Property Vegetation Plans

An example of vegetation clearing requiring a Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) would be clearing native vegetation for pasture or new rural subdivision roads. This can only be approved if it meets the test of improving or maintaining environmental outcomes.

An officer from the CMA will carry out field surveys over the proposed clearing and offset areas to determine their environmental values.  The data is then entered into the PVP assessment tool and the environmental values before and after clearing determined.

Clearing can be approved by a PVP Agreement for up to 15 years.  Offset areas must be protected and managed for the duration of time the impacts of clearing are incurred, usually in perpetuity. 

Development of a PVP Agreement is a negotiated process between the CMA and the landowner.  As well as approving clearing, PVPs can also be used to identify areas of regrowth vegetation on a property, giving landowners greater security to plan and invest.  The whole process of developing a PVP Agreement is free of charge.

To find our more about a Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) for your property contact your local CMA office.