildings and works to be
                                          located within existing cleared
                                          areas or areas of low ecological
                                          value;
                                       c) building envelopes are
                                          designated for each lot; and
                                       d) ecological
                                          linkages and ecologically
                                          important areas are secured by
                                          environmental covenant or
                                          transferred to public ownership or
                                          through gazettal of a nature
                                          reserve.


PO3                                    AO3.1                                     AO3.1 - Performance Outcome
Development is designed and sited      Where clearing of vegetation cannot       PO3
to manage adverse impacts              be practicably avoided, the               Clearing of vegetation cannot be
on ecologically important areas by:    development:                              practicably avoided; however, the
                                                                                 development has been designed
a) minimising the total footprint      a) ensures the design and siting          and sited to minimise impacts on
   within which all                       limits the loss of vegetation to the   ecologically important areas in
   activities, buildings, structures      smallest extent possible;              accordance with PO3. In particular:
   driveways and other works are       b) protects and retains ecological        (a) the dwelling located within and
   contained;                             values and ecosystem processes         adjoining the historically cleared
b) locating development in                to the greatest extent possible        and disturbed house site and the
   existing cleared areas or areas        within and adjacent to the site;       additional non-exempt clearing
   of low ecological value over        c) provides measures to allow for         footprint has been limited to
   other areas to the greatest            safe movement of fauna through         approximately 2,106m², including
   extent possible; and                   the site; and


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