Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange
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ABORIGINAL DUE DILIGENCE ASSESSMENT Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange July 2020 Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange DOCUMENT VERIFICATION Project Title: Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange Project Number: 20-327 Project File Name: 20-327 Lucas Road Subdivision DD Final 20200722 Revision Date Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by Draft 16/07/2020 Jasmine Tearle Emily Dillon Ali Byrne and Kirsten Bradley Final 22/07/2020 Jasmine Tearle and Emily Dillon Ali Byrne Kirsten Bradley NGH Pty Ltd prints all documents on environmentally sustainable paper including paper made from bagasse (a by-product of sugar production) or recycled paper. Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Subject Site .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Personnel ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Approach and Format of this Report ........................................................................................................... 1 Legislation ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 ................................................................................................... 4 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 .................................................................................... 5 Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan 2013 .................................................................................. 5 Ground Disturbance ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Register Search and Landscape Assessment ........................................................................................... 5 Other Heritage Register Searches ................................................................................................. 7 Archaeological context ................................................................................................................................ 9 Landscape Assessment ............................................................................................................................ 10 Geology ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Topography .................................................................................................................................. 11 Soils .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Vegetation .................................................................................................................................... 11 Historic Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 11 Aboriginal Site Prediction ............................................................................................................. 12 Landscape Assessment Summary ............................................................................................... 12 Impact Avoidance ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Desktop Assessment and Visual Inspection ........................................................................................... 13 Further Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 17 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................... 17 References .................................................................................................................................................. 18 NGH Pty Ltd | 20-327 - Final | i Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange FIGURES Figure 1-1 General location of the Proposal Area ............................................................................................ 2 Figure 1-2 Proposal Area.................................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 4-1 AHIMS sites surrounding the Proposal Area .................................................................................. 8 TABLE Table 1-1 Due Diligence Steps for this report................................................................................................... 4 Table 4-1 Breakdown of previously recorded Aboriginal sites in the region. ................................................... 6 Table 4-2. Aboriginal Site Prediction Statements ............................................................................................ 12 PLATES Plate 1 View south showing existing house on crest and steep slopes surrounding the crest landform. ....... 14 Plate 2 View north showing fencing and dam disturbances. ........................................................................... 14 Plate 3 View north showing sealed road and shallow soil profile in cutting. ................................................... 15 Plate 4 View west showing driveway from the existing house crossing saddle and spur landforms. Note the exposed bedrock in the graded track. ............................................................................................................. 15 Plate 5 View west showing extensive outcropping and bedrock exposures on hillcrest. ................................ 15 Plate 6 View west showing cobbles scattered across the Proposal Area. ..................................................... 15 Plate 7 Close up of milky quartz outcropping material within the Proposal Area. ........................................... 15 Plate 8 Showing furrows and steep slope along the transmission line corridor .............................................. 15 Plate 9 View east up slope with saddle in the background showing water retained and bubbling from the soils. Note the shallow soil profile. ................................................................................................................... 16 Plate 10 View east along the northern boundary fence line showing swampy flats with shallow soil profile. 16 Plate 11 View west over proposed development footprint showing spur. ....................................................... 16 Plate 12 View south over the proposed development footprint towards to the existing house in the southern portion of the property...................................................................................................................................... 16 Plate 13 View north along the proposed transmission line showing steeply sloping hills. .............................. 16 Plate 14 View west showing existing fence proposed to be used as boundary, note high visibility and steep slopes............................................................................................................................................................... 16 NGH Pty Ltd | 20-327 - Final | ii Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AHIMS Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System AHIP Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit AHMS Archaeological and Heritage Management Solutions Catalyze Catalyze Property Consulting Pty Ltd DPIE Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Due Diligence Code Due Diligence Code of Practice for the Protection of Aboriginal Objects in NSW (DECCW 2010) EP&A Act Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Ha Hectare Heritage NSW Heritage New South Wales (formally DPIE) Km kilometres LALC Local Aboriginal Land Council LEP Local Environmental Plan LGA Local Government Area M Metres NGH NGH Pty Ltd NPW Act National Parks And Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) NSW New South Wales PAD Potential Archaeological Deposit Proposal area Area assessed in this report REP Regional Environmental Plans SHI State Heritage Inventory TfNSW Transport for New South Wales NGH Pty Ltd | 20-327 - Final | iii Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment Subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 on Lucas Road, Springrange EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NGH Pty Ltd (NGH) were commissioned by Catalyze Property Consulting Pty Ltd (Catalyze) on behalf of the landowners to undertake a Due Diligence assessment for Aboriginal heritage sites for the proposed two lot subdivision of a rural lot in Springrange. The Proposal Area is the entirety of Lot 1 DP 855219, 21 Lucas Road, Springrange, NSW. The subdivision of Lot 1 DP 855219 would facilitate the construction of a new residential house, services including transmission line, and access track in the northern portion of the property. Lot 1 DP 855219 currently has a single residential house, services