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Flora & Fauna Assessment, Proposed Private Hospital Flora & Fauna Assessment, Proposed Private Hospital at 1- 8 Nield Ave, Greenwich 10th October 2008 prepared by Mark Couston CPESC. - Ass. Dip. Env. Ctrl. (CSU), Grad. Dip. Env. Mgmt. (CSU), Cert. Soil & Water Mgmt. (UWS), MESA, MECA. DECC - Scientific Licence No. S11031, DPI - Animal Research Authority 04-4786 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 EXISTING SITE & PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 1 2. THE SITE........................................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 GEOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 SOIL LANDSCAPES ......................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 CATCHMENT.................................................................................................................................. 4 2.5 SITE VEGETATION .......................................................................................................................... 5 2.6 EXISTING SITE PLAN SHOWING VEGETATION UNITS........................................................................... 6 3. FLORA & FAUNA SURVEY ........................................................................................................ 10 3.1 FLORA SPECIES SURVEY METHODS ............................................................................................... 10 3.2 FAUNA SPECIES SURVEY METHODS............................................................................................... 10 3.3 FUNGI SPECIES SURVEY METHODS................................................................................................ 11 3.4 SURVEY FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................... 12 4. ORIGINAL VEGETATION COMMUNITY .................................................................................... 23 4.1 SITE LIMITATIONS IN DETERMINING THE ORIGINAL VEGETATION COMMUNITY .................................... 23 4.2 PUBLISHED MAPPING ................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 ANALYSIS OF FLORISTIC DATA ...................................................................................................... 25 4.4 ASSESSMENT & IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEGETATION COMMUNITY ................................................. 26 4.5 COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................... 27 5. HABITAT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................ 28 5.1 LOCAL & REGIONAL HABITAT CONTEXT.......................................................................................... 28 5.2 THE SITE HABITATS ...................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES AFFECTING FAUNAL HABITAT POTENTIAL .................................................... 30 5.4 CRITICAL HABITAT........................................................................................................................ 30 5.5 THREATENED SPECIES HABITAT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................... 31 5.6 THREATENED FLORA HABITAT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 31 5.7 THREATENED FAUNA HABITAT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 33 5.8 THREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY HABITAT ASSESSMENT ...................................................... 37 5.9 THREATENED FUNGI COMMUNITY HABITAT ASSESSMENT ................................................................ 37 5.10 THREATENED POPULATION HABITAT ASSESSMENT...................................................................... 37 6. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT..................................................................................................... 38 6.1 NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS............................................................................................. 38 6.2 EXISTING & PROPOSED SITE COVERAGE ...................................................................................... 38 6.3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOOTPRINT ......................................................................................... 39 6.4 SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT................................................................................................. 40 6.5 MITIGATING MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECOLOGY ..................................... 41 6.6 COMPENSATORY MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECOLOGY.............................. 41 7. TREATENED SPECIES ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 42 7.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. 42 7.2 POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON THREATENED SPECIES............................................................................. 44 7.3 SPECIES - EASTERN BENT-WING BAT (MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII) .............................................. 45 7.4 SPECIES - GREY-HEADED FLYING-FOX (PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS)............................................. 46 7.5 COMMUNITY – SYDNEY TURPENTINE IRONBARK FOREST ............................................................... 47 8. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 49 8.1 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 49 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 51 APPENDICIES ........................................................................................................................................ 55 APPENDIX A – BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE – MARK COUSTON ..................................................................... 55 This report is considered to be a valid assessment and the information contained in this report is considered to be neither false nor misleading. Mark Couston Director & Principal Ecologist Footprint Green Pty Ltd This report is copyright. With the exception of the client commissioning this report and apart from being any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without the prior written permission of the author. 1. Introduction 1.1 Background The report has been prepared in conjunction with the proposed development application at the properties of 1-8 Nield Avenue, Greenwich and the lower part of the Nield Avenue road reserve. The report identifies the flora species on the site and fauna species residing on or using the site as part of their foraging range. Specific assessment of the properties has been undertaken to identify habitats of threatened species, populations and ecological communities listed in the schedules of the Threatened Species Conservation Act (NSW) 1995. The report has been commissioned by Murlan Consulting, who have also provided site instructions. Subsequent site inspections and fieldwork were conducted between the 4th March - 5th May, 2008. For the purpose of this report the allotments known as 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 7a & 8 Nield Avenue, Greenwich and the lower part of the Nield Avenue road reserve will be referred to as the subject site. 1.2 Existing site & proposed development Currently the allotments are developed and contain 10 residential dwellings with predominately overgrown landscaped areas. The Nield Avenue road reserve is formed with kerb & gutters, underground services, overhead power lines and mown nature strip areas. The proposed development involves demolition of the existing dwellings and removal of part of the road reserve and construction of a Private Hospital (Marchese, 2008). Figure 1.1 Subject site consisting of the lower part of the Nield Avenue road reserve and surrounding allotments. Footprint Green Pty. Ltd. 1 2. The site 2.1 General information The site is situated on the western side of a Pacific Highway at Greenwich within 5km of the city of Sydney. The site has an area of approximately 7,570m2 and is surrounded by developed residential and commercial properties and the commercial / industrial area of Artarmon to the north. Footprint Green Pty. Ltd. 2 2.2 Geology 2.2.1 Site geology Although no exploratory excavation was conducted, based upon site and local observations, rock outcrops and soil types, the geology associated with the site appears to be on the interface of the Hawkesbury
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