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Ecological Assessment Appendix I Ecological Assessment Showground Station Precinct Showground Station Priority Precinct Plan Ecological Constraints Assessment – Final Prepared for NSW Department of Planning and Environment August 2015 Showground Station P r e c i n c t – Ecological Constrains A s s e s s m e n t DOCUMENT TRACKING Item Detail Project Name Showground Station Precinct – Ecological Constrains Assessment Project Number 14SYDECO-0078 Matthew Dowle Project Manager (02) 8536 8670 Level 6, 299 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000 Prepared by Matthew Dowle Reviewed by Steven Ward Approved by Steven Ward Status FINAL Version Number 4 Last saved on 21 August 2015 Cover photo Shale Sandstone Transition Forest in an under-scrubbed disturbed state (ELA 2014). This report should be cited as ‘Eco Logical Australia 2015. Showground Station Precinct – Ecological Constrains Assessment. Prepared for NSW Department of Planning and Environment.’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document has been prepared by Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd with support from SJB Planning, The Hills Shire Council and NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Disclaimer This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the contract between Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd and NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The scope of services was defined in consultation with NSW Department of Planning and Environment, by time and budgetary constraints imposed by the client, and the availability of reports and other data on the subject area. Changes to available information, legislation and schedules are made on an ongoing basis and readers should obtain up to date information. Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for or in respect of any use of or reliance upon this report and its supporting material by any third party. Information provided is not intended to be a substitute for site specific assessment or legal advice in relation to any matter. Unauthorised use of this report in any form is prohibited. Template 08/05/2014 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ii Showground Station P r e c i n c t – Ecological Constrains A s s e s s m e n t Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 7 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Description of project .................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Project aim .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Precinct ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2 Statutory planning context ...................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 10 3 Methods ..................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Literature review – terrestrial and aquatic values ....................................................................... 12 3.1.1 North West Rail Link ecological assessment ............................................................................. 12 3.1.2 The Hills Shire Council vegetation mapping ............................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Database searches and likelihood of occurrence assessment .................................................. 13 3.1.4 Cumberland Plain Recovery Plan .............................................................................................. 13 3.2 Terrestrial ecology assessment .................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Aquatic and riparian assessment ............................................................................................... 14 3.4 Assessment limitations ............................................................................................................... 15 4 Description of existing biodiversity values ........................................................................... 17 4.1 Vegetation communities ............................................................................................................. 17 4.1.1 Shale Sandstone Transition Forest ............................................................................................ 17 4.1.2 Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest ............................................................................................ 17 4.1.3 Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest ................................................................................................. 18 4.1.4 Planted and modified vegetation ................................................................................................ 18 4.1.5 Threatened ecological communities area calculations ............................................................... 18 4.2 Terrestrial flora and fauna species ............................................................................................. 20 4.2.1 Threatened flora ......................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Threatened fauna ....................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Aquatic habitat and riparian corridors ......................................................................................... 21 4.3.1 Riparian corridors ....................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.2 Aquatic fauna habitat .................................................................................................................. 21 4.4 Noxious weeds ........................................................................................................................... 21 5 Ecological constraints ............................................................................................................. 23 5.1 Ecological constraints assessment ............................................................................................ 23 5.1.1 High ecological value .................................................................................................................. 23 5.1.2 Moderate ecological value .......................................................................................................... 23 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iii Showground Station P r e c i n c t – Ecological Constrains A s s e s s m e n t 5.1.3 Low ecological value .................................................................................................................. 23 5.1.4 Discussion of outcomes .............................................................................................................. 23 6 Outcomes and recommendations .......................................................................................... 26 6.1 Zoning outcomes ........................................................................................................................ 26 6.2 Impact assessment ..................................................................................................................... 26 6.3 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 30 6.3.1 Proposed impact sites ................................................................................................................ 30 6.3.2 Outside proposed impact sites (green space) ............................................................................ 30 6.3.3 Land ownership .......................................................................................................................... 31 6.3.4 Riparian corridors ....................................................................................................................... 31 References ............................................................................................................................................. 34 Appendix A - Likelihood of occurrence .............................................................................................. 35 Appendix B – NSW 7-part test Assessment of Significance ............................................................ 61 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iv Showground Station P r e c i n c t – Ecological Constrains A s s e s s m e n t List of figures Figure 1: Showground Station Precinct ...................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2: Assessment locations within Showground Station Precinct ..................................................... 16 Figure 3: Vegetation communities ............................................................................................................ 19 Figure 4: Strahler stream order and corresponding riparian corridors ..................................................... 22 Figure 5: Mapped indicative ecological constraints .................................................................................
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