Qantas Group Flight Training Centre | Environmental Impact Statement for State Significant Development 10154
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR STATE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT 10154 QANTAS FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE Prepared for QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED May 2019 URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Director David Hoy Consultant Emma Fitzgerald Consultant Isabelle Kikirekov Project Code P%3994 Report Number Environmental Impact Statement © Urbis Pty Ltd ABN 50 105 256 228 All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced without prior permission. You must read the important disclaimer appearing within the body of this report. urbis.com.au CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Glossary and abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. i Declaration vii Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................... ix Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements................................................................................... xiii 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Project Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Report Structure .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3. Project Team ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4. Project Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5. Analysis of Feasible Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 5 1.6. Project History ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.7. Existing Consents ................................................................................................................................. 6 2. The Site and Surrounding Context ..................................................................................................... 10 2.1. Site Description ................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2. Existing Development ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1. Subject Site ......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2. Mascot Campus .................................................................................................................................. 13 2.3. Site Context & Surrounding Development .......................................................................................... 13 2.4. Topography ......................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5. Built Heritage ...................................................................................................................................... 15 2.6. Landscaping ........................................................................................................................................ 15 2.7. Access and Parking ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.7.1. Corporate Campus .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.7.2. The Site ............................................................................................................................................... 16 2.8. Road Network ..................................................................................................................................... 16 2.9. Public Transport .................................................................................................................................. 18 3. Project Description .............................................................................................................................. 20 3.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2. Proposed Works ................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.1. Demolition of Existing Site Improvements and Remediation of Site .................................................. 20 3.2.2. Construction of Flight Training Centre ................................................................................................ 21 3.2.3. Staged Construction of Car Park ........................................................................................................ 24 3.2.4. Massing and Built Form ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.5. Materials and Finishes ........................................................................................................................ 28 3.2.6. Site Operations ................................................................................................................................... 28 3.2.7. Signage ............................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2.8. Site Landscaping ................................................................................................................................ 29 3.2.9. Vegetation Removal............................................................................................................................ 31 3.2.10. Staging and Construction Management ............................................................................................. 31 3.2.11. Extended Construction Hours ............................................................................................................. 32 4. Statutory Planning Context ................................................................................................................. 33 4.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 33 4.2. State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 ................................ 33 4.3. State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 ................................................................ 33 4.4. State Environmental Planning Policy No. 33 – Hazardous and Offensive Developments ................. 34 4.5. State Environmental Planning Policy No. 55 – Remediation of Land ................................................. 36 URBIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SSD 10154 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.6. State Environmental Planning Policy No. 64 – Advertising and Signage ........................................... 37 4.7. Botany Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 ...................................................................................... 37 4.7.1. Zoning and Permissibility .................................................................................................................... 37 4.7.2. Zone Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 38 4.7.3. Additional Permitted Uses .................................................................................................................. 38 4.7.4. Other LEP Provisions.......................................................................................................................... 40 4.7.5. Design Excellence .............................................................................................................................. 42 4.8. Contributions ....................................................................................................................................... 43 5. Strategic Planning Context ................................................................................................................. 44 5.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 44 5.2. NSW State Priorities ........................................................................................................................... 44 5.3. A Metropolis of Three Cities – The Greater Sydney Region Plan ...................................................... 44 5.4. Eastern City District Plan .................................................................................................................... 45 5.5. Future Transport Strategy 2056 .......................................................................................................... 46 5.6. State Infrastructure Strategy 2018-2038............................................................................................