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State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) (Koala Habitat Protection) 2020 has replaced the former 'SEPP No.44'.

For all developments (e.g. Development Applications / DA) assessed pursuant to Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979  the following requirements are needed for the Koala Habitat Protection SEPP to apply when:

• Your Local Government Area (LGA) is listed in Schedule 1 of the Koala Habitat Protection SEPP;

•  There is an approved Koala Plan of Management (KPoM) for the land                development application must be consistent with the KPoM.

• There is no approved Koala Plan of Management (KPoM) for the land, and if the land has an area of more than 1 hectare (including any adjoining land in the same ownership, whether or not the development application applies to the whole, or only part, of the land) 

The controls within the Koala Habitat Protection SEPP apply to both direct and indirect impacts of the proposed development on all habitat within the 'site area' (the subject lot). Therefore, you will still need to show how your development has low or no direct impact, regardless of whether vegetation is being removed.

In this case, you can engage a suitably qualified Ecologist, such as Land Eco Consulting  to carry-out an assessment of your land to survey for the presence of koalas and potential Core Koala Habitat in accordance with the 'Koala Habitat Protection Guideline'. If the report concludes that Koala habitat is present, you will need to engage an Ecologist such as Land Eco Consulting to prepare a Koala Assessment Report.

If the Koala Habitat Protection SEPP applies to your land, you will need to engage a suitably qualified Ecologist, such as Land Eco Consulting, to prepare a Koala Assessment Report in accordance with the Koala Habitat Protection Guideline.

The Koala Habitat Protection SEPP 2019  applies to the following Council Areas:

Armidale Regional, Ballina, Bathurst Region, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Blayney, Blue Mountains, Bourke, Brewarrina, Byron, Cabonne, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Central Darling, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Coonamble, Dungog, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Federation, Forbes, Gilgandra, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Gunnedah, Gwydir Shire, Hawkesbury, Hilltops, Hornsby, Inverell, Kempsey, Ku-ring-gai, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Leeton, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool, Liverpool Plains, Lockhart, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mid-Western Regional, Moree Plains, Murray River, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Narrabri, Narrandera, Narromine, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Oberon, Parkes, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Port Stephens, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro Regional, Snowy Valleys, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, Wagga Wagga, Walcha, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle, Weddin, Wentworth, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong, and Yass Valley.

If you would like a Koala Assessment Report or Review of the 'Koala Development Application Mapping' on your land, contact the experts at Land Eco Consulting.

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