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D001 Site Analysis Plan Summerhill Solar Farm Development Application Indicative Substation Connection Route [ Fence Line Potential Service Road Solar Panel Area 170m Hard Stand Area Inverter/Transformer Area Lot Boundary Watercourses Vegetation Types Coastal Foothill Spotted Gum- Ironbark Forest Exotic/Rehabilitated Planted Native Vegetation 450m Acacia Regeneration Land uses Environmental Living Childcare Residential Substation 160m Lot 2 DP 1208481 85 m NB: Entire site is capped landfill. Fenced area is approximately 7 ha. Amended: 28/11/2017 Notes: - Data collected by nghenvironmental ( 2017) - Client data courtesy of NCC, received 2017 - Base map Copyright © Esri and its data suppliers. 025 50 100 Meters A3 @ 1:5000 Ref: Site Analysis Plan Author: C.Jones ° www.nghenvironmental.com.au D002 Site Analysis Plan Summerhill Solar Farm Development Application Indicative Substation Connection Route [ Fence Line Potential Service Road Solar Panel Area Hard Stand Area Inverter/Transformer Area Lot Boundary Watercourses Vegetation Types Coastal Foothill Spotted Gum- Ironbark Forest Exotic/Rehabilitated Planted Native Vegetation Acacia Regeneration Land uses Environmental Living Lot 2 DP 1208481 NB: Entire site is capped landfill. Fenced area is approximately 7 ha. Amended: 28/11/2017 Notes: - Data collected by nghenvironmental ( 2017) - Client data courtesy of NCC, received 2017 - Base map Copyright © Esri and its data suppliers. 0 25 50 100 Meters A3 @ 1:2000 Ref: Site Analysis Plan Author: C.Jones ° www.nghenvironmental.com.au STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS PROPOSED SOLAR FARM 141 MINMI ROAD, WALLSEND OCTOBER 2017 1629 DRAFT 1 Statement of Environmental Effects Proposed Solar Farm - Minmi Road, Wallsend Document Verification Project Title: Proposed Solar Farm 141 Minmi Road, Wallsend Project Number: 17-408 Project File Name: 17-408 Summerhill Solar Farm SEE Final 1.0 Revision Date Prepared by (name) Reviewed by (name) Approved by (name) Draft 1.0 23/10/17 Calia Jones Fiona McKay Fiona McKay Steph Anderson Final 1.0 24/10/17 Calia Jones Fiona McKay Fiona McKay Steph Anderson NGH Environmental prints all documents on environmentally sustainable paper including paper made from bagasse (a by- product of sugar production) or recycled paper. NGH Environmental Pty Ltd (ACN: 124 444 622. ABN: 31 124 444 622) and NGH Environmental (Heritage) Pty Ltd (ACN: 603 938 549. ABN: 62 603 938 549) are part of the NGH Environmental Group of Companies. Newcastle - Hunter and North Coast 7/11 union st www.nghenvironmental.com.au e: [email protected] newcastle west nsw 2302 (t 02 4929 2301) Sydney Region Canberra - NSW SE & ACT Brisbane 18/21 mary st 8/27 yallourn st (po box 62) level 7, 320 adelaide st surry hills nsw 2010 (t 02 8202 8333) fyshwick act 2609 (t 02 6280 5053) brisbane qld 4000 (t 07 3511 0238) Bega - ACT and South East NSW Wagga Wagga - Riverina and Western NSW Bathurst - Central West and Orana suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) 35 morrisset st (po box 434) bega nsw 2550 (t 02 6492 8333) wagga wagga nsw 2650 (t 02 6971 9696) bathurst nsw 2795 (t 02 6331 4541) Statement of Environmental Effects Proposed Solar Farm - Minmi Road, Wallsend CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................5 1.2 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION .........................................................................................................6 1.3 APPLICANT AND LAND OWNERHIP ......................................................................................................6 1.4 SUBJECT LAND AND LOCALITY .............................................................................................................6 2 THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ................................................................................................. 8 2.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................8 2.2 THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ...........................................................................................................8 2.2.1 Solar farm infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Ancillary development ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 STAFF AND VISITORS ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 HOURS OF OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 VEHICLE ACCESS AND MOVEMENTS ................................................................................................. 13 2.6 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ..................................................................................... 14 2.6.1 Construction ........................................................................................................................................ 14 2.6.2 Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 15 2.7 PROJECT DECOMMISSIONING ........................................................................................................... 15 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 16 3.1 SITE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 LANDFORM, CHARACTER AND AMENITY .......................................................................................... 17 3.3 LANDUSE ........................................................................................................................................... 19 3.4 SITE HEALTH ...................................................................................................................................... 19 3.4.1 Current status of site health ................................................................................................................ 19 3.4.2 Proposal compatibility with site health ............................................................................................... 20 3.5 NOISE ................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.5.1 Construction noise impacts ................................................................................................................. 21 3.5.2 Operational noise impacts ................................................................................................................... 23 3.6 AIR QUALITY AND ODOUR................................................................................................................. 23 3.7 VISUAL AMENITY AND REFLECTIVITY ................................................................................................ 23 3.8 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 24 3.9 FLORA AND FAUNA ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.10 LAND HAZARDS AND RISKS ............................................................................................................... 28 17-408 Final 1.0 i Statement of Environmental Effects Proposed Solar Farm - Minmi Road, Wallsend 3.10.1 Flood prone land .................................................................................................................................. 28 3.10.2 Land slip ............................................................................................................................................... 28 3.10.3 Bush fire prone land ............................................................................................................................ 29 3.11 POST EUROPEAN AND ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ................................................................................ 31 3.11.1 Post-European Heritage ....................................................................................................................... 31 3.11.2 Aboriginal Heritage .............................................................................................................................. 31 4 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 34 4.1 ROAD ACCESS .................................................................................................................................... 34 4.2 ELECTRICITY ....................................................................................................................................... 34 4.3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 34 4.4 WATER SUPPLY .................................................................................................................................. 34 4.5 STORMWATER