Town Planning Assessment Report

                                                   An Ecological Assessment Report and Bushfire
                                                   Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has
                                                   been prepared by Greentape Solutions. The
                                                   proposal does not encroach the mapped
                                                   ecological constraints, however the Asset
                                                   Protection Zone intrudes into the mapped areas.
                                                   An Asset Protection Zone (APZ) footprint of
                                                   5,823m2 is proposed. The proposal meeting the
                                                   clearing exemptions outlined in the Planning
                                                   Regulation 2017.

                                                   Refer to reports for further details.

 (o) Natural features such as creeks, gullies,     The Ecological Assessment Report confirms the
 waterways, wetlands and vegetated hillslopes      proposed location of the development is suitable
 and ridgelines are retained, managed and          as it minimises the loss of vegetation required.
 enhanced where possible.

 (p) Development maintains and enhances the        The proposal is located at the rear of the site
 significant scenic and landscape values of the    and will not adversely impact the scenic and
 area. The built form of development integrates    landscape values of the area. The existing
 with and complements the rural character          mature vegetation on the site will be retained
 intended for the zone and sensitively responds    where practical, with the exception of the
 to the landscape.                                 necessary APZ.


The proposal has been assessed against the Rural zone code. The following non-compliances are
addressed in the table below.


    Performance Outcome                Acceptable Outcome                       Response

 PO2                               AO2.4                             Complies with PO2
 Development does not result in    No sensitive land use is          The surrounding sites are
 the     loss   or   diminished    established closer than 200       included in the Rural zone and
 productive      capacity     of   metres from land on an            are mapped as Agricultural
 Agricultural Land Conservation    adjacent property included in     Land Conservation Area. The
 Area.                             the Rural zone and mapped as      proposed new Dwelling House
                                   Agricultural Land Conservation    is located less than 200m from
 Editor’s Note—Agricultural Land   Area as shown in Agricultural     these common boundaries,
 Conservation Areas are shown      Land Overlap Maps in schedule     however adequate setbacks are
 on the Agricultural Land          2.                                provided     to    ensure    the
 Overlay Maps in Schedule 2                                          productive       capacity     of
                                                                     Agricultural    Land    is   not
                                                                     diminished.      The    proposal
                                                                     complements the intent of the
                                                                     overall zone.

 PO8                               AO8.5                             Complies with PO8
 Notwithstanding that intensive    On properties over 2 hectares     Dwelling houses are anticipated
 rural activities may need         in area, a distance of not less   in the Rural zone, and the
 greater separation distances,     than 200 metres is provided       proposal is considered to be
 buildings and other structures    between a sensitive land use      suitably located to avoid
 are appropriately sited and       and land on an adjacent rural     adverse impacts on existing
 designed to:                      zone property over 4 hectares     mapped constraints within an
 1. avoid environmental harm       in mapped Agricultural Land       existing cleared area.
     or nuisance to sensitive      Conservation Area.



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