Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU26/0099

2. Proposal
The proposal seeks a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use of premises to establish a Dwelling
House. The application is triggered as the development will involve clearing vegetation identified as an area
of biodiversity significance under the Biodiversity, Waterway and Wetlands Overlay.

The proposed dwelling will be single storey in height and comprise three bedrooms, a study, bathroom,
ensuite, open-plan kitchen, living and dining areas, deck and double garage. The proposal also includes the
establishment of a 15m x 7m shed adjacent to the dwelling house.

The dwelling has been positioned within the south-western corner of the site in response to the flooding
constraints affecting the property, with the majority of the remaining land subject to flood inundation. The
proposed house site is located within an area that has previously been partially cleared and levelled;
however, additional vegetation clearing will be required to accommodate the dwelling, associated
structures and necessary bushfire protection measures.

The total area of clearing necessary to establish the dwelling while providing appropriate separation and
defendable space for bushfire management purposes would be as follows:
    • approximately 345m² of clearing associated with the dwelling house footprint;
    • approximately 1,761m² of clearing associated with the establishment and maintenance of the 16m
        wide bushfire Asset Protection Zone/firebreak around the dwelling; and
    • a 10m wide fire management line along the eastern boundary.

Refer to Figure 1 below, which identifies the extent of vegetation clearing associated with the proposal.

Vehicular access to the dwelling will be provided via the existing access track that extends through the site
to the proposed house site. The existing driveway crossover located within the southern corner of the
property will be retained and will continue to provide access to Ringtail Creek Road.




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