52Significant vegetation communities and rare species of flora

52 Significant vegetation communities and rare species of flora

52 Significant vegetation communities and rare species of flora

(1) Where development may have an impact on a significant vegetation community or rare species of flora, either by the alteration of growth conditions or removal of that vegetation, consent shall not be granted to the development unless the consent authority is satisfied, by means of a detailed environmental assessment, that the development complies with relevant requirements of clause 44 (Environmental impact).

(2) The detailed environmental assessment shall include a full description of the proposed development, including the nature, extent, location, timing and layout and, to the fullest extent reasonably practicable, the following information—

(a) a full assessment of the likely effect of the development on the condition, extent and long term viability of the significant vegetation community or rare species of flora, and

(b) an assessment showing the impact of the development on any habitat or wildlife corridor, and

(c) a description of the way the development will respond to the significant vegetation community or rare species of flora, and

(d) a description of any feasible alternatives to the development that are likely to be of lesser effect and the reasons justifying the carrying out of the development in the manner proposed, having regard to biophysical, economic and social considerations and the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and

(e) a full description and justification of the measures proposed to mitigate any adverse effect of the development on the species and populations or ecological communities, including a compilation (in a single section of the statement) of those measures.