2 David Low Way - Attachment 2 - Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report 9-8-17

                                                                             Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report
                                                                                 Lot 71 on MCH 2854, Castaways Beach




 Regulation           Values and SDAP Triggers                                          Compliance
                      The Site does not contain essential habitat or active breeding
                      places for any native fauna.

 SEQ Koala            The Site is located outside of the boundaries of the SEQ Koala    Complies – no assessment
 Conservation         SPRP Koala Assessable Development Areas.                          requirements.
 State Planning
 Regulatory
 Provisions

In summary, the proposed plan of development is compliant with applicable State regulatory requirements that
seek to achieve biodiversity outcomes.

5.3             Noosa Plan
The Site is subject to the Noosa Plan (including amendments to 28 October 2016) and the proposed
development of the Site triggers assessment against a number of overlay codes. The specific overlays codes
considered as part of this assessments include:
>     the Biodiversity Overlay Code; and
>     the Natural Hazards Overlay Code, in so far as it relates to bushfire issues.

5.3.1           Biodiversity Overlay Code
As illustrated in the extracts from the Noosa Plan Biodiversity Overlay mapping presented in Table 5-2, the
entire Site is classified as an Environmental Protection Area and Riparian Buffer Area and as such any
development proposal will require assessment against the Biodiversity Overlay Code.

Table 5-2       Noosa Plan Biodiversity Overlay Mapping
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A review of the Noosa Plan definitions indicates that in order for vegetation to be classified as either an
Environmental Protection Area or as an Environmental Enhancement Area, the vegetation needs to satisfy
specific criteria. Application of these criteria to the Site’s vegetation, as presented in Table 5-3 and Table 5-




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