Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan 2015

The objective of this clause is to maintain terrestrial biodiversity by—

protecting native fauna and flora, and

protecting the ecological processes necessary for their continued existence, and

encouraging the conservation and recovery of native fauna and flora and their habitats, and

maximising connectivity and minimising habitat fragmentation.

This clause applies to land identified as “Areas of Biodiversity Significance” or “Biodiversity-Habitat Corridor” on the Terrestrial Biodiversity Map.

In deciding whether to grant development consent for development on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must consider—

whether the development is likely to have—

any adverse impact on the condition, ecological value and significance of the fauna and flora on the land, and

any adverse impact on the importance of the vegetation on the land to the habitat and survival of native fauna, and

any potential to fragment, disturb or diminish the biodiversity structure, function and composition of the land, and

any adverse impact on the habitat elements providing connectivity on the land, and

any appropriate measures proposed to avoid, minimise or mitigate the impacts of the development.

Development consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority—

has taken into account the objectives of this clause, and

is satisfied that the development is sited, designed, constructed and managed to avoid adverse impacts on native biodiversity or, if an adverse impact cannot be avoided—

the development minimises disturbance and adverse impacts to remnant vegetation communities, threatened species populations and their habitats, and

measures have been considered to maintain native vegetation and habitat parcels of a size, condition and configuration that will facilitate biodiversity protection and native flora and fauna movement through biodiversity corridors, and

the development includes measures to offset the loss of biodiversity values.