40Rural Environmental Protection (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Tree Plantation and Harvesting

40 Rural Environmental Protection (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Tree Plantation and Harvesting

40 Rural Environmental Protection (Scenic), (Hinterland) and (Foreshore Protection) Zones—Tree Plantation and Harvesting

(1) This clause applies to lawfully cleared land within Zone No 7 (d), 7 (e) or 7 (f).

(2) The Council shall not consent to development for the purposes of a tree plantation and harvesting on land to which this clause applies unless it is satisfied that—

(a) trees to be planted are local endemic species similar to those found naturally occurring in adjoining native forests, and

(b) the plantation will be properly managed in accordance with a plan of management, and

(c) an access road is already available or can be provided without adversely affecting other stands of existing native forest or causing unacceptable adverse environmental impact (where such road is for the purpose of providing access to the plantation for planting, ongoing management and harvesting purposes), and

(d) the harvesting of timber on maturity will be carried out in an environmentally sensitive manner which—

(i) does not involve clear felling of the forest and is in keeping with sound forestry practices, and

(ii) prevents erosion and the sedimentation of watercourses, and

(iii) utilises roads and routes determined by the Council to be acceptable for use by heavy logging equipment and trucks, and

(iv) preserves the amenity of local residents in terms of the time that noisy forestry activities are conducted, and

(e) any bush fire hazard reduction area and activities will be confined to identified parts of the plantation site at its inception and not involve existing forested areas adjoining the site.