Vegetation clearing decision tool

This tool will help you work out if you can clear vegetation on your property. You will need to refer to maps and information from the Logan Planning Scheme, using the online Logan PD Hub.

This tool does not:

  • provide advice on privately maintained vegetation within a Community Title Scheme, vegetation managed by a Body Corporate entity, or vegetation delivered as part of a development condition. For advice on vegetation protection under a condition of a development approval, please contact Council on 3412 3412 
  • address any clearing of Koala Habitat Areas or Koala Habitat Areas administered under the Planning Regulation 2017. You can access Koala Habitat Areas and Koala Priority Areas mapping using the Queensland Globe mapping system. For any enquiries relating to Koala Habitat Areas or Koala Priority Areas, please contact the State Assessment Referral Agency (SARA) on 13 74 68.

Logan protects native trees, native habitat trees and native vegetation within the Biodiversity overlays under the Logan Planning Scheme 2015.

Term What it means
Native vegetation A tree, a bush, a shrub, a grass or other vascular plant and includes any part of a tree, a bush, a shrub, a grass or other vascular plant that is indigenous to Australia.
Native Tree A tree, whether dead or alive, that is indigenous to Australia and is greater than four metres in height or has a trunk circumference of 31.5 centimetres or greater measured at 1.3 metres from the ground.
Native Habitat Tree A tree, whether dead or alive, that is indigenous to Australia and has a trunk circumference of 220 centimetres or more measured at 1.3 metres above ground level, or that contains a hollow.

To find out what applies to your property:

  1. Go to the online Logan PD Hub.
  2. Seach for and select your property, either by typing in the address or using the Map search option.
  3. Go to the Interactive Mapping Tool (red icon).
  4. In the pop-up box for your property, click on the Overlays link at the bottom right of the box.
  5. If any of the following constraints are listed for your property, click the box next to them to turn on that overlay map to see whether the area you are proposing to clear is affected:
    1. Base Data: Covenants
    2. OM-02.02 Biodiversity corridor (showing Biodiversity, Koala and Environmental management and conservation corridors)
    3. OM-14.00 Waterway corridors and wetlands (will be listed as any waterways or wetlands)
  6. Check the approval exemption criteria:
    1. Vegetation clearing exemption criteria summary
    2. Biodiversity areas overlay of the Logan Planning Scheme- Part 5 Tables of Assessment - Categories of development and assessment

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