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Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Submission to Support Application to Amend Planning Permit No. PL-SP/05/0548 May 2016 (Updated August 2016) Final S ubmissio n to S u ppo rt A pplic ation to A m end P lannin g P er mit No . P L-S P /0 5/05 48 S t ockya rd Hill Wind F arm P ty Ltd Submission to Support Application to Amend Planning Permit No. PL-SP/05/0548 Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Project No: IS117500 Document Title: Submission to Support Application to Amend Planning Permit No. PL- SP/05/0548 Revision: Final Date: May 2016 (Updated August 2016) Client Name: Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Pty Ltd Project Manager: Cara Layton Author: Cara Layton Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 37 001 024 095 Floor 11, 452 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000 PO Box 312, Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 8009 Australia T +61 3 8668 3000 F +61 3 8668 3001 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2016 Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This report has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ Client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the Client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. Cover Photo: Cullen Range Wind Farm in NSW, supplied by Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Pty Ltd. Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved Draft 08/03/2016 First draft for agency consultation. CL DN DN Final 10/05/2016 Final for lodgement CL DN DN Final - Updated 19/08/2016 Final – minor edits to reflect 142m rotor CL CL i Submission to Support Application to Amend Planning Permit No. PL-SP/05/0548 Contents Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................... 1 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................... 7 2. Project Background .............................................................................................................. 9 3. Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Permitted WEF ..................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Subject Site .......................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Surrounds ............................................................................................................................. 13 4. The Proposal ....................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Amended WEF ..................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 WEF Footprint ...................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Roadside Vegetation Removal .............................................................................................. 22 4.4 Project Parameters Summary ............................................................................................... 25 5. Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Community Engagement....................................................................................................... 27 5.1.1 Neighbour Consent ............................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Community Investment Program ........................................................................................... 30 5.3 Agency Engagement............................................................................................................. 30 6. Pyrenees Planning Scheme ............................................................................................... 31 6.1 State and Local Planning Policy Frameworks ........................................................................ 31 6.2 Zones and Overlays .............................................................................................................. 32 6.3 Particular Provisions ............................................................................................................. 36 6.4 General Provisions ............................................................................................................... 38 6.5 Reference Documents .......................................................................................................... 39 6.5.1 Policy and Planning Guidelines for Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria (January 2016) ..................................................................................................................... 39 6.5.2 Permitted Clearing of Native Vegetation Biodiversity Assessment Guidelines ........................ 39 7. Planning Assessment ......................................................................................................... 41 7.1 Decision Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 42 7.2 Contribution to Government Policy Objectives ....................................................................... 42 7.3 Amenity of the Surrounding Area .......................................................................................... 43 7.3.1 Noise .................................................................................................................................... 43 7.3.2 Blade Glint ............................................................................................................................ 47 7.3.3 Shadow Flicker ..................................................................................................................... 48 7.3.4 Electromagnetic interference................................................................................................. 49 7.4 Landscape and Visual Amenity ............................................................................................. 51 7.5 Flora and Fauna ................................................................................................................... 54 7.5.1 Ground Flora and Fauna ....................................................................................................... 55 7.5.2 Birds and Bats ...................................................................................................................... 58 ii Submission to Support Application to Amend Planning Permit No. PL-SP/05/0548 7.6 Heritage ................................................................................................................................ 60 7.7 Aircraft Safety ....................................................................................................................... 61 7.8 Construction impacts and decommissioning .......................................................................... 63 7.8.1 Consideration of change in impacts....................................................................................... 63 7.8.2 Environmental Management Plan ......................................................................................... 64 7.9 Planning Assessment Conclusion ......................................................................................... 65 8. Other Legislation ................................................................................................................ 68 8.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ........................................... 68 8.2 Environment Effects Act 1978 ............................................................................................... 68 8.3 Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006................................................................................................. 68 8.4 Other .................................................................................................................................... 69 9. Related Projects.................................................................................................................. 70 9.1 Terminal Station.................................................................................................................... 70 9.2 Overhead Powerlines............................................................................................................ 70 9.3 Quarry .................................................................................................................................. 70 10. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 73 Appendix A. Existing Planning Permit .......................................................................................... 74 Appendix B. Permitted WEF Indicative Layout Plan ....................................................................