Correspondence In Relation To Development Applications In Thurgoona Nsw.

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A pre-referral meeting held 31 October 2023 between DCCEEW and Bowen Developments regarding the Brooklyn Fields Estate residential development in Thurgoona, NSW. The proponent sought advice on whether the project required federal EPBC Act referral. The 32-hectare site has a complex approval history: purchased in 2014 as bio-certified land, with an environmental constraints assessment determining the southern portion could proceed under NSW approval (2015). Development conditions included 3% wetland offset and implementation of a Sloane's froglet management plan across the entire site. Since 2017, southern area development has progressed with the management plan being implemented, including four habitat basins for Sloane's froglet. Annual surveys over ten years informed plan updates to enhance breeding habitat connectivity across the site, particularly between northwest and southeast sections. The meeting assessed whether continued development on the northern portion required federal referral under