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New Intercity Fleet Springwood to Lithgow Rail Corridor Modifications Review of Environmental Factors New Intercity Fleet Springwood to Lithgow Rail Corridor Modifications Review of Environmental Factors August 2017 Contents Abbreviations ................................................................................................................ 8 Definitions ................................................................................................................... 10 Executive summary ..................................................................................................... 12 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Overview of the Project ............................................................................. 17 1.2 Location of the Project .............................................................................. 18 1.3 Existing infrastructure and land uses ........................................................ 21 1.4 Purpose of this Review of Environmental Factors ..................................... 23 2 Need for the Project .............................................................................................. 24 2.1 Strategic justification ................................................................................. 24 2.2 Need for the Project .................................................................................. 25 2.3 Design development ................................................................................. 25 2.4 Project options .......................................................................................... 25 3 Description of the Project ...................................................................................... 27 3.1 The Project ............................................................................................... 27 3.2 Construction activities ............................................................................... 32 3.3 Property acquisition .................................................................................. 36 3.4 Operation management and maintenance ................................................ 36 4 Statutory considerations ........................................................................................ 37 4.1 Commonwealth legislation ........................................................................ 37 4.2 NSW legislation and regulations ............................................................... 37 4.3 State Environmental Planning Policies ...................................................... 40 4.4 Local environmental planning instrument and development controls ......... 41 4.5 NSW Government policies and strategies ................................................. 43 4.6 Ecologically sustainable development ....................................................... 44 5 Community and stakeholder consultation .............................................................. 45 5.1 Stakeholder consultation during concept design ....................................... 45 5.2 Consultation requirements under the Infrastructure SEPP ........................ 45 5.3 Consultation strategy ................................................................................ 46 5.4 Public display ............................................................................................ 47 5.5 Aboriginal community involvement ............................................................ 47 5.6 Ongoing consultation ................................................................................ 47 6 Environmental impact assessment ........................................................................ 49 6.1 Non Indigenous heritage ........................................................................... 49 6.2 Indigenous heritage .................................................................................. 63 6.3 Noise and vibration ................................................................................... 65 6.4 Traffic and transport .................................................................................. 86 6.5 Urban design, landscape and visual amenity ............................................ 92 6.6 Socio-economic impacts ........................................................................... 96 6.7 Biodiversity ............................................................................................... 99 6.8 Soils and water ....................................................................................... 108 6.9 Air quality ................................................................................................ 116 6.10 Other impacts ......................................................................................... 118 6.11 Cumulative impacts ................................................................................ 119 6.12 Climate change and sustainability ........................................................... 121 7 Environmental management ................................................................................ 124 7.1 Environmental management plans .......................................................... 124 New Intercity Fleet - Springwood to Lithgow Rail Corridor Modifications - Review of Environmental Factors – August 2017 2 7.2 Mitigation measures ................................................................................ 124 8 Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 134 References ............................................................................................................... 135 Appendix A Consideration of matters of National Environmental Significance ........ 138 Appendix B Consideration of clause 228 ................................................................ 139 Appendix C Construction compounds ..................................................................... 141 Appendix D Neutral or beneficial effect assessment ............................................... 149 Appendix E Non-indigenous heritage maps and database search results ............... 151 Appendix F Landscape and visual impact assessment ........................................... 167 Appendix G Sensitive community receivers surrounding the Project site ................ 169 Appendix H Threatened communities, flora and fauna tables ................................. 181 Appendix I Sensitive noise receivers ..................................................................... 187 Figures Figure 1 Planning approval and consultation process for the Project ......................................15 Figure 2 Project site overview (part 1 of 2) ..............................................................................19 Figure 3 Project site overview (part 2 of 2) ..............................................................................20 Figure 4 Scope of works for the project ..................................................................................27 Figure 5 Proposed work at Katoomba Station .........................................................................30 Figure 6 Proposed work at Lithgow Station .............................................................................31 Figure 7 Junction between heritage platform and 2009 extension...........................................53 Figure 8 Station platform lifts, pedestrian ramp and proposed platform extension area ..........54 Figure 9 Regional context and NCA locations .........................................................................66 Figure 10 Blue Mountains Line – mode of travel .....................................................................86 Figure 11 TECs within the Project site (part 1 of 4) ...............................................................101 Figure 12 TECs within the Project site (part 2 of 4) ...............................................................102 Figure 13 TECs within the Project site (part 3 of 4) ...............................................................103 Figure 14 TECs within the Project site (part 4 of 4) ...............................................................104 Figure 15 Hydrologic features (part 1 of 2) ............................................................................109 Figure 16 Hydrologic features (part 2 of 2) ............................................................................110 Figure 17 Linden Station - locations of primary construction compounds and registered heritage items .......................................................................................................................142 Figure 18 Woodford Station – locations of primary construction compounds and registered heritage items .......................................................................................................................143 Figure 19 Katoomba Station - locations of primary construction compounds and registered heritage items .......................................................................................................................144 New Intercity Fleet - Springwood to Lithgow Rail Corridor Modifications - Review of Environmental Factors – August 2017 3 Figure 20 Blackheath Station - locations of primary construction compounds and registered heritage items .......................................................................................................................145 Figure 21 Newnes Junction Station - locations of primary construction 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