Environmental Impact Assessment Yanchep Rail Extension: Part 2 - Eglinton Station to Yanchep Station
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Report 24 AUGUST 2018 Environmental impact assessment Yanchep rail extension: Part 2 - Eglinton station to Yanchep station EEL17088.001 | Environmental impact assessment | Yanchep rail extension: Part 2 - Eglinton Page i station to Yanchep station | 24 August 2018 Report Document status Version Purpose of document Authored by Reviewed by Review date Draft A Draft for client review GilGla SteRol 28.02.18 Draft B Draft for client review GilGla/SalPic SteRol/JohHal 17.07.18 Draft C Draft for client review GilGla/SalPic SteRol 06.08.18 Rev 0 Final for issue GilGla SteRol 21.08.18 Approval for issue Name Signature Date S. Rolls 24.08.18 This report was prepared by RPS Australia West Pty Ltd (‘RPS’) within the terms of its engagement and in direct response to a scope of services. This report is strictly limited to the purpose and the facts and matters stated in it and does not apply directly or indirectly and must not be used for any other application, purpose, use or matter. 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Prepared by: RPS AUSTRALIA WEST PTY LTD Prepared for: PUBLIC TRANSPORT Level 2, 27-31 Troode Street AUTHORITY West Perth, WA 6005 Public Transport Centre Australia West Parade PO Box 170, West Perth WA 6872 PERTH WA 6000 T: +61 8 9211 1111 T: +61 8 9326 2000 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: pta.wa.gov.au Author: Giles Glasson and Sally Pickard Reviewed: Steve Rolls Approved: Steve Rolls No.: EEL17088.001 Version: Rev 0 Date: 24 August 2018 EEL17088.001 | Environmental impact assessment | Yanchep rail extension: Part 2 - Eglinton Page ii station to Yanchep station | 24 August 2018 Report Contents ASSUMPTIONS AND CAVEATS ...................................................................................................................... 1 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Purpose of the report........................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Background and context .................................................................................................................. 3 1.2.1 Previous and future planning considerations ...................................................................................... 3 1.3 Overview of the proposal ................................................................................................................. 6 1.4 Community engagement and stakeholder consultation ............................................................... 6 1.5 Summary of potential impacts, proposed mitigation and outcomes .......................................... 7 1.5.1 Key conclusions .................................................................................................................................. 8 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 Project staging ................................................................................................................................ 15 2.1.1 Staging rationale ............................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 Purpose and scope of this document ........................................................................................... 16 2.2.1 Purpose of this document ................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.2 Scope of this document ..................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.3 Structure of this document ................................................................................................................ 16 2.3 Proponents details .......................................................................................................................... 16 2.4 Environmental impact assessment process ................................................................................ 16 2.4.1 Environmental Protection Act 1986 ................................................................................................... 16 2.4.2 Other state legislation, regulation and approval ................................................................................ 17 2.4.3 Zoning and land use .......................................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ............................................ 20 2.5.1 Previous EPBC act assessment ....................................................................................................... 21 2.5.2 Accredited assessment context ........................................................................................................ 21 3 PTA PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ....................................................................................................... 22 3.1 SWMR environmental factors ........................................................................................................ 23 3.2 SWMR environmental Initiatives .................................................................................................... 26 4 THE PROPOSAL .............................................................................................................................. 28 4.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1.1 Local structure planning .................................................................................................................... 33 4.2 Justification ..................................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.1 Rapid population growth ................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.2 Highly congested traffic network ....................................................................................................... 34 4.2.3 Sustainability outcomes .................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.4 Alignment options .............................................................................................................................. 34 4.3 Proposal description....................................................................................................................... 35 4.4 Local and regional context ............................................................................................................. 37 4.4.1 Development envelope existing land uses ........................................................................................ 37 4.4.2 Surrounding land uses ...................................................................................................................... 37 4.4.3 North-west sub-regional planning framework area ........................................................................... 40 EEL17088.001 | Environmental impact assessment | Yanchep rail extension: Part 2 - Eglinton Page iii station to Yanchep station | 24 August 2018 Report 4.4.4 Swan coastal plain subregion ........................................................................................................... 41 4.5 Proposal delivery ............................................................................................................................ 42 5 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ................................................................................................. 43 5.1 Key stakeholders ............................................................................................................................. 43 5.2 Stakeholder engagement process ................................................................................................. 44 5.3 Stakeholder consultation ............................................................................................................... 44 5.3.1 Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions ................................................................. 44 5.3.2 Chairman