Chapmans Peak Schedule 4 Carbon Project 2025

Chapmans Peak Schedule 4 Carbon Project 2025 is a plantation forestry project located in the locality of Coaldale (Barretts Creek), approximately 44km from Grafton in the Clarence Valley region of NSW. It was registered in August 2025 and initially covered 331.36ha.

Plantation forestry projects under Schedule 4 of the 2022 method involve transitioning an existing plantation forest to a permanent planting. Standard requirements dictate that proponents must demonstrate the plantation is at genuine risk of being converted to a viable, non-forested land use within 24 months if the carbon project were not to go ahead.

The Clarence Valley region is widely known for beef cattle grazing, agriculture, and extensive hardwood and softwood forestry operations. The area generally experiences high rainfall, supporting robust tree growth, and the local soils range from deep alluvial profiles on the floodplains to fertile basalt and sedimentary soils in the steeper ranges.

This project sequesters carbon by ensuring the forest remains permanently in the landscape, avoiding the emissions that would have occurred through clear-felling and agricultural conversion. An official variation was recorded on 27 March 2026, removing certain areas from the original project boundary. The project has a nominated permanence period of 25 years and is operated with the assistance of agent JB Carbon Services Pty Ltd on behalf of Chapmans Peak Investments.