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Collector Wind Farm Environmental Assessment APP Corporation Collector Wind Farm Environmental Assessment June 2012 STATEMENT OF VALIDITY Submission of Environmental Assessment Prepared under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 by: Name: APP Corporation Pty Ltd Address: Level 7, 116 Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 In respect of: Collector Wind Farm Project Applicant and Land Details Applicant name RATCH Australia Corporation Limited Applicant address Level 13, 111 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW 2060 Land to be developed Land 6,215ha in area within the Upper Lachlan Shire, located along the Cullerin Range, bound to the north by the Hume Highway and to the south by Collector Road, comprising the lots listed in Table 1 of the Environmental Assessment. Proposed development Construction and operation of up to 68 wind turbines with installed capacity of up to 228MW, and associated electrical and civil infrastructure for the purpose of generating electricity from wind energy. Environmental Assessment An Environmental Assessment (EA) is attached. Certification I certify that I have prepared the contents of this EA and to the best of my knowledge: • it contains all available information that is relevant to the environmental assessment of the development to which the EA relates; • it is true in all material particulars and does not, by its presentation or omission of information, materially mislead; and • it has been prepared in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Signature Name NICK VALENTINE Qualifications BSc (Hons), MAppSc Date 30 June 2012 Collector Wind Farm Environmental Assessment June 2012 APP Corporation Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ I 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 2 1.1. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................... 2 1.2. THE PROPOSAL ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.3. OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................. 3 1.4. THE PROPONENT ................................................................................................................... 4 1.5. NSW RENEWABLE ENERGY PRECINCTS .................................................................................. 4 1.6. DOCUMENT STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 4 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL ........................................................................... 8 2.1. KEY TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.2. LOCATION AND PROJECT COMPONENTS .................................................................................. 8 2.3. WIND FARM INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................. 13 2.4. SITE ACCESS ....................................................................................................................... 19 2.5. WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM .................................................................................. 22 2.6. RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 26 3. STATUTORY, POLICY AND PLANNING CONTEXT ................................................. 30 3.1. COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATION ............................................................................................. 30 3.2. COMMONWEALTH POLICY ..................................................................................................... 31 3.3. STATE LEGISLATION ............................................................................................................. 31 3.4. STRATEGIC PLANNING .......................................................................................................... 34 3.5. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING INSTRUMENTS ........................................................................... 35 4. STRATEGIC JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROPOSAL ................................................. 46 4.1. ENERGY DEMAND PROJECTIONS .......................................................................................... 46 4.2. CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................ 46 4.3. GOVERNMENT POLICY POSITION ........................................................................................... 49 4.4. GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT ........................................................................................... 50 4.5. ELECTRICITY MARKET MODELLING ........................................................................................ 51 4.6. NEED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION IN NSW ......................................................... 52 4.7. SUITABILITY OF THE PROJECT SITE ....................................................................................... 53 4.8. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ................................................................................................ 54 4.9. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY ................................................................. 55 4.10. SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 58 5. KEY ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................... 60 6. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ......................................................................... 64 6.1. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 64 Collector Wind Farm Environmental Assessment June 2012 6.2. VISUAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL ................................................................................... 64 6.3. PERCEPTION AND COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ...................................................................... 65 6.4. VIEWSHED, VISIBILITY AND ZONE OF VISUAL INFLUENCE......................................................... 66 6.5. LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS AND SENSITIVITY ................................................................. 68 6.6. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................................ 71 6.7. PHOTOMONTAGES ............................................................................................................... 72 6.8. AVIATION OBSTACLE LIGHTING ............................................................................................. 73 6.9. CUMULATIVE VISUAL IMPACTS .............................................................................................. 73 6.10. PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................ 75 6.11. MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION ............................................................................................ 75 7. NOISE ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 78 7.1. WIND FARM NOISE ............................................................................................................... 78 7.2. NOISE GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................. 80 7.3. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 82 7.4. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 82 7.5. IMPACT ASSESSMENT – CONSTRUCTION AND DECOMMISSIONING ........................................... 83 7.6. IMPACT ASSESSMENT – OPERATION ..................................................................................... 86 7.7. MITIGATION MEASURES – CONSTRUCTION AND DECOMMISSIONING ........................................ 90 7.8. MITIGATION MEASURES - OPERATION ................................................................................... 91 8. FLORA AND FAUNA ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 94 8.1. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. 94 8.2. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 98 8.3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT......................................................................................................... 102 8.4. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ........................................................................................................ 106 8.5. MITIGATION MEASURES ...................................................................................................... 106 9. INDIGENOUS HERITAGE ........................................................................................ 112 9.1. ASSESSMENT APPROACH ................................................................................................... 112 9.2. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 114 9.3. POTENTIAL IMPACTS –
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