A 22-lot subdivision at Riverside could be "put on hold" from planning discussions after the proponent was made aware of the possibility of a wedge tailed eagle nesting on the site.
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The subdivision would be located on Eccelstone Road, with a plan for 22 lots, a roadway and a balancing land lot being submitted to the West Tamar Council. In the future, it is possible there would be up to 64 lots on the
Two weeks ago 6TY Degrees, those lodging the application on behalf of the proponent, became aware of the possibility of the threatened species on the site.
6TY Degrees director and planning consultant George Walker said the developers were made aware by word of mouth.
"The alleged location of the nest is reasonably deep within the site which has meant that someone has accessed the property without permission, which is of concern to our client," Mr Walker said.
"Now that we are aware that the nest may exist on the site, we are in the process of arranging the relevant experts to undertake a follow up survey to confirm its presence."
It is understood the nest is located on the balancing lot of land, and would not be affected by the first stage of the subdivision.
However, as it is breeding season for eagles, the nest may not be able to be accessed in the short to medium term as it could deter the eagle from returning to its eggs.
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Neighbour Alison Marshall said she first became aware of the subdivision when the planning notice went up.
"I looked at the planning application and realised that there was only one Threatened Species identified, I thought to myself, well hang on a minute. There's more than that, because I've got pictures of Tasmanian devils and I've got pictures of Eastern bandicoots that I've taken with the night vision camera," she said.
"Then I did a little bit more thinking and realised that there were also some other endangered plants over there, other than the one that was identified in the planning application."
Ms Marshall said she often sees wedge tailed eagles, and would definitely be making a submission to the council opposing the subdivision.
Just one plant was listed in the developer's natural values assessment report. Mr Walker said two reports have been conducted, one in June 2018, and another in November.
"The second survey was undertaken to get a better understanding of vascular and other flowering plants that emerge in Spring," he said.
"The survey did not discover any eagles nests. It did uncover a habitat tree which is identified on the balance lot."
Ms Walker said she had permission from the land's former owner to enter the land, but had seen the bandicoots on her property with her night-vision camera, which borders the subdivision land.
The application is open for comment until October 30.
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