DEVELOPER Peet Ltd has applied for a clearing permit to create a bushfire protection zone around an Alkimos subdivision.
The Shorehaven estate developer applied to clear 6750sq m of native vegetation on its northern border, with the trees located on part of 19 Taronga Place, Eglinton.
The application said the bushfire asset protection zone was needed for a residential subdivision north of McGiffen Avenue, which would include 1.18ha of public open space.
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READ NOWIt said vegetation within the project area was “in a completely degraded condition” and there was a 3m wide firebreak track that was excluded from the overall clearing calculation.
It said a 2016 study found the project area did not contain foraging, roosting or breeding habitat for Carnaby’s black cockatoos.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has invited public comment on the application, and is due to make a decision on December 10.
Visit dwer.wa.gov.au for more information.
The site is near Northshore Christian Grammar School and the site of a future aged care facility, which is under construction.
