The Department of Planning in 2017 issued a Site Compatibility Certificate (SCC) to permit a DA to be submitted for a very large Seniors Development in the middle of this wildlife corridor. This DA proposal would destroy
150+ trees (as shown in part in the photo above) to make way for 5 ACRES, of 7 Buildings, with 95 units, 3-4 storeys high on "OPEN SPACE" , recreational, wildlife habitat, biodiversity land on the Bayview Golf course.
The DA was lodged with Council 19/12/17
THE DA HAS BEEN REFUSED
Sydney North Planning Panel's final decision.
Click here read the REFUSAL REASONS
The Microbat colonies saved. The family of Powerful Owls saved. The Bent Wing Bat saved,
The glossy black cockatoos saved.
If this DA had been approved then all their habitat would go.
The building work, the apartment lights & residential noise would chase them away.
They would disappear and not return, no matter how many seedlings they re-plant ! !
As Rob Stokes said, he held environmental concerns and constraints in respect of the future plans .
Mr Stokes said " it was not an appropriate place for multi-storey residential apartment buildings ".
The first Dept of Planning Site Compatibility Certificate (SCC) was knocked back on environmental concerns.
This DA was refused on many grounds including a number of Legal Grounds !
Mr Stokes should know as he was our NSW Planning Minister until recent times and he is a lawyer.
Mr Stokes indicated at the time that the certificate could not be issued because of environmental issues.
So why did the new Minister for Planning, Mr. Anthony Roberts, allow that 2nd SCC to be approved????
WHY DID THIS PROPOSAL EVER GET TO THE DA STAGE IF THERE ARE LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VIEW OUR PETITION HERE:
Ban new development in Sydney's Wildlife Corridors
150+ trees (as shown in part in the photo above) to make way for 5 ACRES, of 7 Buildings, with 95 units, 3-4 storeys high on "OPEN SPACE" , recreational, wildlife habitat, biodiversity land on the Bayview Golf course.
The DA was lodged with Council 19/12/17
THE DA HAS BEEN REFUSED
Sydney North Planning Panel's final decision.
Click here read the REFUSAL REASONS
The Microbat colonies saved. The family of Powerful Owls saved. The Bent Wing Bat saved,
The glossy black cockatoos saved.
If this DA had been approved then all their habitat would go.
The building work, the apartment lights & residential noise would chase them away.
They would disappear and not return, no matter how many seedlings they re-plant ! !
As Rob Stokes said, he held environmental concerns and constraints in respect of the future plans .
Mr Stokes said " it was not an appropriate place for multi-storey residential apartment buildings ".
The first Dept of Planning Site Compatibility Certificate (SCC) was knocked back on environmental concerns.
This DA was refused on many grounds including a number of Legal Grounds !
Mr Stokes should know as he was our NSW Planning Minister until recent times and he is a lawyer.
Mr Stokes indicated at the time that the certificate could not be issued because of environmental issues.
So why did the new Minister for Planning, Mr. Anthony Roberts, allow that 2nd SCC to be approved????
WHY DID THIS PROPOSAL EVER GET TO THE DA STAGE IF THERE ARE LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VIEW OUR PETITION HERE:
Ban new development in Sydney's Wildlife Corridors
Watch a video below explaining how sensitive powerful owls are to destruction of their habitat. This video explains clearly why you need 100 to 150 year old trees for these vulnerable species and why new little saplings just won't do!
Click here to watch the video about Powerful Owls.
Click here to watch the video about Powerful Owls.
Habitat protection was the main focus of
Treatened Species Recovery 9 July 2015
A report released by
BirdLife Australia, the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environmental Justice Australia
reported that recovery plans designed to prevent Australia’s most endangered species from extinction are failing to protect habitat.
The report, Recovery Planning — Restoring Life to our Threatened Species, reveals that of Australia’s 120 most endangered animals, only 10 per cent had plans that placed any clear limits on the future loss of habitat.
“Threatened Species Recovery Plans, developed under the EPBC Act, are the Federal Government’s key instrument for bringing threatened species back from the brink of extinction,” said James Trezise, a Policy Coordinator for the Australian Conservation Foundation.
“While these Recovery Plans help bring together the data and science needed to recover threatened species — our analysis shows that they are currently failing in the vital task of protecting habitat.”
“Habitat destruction is one of the major drivers for threatened species decline,” he said. “The analysis in this report shows that current recovery plans consistently avoid prescriptive measures to protect threatened species’ habitat.”
The report makes a series of recommendation including ways to improve recovery planning.
“Extinction is a choice,” said Samantha Vine, Head of Conservation at BirdLife Australia. “Where we have tried in the past, Australia has been remarkably successful at recovering threatened species.”
“In many cases, averting extinction has been straightforward and relatively inexpensive.”
“Securing and improving existing habitats for threatened species remains one of the most powerful and cost effective conservation tools at our disposal,” Samantha added. “It is essential that Australia makes protecting endangered species’ habitat a key focus in combating the current extinction crisis.”.
Treatened Species Recovery 9 July 2015
A report released by
BirdLife Australia, the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environmental Justice Australia
reported that recovery plans designed to prevent Australia’s most endangered species from extinction are failing to protect habitat.
The report, Recovery Planning — Restoring Life to our Threatened Species, reveals that of Australia’s 120 most endangered animals, only 10 per cent had plans that placed any clear limits on the future loss of habitat.
“Threatened Species Recovery Plans, developed under the EPBC Act, are the Federal Government’s key instrument for bringing threatened species back from the brink of extinction,” said James Trezise, a Policy Coordinator for the Australian Conservation Foundation.
“While these Recovery Plans help bring together the data and science needed to recover threatened species — our analysis shows that they are currently failing in the vital task of protecting habitat.”
“Habitat destruction is one of the major drivers for threatened species decline,” he said. “The analysis in this report shows that current recovery plans consistently avoid prescriptive measures to protect threatened species’ habitat.”
The report makes a series of recommendation including ways to improve recovery planning.
“Extinction is a choice,” said Samantha Vine, Head of Conservation at BirdLife Australia. “Where we have tried in the past, Australia has been remarkably successful at recovering threatened species.”
“In many cases, averting extinction has been straightforward and relatively inexpensive.”
“Securing and improving existing habitats for threatened species remains one of the most powerful and cost effective conservation tools at our disposal,” Samantha added. “It is essential that Australia makes protecting endangered species’ habitat a key focus in combating the current extinction crisis.”.
