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New Runway Project PRELIMINARY DRAFT MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN VOLUME A: BACKGROUND AND NEED SECTIONS 1-7 MAY 2018 01 Introduction 10 New Runway Project | Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan May 2018 01 Introduction Introduction01 This section provides an overview of the New Runway Project (NRP) which will see the construction and operation of a new runway at Perth Airport. Detail is also provided on the following areas: • What does the project involve? • What is the regulatory environment that the project will be planned, developed and operated within? • What is the approval process for the project and how to make a submission? • Who is Perth Airport and how does the airport operate? • What is the history of the planning for the NRP? • How does the new runway fit into the future planning for Perth Airport? New Runway Project | Volume A: Background and Need 11 01 Introduction N Grea t Ea stern Hwy Bypass Kalamunda Rd Brikmakers Centurion Pioneer General Apac Way Aviation Area Newton Rd Airport North Fleetwood Redcliffe Rd Bungana Ave 21R Fauntleroy Ave Great Eastern Hwy Airport West 24 1.1 Project Overview Rio Tinto e Hkew v Alpha A y This Major Development Plan (MDP) outlines the case for the earle Redcliffe Bravo Br construction and operation of a new runway, referred to as the New Station Ross Dr Ross Snook Rd Runway Project (NRP), at Perth Airport. The MDP is presented in Toll r Priority D Toll Air Express h Miller Rd accordance with the requirements for a MDP as prescribed by the t Toll Fast a e r n Commonwealth Airports Act 1996 (Airports Act) and subsequent DFO u D StarTrack Boud Ave assessment of the on-ground environmental impacts under the CROSS RUNWAY 06/24 Perth Mail Centre Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Hwy Tonkin 06 Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The MDP has also been prepared to meet the Terminal 1 requirements for aviation airspace-management changes under the EPBC Act. Terminal 2 Airport d Central R Terminal 3 Station The New Runway Project (NRP) includes: y d 21L a L d • construction, including clearing and site preparation, of a new runway r i Terminal 4 b r a g up to 3,000 metres long with associated infrastructure, and u Airport Boundary S • development of an airspace management plan that will cater for Affleck Rd dnata Freight the changes to current airspace and flight paths to accommodate Buildings Grogan Rd operations of the new runway. MAIN RUNWAY 03L/21R Airport Munday Swamp Central To meet future capacity demand, the new runway is expected to be Current Runways operational between 2023 and 2028, subject to actual demand and Toll Current Apron & Taxiways Express a commercial agreement with airlines being reached. To meet this Horrie Miller Dr Abbott Rd Forrestfield Station timeframe, Perth Airport is seeking to complete the approvals process Proposed New Runway Paltridge Rd Hudswell Rd for the new runway in 2019 to be ready for the construction and Proposed New Runway Taxiways d Tonkin Hwy R commissioning phase to begin. s 03L a d Future Apron & Taxiways (Proposed n u Coles D The new runway will occupy 293-hectares and will be located parallel to Next Stage Terminal Expansion) NEW RUNWAY 03R/21L the existing main runway with a two-kilometre separation so that both Future Terminal (Proposed runways can be used independently. The location of the NRP is shown in Next Stage Terminal Expansion) Airport Dr Figure 1-1. Current Airside Fence Searle Rd The location of the NRP is consistent with that identified in the Perth Future Airside Fence Airport Abernethy Rd Airport Master Plan 2014 approved in January 2015, and the subsequent Current & Proposed South Tarlton Cr Master Plan 2014 Minor Variation approved in June 2017. High Intensity Approach Lighting Dubs Cl Reid Rd Air Traffic Control Tower Western Power Siemens Service Centre Railway Line & Stations PAPL Speculative Building Current Aviation Fire Station Leach Hwy 03R Proposed Aviation Fire Station Option Woolworths Regional Distribution Centre Public Viewing Area Tonkin Hwy Kewdale Rd 0 500 1,000 METRES Abernethy Rd Roe Hwy 12 New Runway Project | Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan May 2018 01 Introduction N Grea t Ea stern Hwy Bypass Kalamunda Rd Brikmakers Centurion Pioneer General Apac Way Aviation Area Newton Rd Airport North Fleetwood Redcliffe Rd Bungana Ave 21R Fauntleroy Ave Great Eastern Hwy Airport West 24 Rio Tinto e Hkew v Alpha A y earle Redcliffe Bravo Br Station Ross Dr Ross Snook Rd Toll r Priority D Toll Air Express h Miller Rd t Toll Fast a e r n DFO u D StarTrack Boud Ave CROSS RUNWAY 06/24 Perth Mail Centre Tonkin Hwy Tonkin 06 Airport d Central R Station y d 21L a L d r i b r a g u S Affleck Rd dnata Freight Grogan Rd MAIN RUNWAY 03L/21R Airport Central Toll Express Horrie Miller Dr Abbott Rd Forrestfield Paltridge Rd Station Hudswell Rd d Tonkin Hwy R s 03L a d n u Coles D NEW RUNWAY 03R/21L Airport Dr Searle Rd Airport Abernethy Rd South Tarlton Cr Dubs Cl Reid Rd Western Power Siemens Service Centre PAPL Speculative Building Leach Hwy 03R Woolworths Regional Distribution Centre Tonkin Hwy Kewdale Rd Abernethy Rd Roe Hwy Figure 1-1 New Runway Project location plan Source: Perth Airport New Runway Project | Volume A: Background and Need 13 01 Introduction 1.2 Major Development Plan Table 1-1 provides details of the content and scope of each of the volumes of the MDP. The NRP MDP has been prepared to address the various legislative approvals required for a new runway 1.2.3 Public Comment at Perth Airport and provides a combined approvals document to ensure a whole of project is represented. In accordance with the requirements of a major development plan, under the Airports Act, this The MDP is a detailed approvals document that has document constitutes the Preliminary Draft Major been structured and prepared to meet regulatory Development Plan for the New Runway Project at Perth requirements of the Airports Act and the EPBC Act. Airport. The Preliminary Draft MDP is an opportunity for public comment on the proposal prior to Perth Airport 1.2.1 Approval Process submitting a Draft MDP to the Commonwealth Minister The legislative approvals process for the NRP is shown for Infrastructure and Transport for consideration. in Figure 1-2. Queries regarding this Preliminary Draft Major Further detail about the regulatory framework is Development Plan and all public submissions should be provided in Section 1.3. addressed to: New Runway Project 1.2.2 Major Development Plan Structure Perth Airport Pty Ltd The NRP MDP is presented in four volumes: PO Box 6, Cloverdale, WA 6985 • Executive Summary E: [email protected] • Volume A: Background and Need Sections 1-7 Phone: 1800 639 799 (this volume) By 5pm (WST) Friday 24 August 2018. • Volume B: Environment, Heritage and Traffic Assessment Sections 8-18 Public submissions can also be made online at • Volume C: Airspace Management Plan Sections 19-26 newrunway.com.au This volume should be read in conjunction with the Further information on the consultation process is Executive Summary, Volume B: Environment, Heritage provided in Section 7, including where to find further and Traffic Assessment and Volume C: Airspace information. Management Plan. Inputs Relevant Legislation for Approval Approval Authority Preliminary On-ground Airports Act Infrastructure 1996 (MDP) Approval by Commonwealth Design Minister for Transport Draft Airspace Preliminary Management Environment Draft MDP CASA Plan Protection and Airspace Biodiversity Advice from Change Conservation Commonwealth FINAL Environment Act 1999 Department of Airservices DESIGN Impact (section 160) Environment Flight Path Assessment and Energy and Airspace Design Heritage Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 Approval by State Minister for Impact (section 18) Aboriginal Heritage Assessment Flora & Environment Protection and Approval by Commonwealth Fauna Impact Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Minister for Environment Assessment (Part 13 Permit) Figure 1-2 Legislative approvals process for the New Runway Project Source: Perth Airport 14 New Runway Project | Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan May 2018 01 Introduction Section Description Scope Executive Summary Volume A: Background and Need 01 Introduction 02 Need for additional capacity Volume A sets the scene for the project. 03 Options and alternatives It describes the background and need for the new runway, alternative 04 Benefits of additional runway capacity options that have been considered, as well as provides a description of the 05 Consistency with State and Local government planning NRP and how it will be constructed. 06 Project description and construction 07 Community engagement Volume B: Environment, Heritage and Traffic Assessment 08 Introduction to environment, heritage and traffic assessment 09 Geology and soils 10 Hydrology 11 Flora and vegetation Volume B describes the initial 12 Fauna conditions, impacts and mitigation strategies associated with the 13 Ground-based noise on-ground construction and operation activities of the NRP. It also provides 14 Air quality and greenhouse gas (ground) details for environment, heritage and traffic management for the project. 15 Landscape and visual Inputs Relevant Legislation for Approval Approval Authority 16 Heritage Preliminary On-ground 17 Environment and heritage management Airports Act Infrastructure 1996 (MDP) Approval by Commonwealth 18 Ground transport Design Minister for Transport Volume C: Airspace Management Plan Draft Airspace 19 Airspace management plan introduction Preliminary Management Environment Draft MDP CASA 20 Background and existing airspace management Plan Protection and Airspace Biodiversity Advice from Change 21 Airspace management plan Commonwealth Conservation FINAL Volume C outlines the plan for Environment Act 1999 Department of Airservices DESIGN 22 Aircraft noise airspace management. It also Impact (section 160) Environment Flight Path describes the impacts and mitigation Assessment and Energy and Airspace 23 Air quality and greenhouse gas (air based) strategies proposed as a result of Design the operation of the new runway.