You will need this permit if you intend to interfere with controlled vegetation in a Priority Development Area.
Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are parcels of land within Queensland identified for development to deliver significant benefits to the community.
In a PDA, clearing vegetation (i.e. removal of the vegetation) may be regulated by the PDA development scheme. If this is the case, a PDA Development Application for Operational Work is required to be lodged, assessed and approved prior to clearing the vegetation.
In certain Brisbane PDAs, interfering with controlled vegetation is managed by the agency. This is different from the clearing or removal of vegetation. Interfering with vegetation (e.g. pruning) in any other PDA may be managed by the local council under a local law.
Interfering with vegetation means any activity that damages, disfigures or interferes with the growth of a tree or plant, including but not limited to:
- pruning, cutting or tearing a branch or trunk
- removing bark from a tree
- damaging a root zone
- fitting or inserting an object into any living tissue or bark.
