Hawkesbury Biodiversity Conditions

The redevelopment will facilitate additional basketball courts, café, gymnasium, reception area, administration rooms, multi-purpose rooms, storage rooms, change rooms and amenities, and in that way it is facilitative of Objective 7 of Planning Priority W4 of the Western Sydney District Plan which aims to foster “communities that are healthy, resilient and socially connected”. The Panel agrees with the five reasons recommended for approval in the staff report being: • The proposed development is permissible and is consistent with the provisions of the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012. • The proposal is generally consistent with the relevant planning instruments, Hawkesbury…

Open Space – Embellishment and Dedication of Open Space The open space reserves shall be embellished and dedicated in accordance with the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) between Hawkesbury City Council, Roads and Maritime Services, Eric Nominees Australia Pty Ltd atf the Redbank Unit Trust, Mararch Dev (Richmond) Pty Ltd, Wengor Dev (Richmond) Pty Ltd, Hatt Pty Ltd and BD NSW (MR) Project O007 Pty Ltd atf BD NSW (MR) Project O007 Unit Trust dated 20 August 2014 (as updated). An Assets Register shall be prepared and submitted to Council prior to the dedication of assets to Council. The Assets Register is to consist of the following: • Asset Handover Report, • Works As Executed (WAE)…

• Concept public domain landscape design including open space and streets. • Indicative residential lot yield ranges by development precinct. • Integrated water cycle management strategy. • Contamination management strategy. • Road hierarchy plan. • Vegetation management plan. This consent endorses the documents submitted and approved, however the delivery of further development in accordance with this masterplan is to be the subject of subsequent development applications. This consent only approves the following stage 1 works: • Demolition of all structures on the site and all improvements to the land within precincts C & D. • Demolition of all poultry sheds within precinct B. • Dewatering…

2. Koala Habitat Protection Management of the inner protection area (IPA) associated with the proposal will involve impacts on vegetation associated with koala habitat. A Koala Assessment Report was submitted with the DA. The Panel accepts its evaluation of the potential impacts which include this assessment: “As a result of the minimal impact to habitat and the suite of available Koala Use Tree species continuing to occur within and directly outside the Impact Area and greater locality it is not expected that any select tree removal for bush fire management will have a negative impact on the viability of a local Koala population. The extent of any impacts will be limited to the Impact…

1. Biodiversity The site contains significant vegetation including the threatened Cumberland Shale Sandstone Ironbark Forest and the DA proposal will impact on native vegetation mapped on the Biodiversity Value Map (DPE 2024a). However, the Panel accept the assessment in the BDAR prepared by Narla Environmental submitted with the DA, which states that ‘‘The development footprint has been strategically positioned in order to avoid impacts to biodiversity values as much as possible with all areas that require wholesale vegetation removal being located in areas containing landscaped exotic vegetation and lawn.” No SAII (Serious and Irreversible) is expected to occur as a result of the…

97. Bushfire Protection - Emergency Management A Bushfire Emergency Management Plan be prepared / updated consistent with the NSW Rural Fire Service Guidelines for the Preparation of Emergency / Evacuation Plan.