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17 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek 17 ROBERTS ROAD, EASTERN CREEK SSD-10330 Proposed Data Centre Biodiversity Development Assessment Report Prepared for: Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd PO Box 304 JERRABOMBERRA NSW 2619 SLR Ref: 610.18883-R05 Version No: -v2.0 November 2019 Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd SLR Ref No: 610.18883-R05-v2.0-Eastern Creek BDAR-20191111.docx 17 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek November 2019 SSD-10330 Proposed Data Centre Biodiversity Development Assessment Report PREPARED BY SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd ABN 29 001 584 612 10 Kings Road New Lambton NSW 2305 Australia (PO Box 447 New Lambton NSW 2305 Australia) T: +61 2 4037 3200 E: [email protected] www.slrconsulting.com BASIS OF REPORT This report has been prepared by SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (SLR) with all reasonable skill, care and diligence, and taking account of the timescale and resources allocated to it by agreement with Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd (the Client). Information reported herein is based on the interpretation of data collected, which has been accepted in good faith as being accurate and valid. This report is for the exclusive use of the Client. No warranties or guarantees are expressed or should be inferred by any third parties. This report may not be relied upon by other parties without written consent from SLR. SLR disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the agreed scope of the work. DOCUMENT CONTROL Reference Date Prepared Checked Authorised 610.18883-R05-v2.0 11 November 2019 Fiona Iolini and David Martin Jeremy Pepper and Fiona Iolini Jeremy Pepper Page 2 Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd SLR Ref No: 610.18883-R05-v2.0-Eastern Creek BDAR-20191111.docx 17 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek November 2019 SSD-10330 Proposed Data Centre Biodiversity Development Assessment Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SLR was engaged by Urbis to prepare a Biodiversity Development Assessment Report (BDAR) in accordance the NSW Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) for the proposed State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for a new data centre at 17 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek. Due to the limited biodiversity values of the site a BDAR waiver request was submitted to the Department of Planning Industry and the Environment (DPIE), however, this was rejected and a full BDAR assessment is required. This project is deemed to be state significant development and therefore the project will be determined under Section 4.12(8) of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) and Schedule 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000. One native plant community, PCT 835 Forest Red Gum - Rough-barked Apple grassy woodland on alluvial flats of the Cumberland Plain, was recorded and approximately 0.04 hectares (ha) mapped within the north western corner of the site. This vegetation constitutes the River-flat Eucalypt Forest of the New South Wales North coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions, which is listed as endangered under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act). The patch of PCT 835 in the north western corner of the site is in moderate to good condition and represents the only native plant community, and therefore the only vegetation zone, within the Project Site. One BAM plot has been collected by an accredited assessor within this vegetation zone, returning a vegetation integrity score of 27.4. The remaining majority (14.4ha) of the site comprises developed land and planted non-native vegetation. The assessment reveals that the proposed development will require the removal of the 0.04ha patch of PCT 835 or River-flat Eucalypt Forest that is listed as endangered under the BC Act. This impact has been assessed in accordance with the BAM, resulting in an offset requirement of one ecosystem credit for PCT 835. At the time of writing, the offset obligation will require the purchase and retirement of one ecosystem credit or payment of $19,993.96 (ex GST) into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund. No threatened species or their habitats have been recorded within the Project Site and therefore no species credits are required. No impact avoidance measures are possible for the proposed development. Mitigation measures have been presented to reduce the potential for indirect impacts on biodiversity values adjacent or downstream of the Project Site. The proposed development is not likely to have a significant impact on any matters of national environmental significance listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Page 3 Canberra Data Centres Pty Ltd SLR Ref No: 610.18883-R05-v2.0-Eastern Creek BDAR-20191111.docx 17 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek November 2019 SSD-10330 Proposed Data Centre Biodiversity Development Assessment Report CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 The Project Site ............................................................................................................ 9 1.3 Report Objectives......................................................................................................... 9 1.4 The Project................................................................................................................. 12 2 METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Licenses and Personnel .............................................................................................. 14 2.2 Information Sources ................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Field Assessment ........................................................................................................ 15 2.3.1 Vegetation Assessment .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.2 Threatened Flora Surveys....................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.3 Fauna Surveys and Habitat Assessment .................................................................................................. 17 2.4 Likelihood of Occurrence............................................................................................ 17 2.5 Biodiversity Credit Calculations .................................................................................. 18 2.5.1 Ecosystem Credit Species and Candidate Threatened Species ................................................................. 18 2.5.2 Survey Limitations and Assumptions ...................................................................................................... 18 3 STAGE 1 – BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT ..................................................................... 19 3.1 Landscape Features.................................................................................................... 19 3.1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 Native Vegetation Extent ....................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.3 Connectivity Features ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.1.4 Rivers, Streams and Wetlands ................................................................................................................ 23 3.1.5 Other Notable Landscape Features......................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Floristic Data .............................................................................................................. 23 3.2.1 Native Plant Species ............................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2 Weeds and High Threat Exotics .............................................................................................................. 23 3.3 Plant Community Types ............................................................................................. 24 3.3.1 Regional Vegetation Mapping ................................................................................................................ 24 3.3.2 Site Vegetation Mapping ........................................................................................................................ 24 3.3.3 Plant Community Type Justifications ...................................................................................................... 25 3.3.4 Biodiversity Risk Weighting .................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.5 Vegetation Integrity Assessment ............................................................................................................ 28 3.4 Threatened Ecological Communities .......................................................................... 31 3.5 Fauna Species and Habitat ......................................................................................... 33 Page 4 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