Planning Agenda - Eurobodalla Shire Council - NSW Government

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT TO ENVIRONMENT, PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 1 AUGUST 2006 Page 23 P06/54 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO: 647/06- MORUYA ROAD CONSTRUCTION THROUGH SEPP 14 WETLANDS 06.0207.D Five Endangered Ecological Communities have been identified on or adjacent to the subject land and may be affected by the proposal: Bega Dry Grass Forest, River Flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Flood plains, Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest, Saltmarsh and Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains. Further potential habitat exists within the wetland for the plant Aldrovandra vesiculosa listed as Endangered under Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Act 1995. There have also been recordings at or near the wetlands of the Pied Oystercatcher, Sooty Oystercatcher, Bush Stone Curlew, Square Tailed Kite and Glossy Black Cockatoo. Accordingly a threatened species assessment (including eight-part test) prepared by NGH Environmental has been submitted with the application. The assessment report has employed the precautionary principle and identified a number of recommendations aimed at reducing impacts on threatened species to a low level therefore negating the need to complete a species impact statement. To this aim all works associated with the proposal will be tightly confined to a prescribed work zone in order to minimise vegetation removal and impacts on wetland and saltmarsh areas. Hollow bearing trees will also be retained where possible. This will be addressed through a condition of consent. It can therefore be concluded that the proposal will not result in significant effect on threatened species, populations or ecological communities or their habitats. Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – Integrated Development The proposal is Integrated Development under section 201 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994. In accordance with the Act, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries) has reviewed the assessment report and has determined that it is able to issue a permit under Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 for dredging and reclamation. The applicant will be advised to make separate application to the DPI to obtain this permit. The general terms of approval for this proposal have been included in the recommendation. State Environmental Planning Policies State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) No 14 – Coastal Wetlands The proposal is designated development by virtue of subclauses 7(1) and 7(3) of SEPP 14. The proposal also requires the concurrence of the Director Department of Planning (DOP) by virtue of subclause 7(1) of the SEPP.
DEVELOPMENT REPORT TO ENVIRONMENT, PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 1 AUGUST 2006 Page 24 P06/54 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO: 647/06- MORUYA ROAD CONSTRUCTION THROUGH SEPP 14 WETLANDS 06.0207.D SEPP 14 also requires compensatory measures be identified and incorporated as a condition of consent to offset the impact of any works on wetlands in accordance with the SEPP 14 Coastal Wetlands Compensation Policy. It should be noted that Council has requested that the Department re-gazette the existing boundaries of the SEPP 14 wetlands based on ground truthing. At present the existing boundaries include significant areas of road and road verges, which if left mapped as is will continue to present ongoing management issues for future upgrades and maintenance. It is understood that discussions about this are ongoing at the present time. Notwithstanding the above, and as required by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Regulation 2000, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared by NGH Environmental has been submitted with the development for assessment. A copy of the EIS was forwarded to the DOP and the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) as required by subclauses 7 and 8 of the SEPP. By letter dated 14 June 2006, the DOP granted unconditional concurrence to the proposal. As no further advice has been received from the DEC it is assumed that the recommendations made in the EIS satisfy their requirements with regard to the environment. At the time of writing the report, the area, nature and scale of the compensatory measures agreed on between the DOP and Council had not been submitted. This aspect of the proposal will be addressed through a condition of consent. State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 – Coastal Protection The proposal has been assessed against the matters contained in clause 8 and found to achieve an acceptable level of compliance with these requirements. Lower South Coast Regional Environmental Plan No 2 The site falls within the area covered by the provisions of Lower South Coast Regional Environmental Plan No 2. The plan aims to provide a framework for environmental planning, development and resource management decisions for the region. The proposal has been assessed against the regional objectives contained in clause 2 of the LSCREP No 2 and relevant policies for development control and found to achieve an acceptable level of compliance with these requirements.
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