Biosis ecologists are based in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Albury-Wodonga region and Wangaratta, and are specialists in native vegetation assessments, habitat hectare assessments (otherwise known as Vegetation Quality Assessments), offset calculation and ecological reporting.
If you’re submitting a planning permit application for native vegetation removal in the Detailed Assessment Pathway, you will need to engage an ecologist to undertake a site assessment. The Detailed Assessment Pathway is always triggered when you are removing 0.5 hectares or more of native vegetation, but in some instances can also be triggered when you are removing native vegetation from areas of higher ecological value.
- If when using the NVR Map tool (https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/nvr/), the Detailed Assessment Pathway applies, or some other trigger in the local planning scheme requires a site assessment.
- You need a Native Vegetation Removal Report.
Note: You may not need to engage us! Check the Native Vegetation Removal Tool
Biosis ecologists are accredited native vegetation assessors and can provide you with a Native Vegetation Removal Report and undertake any other assessments you will need to meet your planning permit application requirements under Clause 52.17 of all Victorian Planning Schemes.
Biosis ecologists are based in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Albury-Wodonga region and Wangaratta, and are specialists in native vegetation assessments, habitat hectare assessments (otherwise known as Vegetation Quality Assessments), offset calculation and ecological reporting.
Biosis’ accredited native vegetation assessors are listed on the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Vegetation Quality Assessment list of accredited native vegetation assessors: https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/native-vegetation/native-vegetation-removal-regulations/biodiversity-information-and-site-assessment.
If approved, an offset must be secured before removal of native vegetation can occur, this is to compensate for any impact on biodiversity.
Biosis is also a Site Assessor for assessing and establishing first party and third-party native vegetation offset sites.
Contact our Biosis offsetting team on: (03) 5718 6902 | 0400 263 235 offsets@biosis.com.au
Swainsona-sericea. Riverina
- Complete a site assessment and report.
- Help you determine options to avoid and minimise your impact to native vegetation and biodiversity.
- Prepare a Native Vegetation Removal (NVR) report.
- Calculate the offset requirement for the proposed removal of native vegetation.
- Provide relevant information to help you prepare the required information to meet application requirements for a planning permit to remove native vegetation and help you to prepare your so you can submit it to your local Council.