VicSmart Clause 59.06 - Decision Guidelines - Victorian Smart Planning

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59.06 – Remove, destroy or lop a tree is the clause in local planning schemes that sets out the following for VicSmart planning applications:

Clause 59.06-1 Information requirements – what you must provide to support your application and repeated in VicSmart Checklist 7: Remove, destroy or lop one tree.
Clause 59.06-2 Decision guidelines – the decision guidelines by which the council assess your application.

31/07/2018 VC148

In assessing an application the responsible authority must consider as appropriate:

The statement of significance and the objectives contained in the schedule to the overlay and whether the proposal will adversely affect that significance or the objectives.
Whether the tree proposed to be removed, destroyed or lopped contributes to the significance of the area and whether the proposal will adversely affect that significance.
Whether the removal or lopping of the tree is needed because of the health of the tree.
Whether the lopping of the tree will adversely affect the health, appearance or significance of the tree.
Whether the removal of the tree will contribute to soil erosion, slippage or salinisation.
Whether the removal or lopping of the tree is needed to create a defendable space to reduce the risk of bushfire to life and property.
If the tree is a native tree, its role in conserving flora and fauna and whether the proposal will adversely affect the conservation of flora and fauna of the area.
Whether provision is made to plant a new tree elsewhere on the land.
The reasons for removing the tree including the health of the tree to be removed.
The cumulative impact of the number of trees that have been removed or been approved for removal in the past 3 years.
Any relevant decision guideline specified in the overlay or the schedule to the overlay