Delegated Report - Code - Planning RAL26 0015 (As Published) · RAL26/0015

                AO2 Where clearing vegetation for the purpose of Reconfiguring a Lot:
                a.      new boundaries to lots do not transect and fragment existing 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.
                PO2 New lots are only created if they maintain ecological linkages and minimise
                the clearing of vegetation.

               Assessment of AO2/PO2 of the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code
               The proposal is considered to satisfy PO2 and to generally comply with AO2. The site contains
               native vegetation, including areas mapped as priority biodiversity and riparian buffer under the
               Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay. The ecological assessment and internal
               environmental referral confirm that no mapped regulated vegetation, threatened flora, essential
               habitat, mapped koala habitat, fish habitat areas, significant wetland values, waterway values or
               significant environmental corridor values will be impacted by the development. The assessment
               also identifies that ongoing forage, refuge and dispersal habitat within retained vegetation,
               particularly adjacent to the northern property boundary, will be maintained. Although the proposed
               new boundary traverses land mapped as riparian on the overlay, the affected area is described as
               sparsely vegetated and the proposed fenceline has been sited to avoid the clearing of native
               vegetation. The subdivision layout also nominates a building envelope for proposed Lot 7 and
               locates future development within a defined area that responds to the mapped constraints and
               seeks to avoid unnecessary vegetation loss. The proposal therefore minimises clearing for the
               purpose of reconfiguring the lot and maintains ecological linkages across the site.
               Strictly, AO2(a) seeks that new boundaries do not transect and fragment existing native vegetation.
               In this case, any technical departure is considered minor and acceptable because the boundary
               alignment avoids clearing, the area crossed is of limited ecological value, the design maintains
               ecological linkages, and the recommended rehabilitation conditions will secure the implementation
               of the ecological assessment recommendations. On this basis, the proposal achieves PO2 by
               maintaining ecological connectivity and minimising vegetation clearing.

                AO6.1 Development and clearing of vegetation does not occur within:
                a.      a riparian buffer area;
                b.      a wetland area; or
                c.      10 metres either side of the centre line of other waterways identified on a Biodiversity,
                        Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.
                PO6 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of waterways, wetlands and adjacent riparian
                zones are protected by:
                a.      avoiding any new development in a riparian buffer area and wetland area;
                b.      retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in riparian zones;
                c.      maintaining and enhancing wildlife corridors and connectivity along watercourses
                        and drainage lines for native fauna movement;
                d.      avoiding edge effects and damage from adjacent land uses;
                e.      maintaining stream integrity and bank stability by minimising bank erosion and slumping;
                f.      maintaining water quality through filtering sediments, nutrients and other pollutants; and
                g.      removing pest species and replacing them with local native species.


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Version: 14, Version Date: 07/09/2026