Brisbane Airport 2014 Draft Master Plan Supplementary Report
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BRISBANE AIRPORT 2014 DRAFT MASTER PLAN SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Connecting People Building Opportunities Important Notice This Supplementary Report has been prepared by Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd (ABN 54 076 870 650) (BAC) to satisfy the requirements of the Airports Act 1996 (Cwth). While all care has been taken in preparing this booklet: » It is based on certain forecasts and assumptions, and BAC makes no claim as to the accuracy of any information, or the likelihood of any future matter » It should not be relied upon in any way by any person for making business or other decisions » It does not commit BAC to any particular development » BAC accepts no liability whatsoever to any person who in any way relies on any information in this booklet (including making any decision about development or any other activity on or off Brisbane Airport). Copyright Copyright in this document vests in BAC. No person may: » Reproduce any part of this document in any form or by any means whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise » Produce, store in a retrieval system or transmit any part of this document, without the prior written consent of BAC, unless BRISBANE the document is downloaded from the BAC website for the sole AIRPORT purpose of reviewing its contents in electronic or paper form. 2014 Any enquiries regarding copyright should be addressed to BAC. DRAFT MASTER PLAN SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2 1.1. About this Report 2 1.2. Background 2 1.3. Purpose and Scope of the Supplementary Report 3 1.4. Master Plan Certificates and Statements 4 1.5. Statutory Framework 5 2. Public Engagement 6 2.1. Introduction 6 2.2. Summary of Engagement Tools and Activities 6 3. Submission Responses 12 3.1. Approach to Addressing Issues Raised 12 3.2. Submission Identifiers 12 3.3. Template Layout for Due Regard Comments 13 3.4. Brisbane Airport 2014 Preliminary Draft Master Plan Submission Identifiers – removed for privacy reasons 14 3.5. Due Regard to Submissions 15 Chapter 1 – Master Planning 15 Chapter 2 – Brisbane Airport Corporation 15 Chapter 3 – Brisbane Airport 15 Chapter 4 – Legislative Environment 15 Chapter 5 – Growth Forecasts and Development Objectives 16 Chapter 6 – Economic 17 Chapter 7 – Operations 20 Chapter 8 – Environmental Management 26 Chapter 9 – Social 28 Chapter 10 – Implementation 29 Chapter 11 – Changes since 2009 Master Plan 29 Chapter 12 – Ground Transport Plan 30 Chapter 13 – Airport Environment Strategy 34 Current and Future Flight Path and Noise Information Booklet 36 4. Appendices 44 Appendix 1: 2014 Preliminary Draft Master Plan Display Locations 44 Appendix 2: Diary of Community and Stakeholder Contacts and Briefings 48 Appendix 3: 2014 Preliminary Draft Master Plan Briefings List 58 Appendix 4: Third Party Acknowledgement 59 Appendix 5: Communication Activities for Public Comment Period 63 Appendix 6: Letters to Government of Advice 72 Appendix 7: Submissions – removed for privacy reasons 81 Appendix 8: Summary of Amendments in the 2014 Draft Master Plan 82 Appendix 9: Abbreviations 83 Brisbane Airport 2014 Draft Master Plan – Supplementary Report 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this Report keeps abreast of aviation industry, » BAC’s plans for managing economic, commercial, environmental environmental issues (including and technological changes. plans for ameliorating or preventing This is the Supplementary Report for environmental impacts) the Brisbane Airport 2014 Draft Master The Master Plan is a planning document Plan. It addresses the issues and for BAC, as well as a requirement of the » In relation to the first five years of comments raised in the 39 submissions Airports Act. The Airports Act requires the Master Plan, a plan for a ground (of which 28 were received by the that a Draft Master Plan be submitted transport system on the landside of due date and 11 after the due date) to the Australian Government for Brisbane Airport that details: approval after being made available for a that Brisbane Airport Corporation › A road network plan, including 60 business day period of public review Pty Ltd (BAC) received. BAC invited the facilities for moving people and comment. submissions on the 2014 Preliminary (employees, passengers and Draft Master Plan during the period In order to meet the requirements of the other airport users) and freight at 31 March 2014 to 26 June 2014. Airports Act, the Master Plan is required Brisbane Airport to specify: › The linkages between those 1.2 Background » BAC’s development objectives for facilities, the road network and the airport public transport system at the airport and the road network and » Assess and provide for the future The Brisbane Airport 2014 Draft public transport system outside needs of civil aviation users of the Master Plan sets out the framework the airport for development of Brisbane Airport airport, and other users of the to meet demand, as well as to create airport, for services and facilities › The arrangements for working business and industry opportunity over relating to Brisbane Airport with the State and Brisbane City the next 20 years. Council (BCC) responsible for » Set out BAC’s proposals for land the road network and the public It provides the basis for planning use and related development of transport system of aviation activity, business and Brisbane Airport, where the uses › The capacity of the ground industry development, environmental and developments embrace airside, transport system at the airport management and ground transport landside, ground transport and land to support operations and other access in an integrated, sustainable way. planning/zoning aspects activities at Brisbane Airport It also provides Australian, State and » Present an Australian Noise Exposure local Government agencies, industry, › The likely effect of the proposed Forecast (ANEF) for the areas potential investors and the community developments in the Master surrounding the airport with a framework for the way in which Plan on the ground transport the airport intends to grow and develop » Present flight paths at the airport system and traffic flows at, and in the future. surrounding, Brisbane Airport. » BAC’s plans, developed following In providing a framework for future consultations with the airlines that » In relation to the first five years of development, the Master Plan retains use the airport and local government the Master Plan, detailed information flexibility to meet changing conditions. bodies in the vicinity of the airport, on the proposed developments that The Draft Master Plan includes an for managing aircraft noise intrusion are to be used for: in areas forecast to be subject to indication of staged development › Commercial, community, office or exposure above the significant ANEF to 2034. retail purposes levels (ANEF 30) The Master Plan will continue to be › For any other purpose that is not reviewed at five-year intervals in » BAC’s assessment of environmental related to airport services accordance with the Airports Act 1996 issues that might reasonably be (Cwth)(Airports Act) and to ensure expected to be associated with the that airport planning and development implementation of the Master Plan 2 Brisbane Airport Corporation » In relation to the first five years of Approval of the 2014 Master Plan by » Detail changes made to the Brisbane the Master Plan, the likely effect of the Minister for Infrastructure and Airport 2014 Preliminary Draft the proposed developments: Regional Development does not provide Master Plan for Public Comment to approval for any particular airport finalise the Brisbane Airport 2014 › Employment levels at development presented in the Master Draft Master Plan for submission to Brisbane Airport Plan. “Major airport developments” as the Minister for Infrastructure and › The local and regional economy defined in the Airports Act (Section Regional Development and community, including an 89) are still required to undergo a Major » Reaffirm BAC’s commitment to analysis of how the proposed Development Plan (MDP) process, continuing meaningful consultation developments fit within the which requires separate Government with stakeholders and the community planning schemes for commercial approvals and a public comment period. and retail development in the area in the post-public comment period that is adjacent to the airport. (from 26 June 2014 onwards) as an ongoing culture of engagement. » An environment strategy that details: 1.3. Purpose and Scope of the The Supplementary Report is structured › BAC’s objectives for the into the following chapters: environmental management of Supplementary Brisbane Airport Report › The areas within Brisbane Airport, BAC, in consultation with State On Saturday 29 March 2014 BAC CHAPTER 1: and Federal conservation bodies, formally advertised the release of the Introduction identifies as environmentally Brisbane Airport 2014 Preliminary Draft significant Master Plan for public comment in › The sources of environmental accordance with requirements of the impact associated with airport Airports Act. CHAPTER 2: SUMMARY OF operations Public comment was invited during the BAC’S COMMunication › The studies, reviews and mandated 60 business day consultation AND CONSULtation monitoring to be carried out period, commencing on Monday 31 March PROCESS by BAC in connection with the and ending Thursday 26 June 2014. environmental impact associated During this time 39 submissions were with airport operations received, including 11 submissions received › The time frames for