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SYDNEY AIRPORT CORPORATION LIMITED Draft Major Development Plan Revision 1 July 2008 Runway Safety Enhancement Runway 25 – Runway End Safety Area SYDNEY AIRPORT Draft Major Development Plan Runway Safety Enhancement Runway 25 ––– RunRunwayway End Safety Area SYDNEY AIRPORT July 2008 Prepared by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited ACN 082 578 809 The Ulm Building 1 Link Road Sydney International Airport NSW 2020 DISCLAIMER This Draft Major Development Plan has been prepared by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) for the purpose of satisfying the statutory requirements of the Airports Act 1996. The proposed development concept presented in this Draft Major Development Plan is based on certain information including forecasts and assumptions. This information should not be used or relied upon for any other purpose by any person. Whilst all care has been taken in the preparation of the Draft Major Development Plan, SACL accepts no liability whatsoever to any person who relies in any way on any information contained in the Draft Major Development Plan. COPYRIGHT Copyright in this document is vested in SACL. No person shall reproduce this document either in part or in full, in any form by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, nor reproduce, store in a retrieval system or transmit this document either in part or in full, without the prior written consent of SACL. Enquiries regarding copyright should be addressed to SACL. DOCUMENT CONTROL SACL Date Revision Author Checked Authorised reference no. no. A9755 HW, 9 July 1 Helen Weston Warren Lavis Jackie Quang 127/B7 A 2008 CONTENTS Page SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. i 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the proposal.....................................................................................................1 1.2 SACL’s objectives for the proposed development ...................................................................3 1.3 The MDP process and other project approvals .......................................................................4 1.4 Proponent details.....................................................................................................................5 1.5 Structure of this Draft MDP......................................................................................................5 2 SITE CONTEXT AND OPTIONS FOR RUNWAY 25 RESA ............................................ 6 2.1 Airport planning context...........................................................................................................6 2.2 Site location and context .........................................................................................................7 2.3 Options considered..................................................................................................................9 2.4 Construction options..............................................................................................................13 3 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT................................................................................ 18 3.1 The site for the proposed development .................................................................................18 3.2 The proposed development...................................................................................................18 3.3 Construction method .............................................................................................................23 3.4 Development program and capital cost .................................................................................27 3.5 Construction employment......................................................................................................27 3.6 Relationship of the proposal to aviation operations and airport capacity...............................27 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT ........................................... 30 4.1 Approach to assessment.......................................................................................................30 4.2 Noise and vibration................................................................................................................32 4.3 Site conditions (including contamination) ..............................................................................49 4.4 Hydrology and water quality ..................................................................................................54 4.5 Ground access ......................................................................................................................58 4.6 Air quality...............................................................................................................................60 4.7 Visual impact and landscape.................................................................................................61 4.8 Flora and fauna .....................................................................................................................62 4.9 Cultural heritage ....................................................................................................................64 4.10 Waste and hazardous materials ............................................................................................66 4.11 Socio-economic issues..........................................................................................................68 4.12 Conclusions about likely environmental impacts ...................................................................68 4.13 Environmental impacts of not proceeding with the proposed action......................................68 4.14 Airport environmental management system ..........................................................................69 4.15 Statutory compliance.............................................................................................................69 5 STATUTORY CONTEXT ................................................................................................ 70 5.1 The Major Development Plan process...................................................................................70 5.2 Development and building approval ......................................................................................74 5.3 Relationship of proposal to airport planning ..........................................................................75 5.4 Relationship to prevailing State planning policies and controls .............................................76 6 CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................ 77 6.1 Approach to consultation.......................................................................................................77 6.2 Stakeholder consultation during MDP preparation ................................................................77 6.3 Stakeholder consultation during the public comment period .................................................78 6.4 Draft MDP submissions.........................................................................................................82 6.5 Recording stakeholder feedback ...........................................................................................82 6.6 On-going stakeholder consultation ........................................................................................83 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 84 ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................................... 86 GLOSSARY............................................................................................................................. 87 APPENDIX A CONSISTENCY OF DRAFT MDP WITH SECTION 91 .............................. 88 APPENDIX B ASSESSMENT OF AIRCRAFT NOISE IMPACTS REPORT..................... 91 APPENDIX C STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND ISSUES RAISED...................... 92 APPENDIX D CONSULTATION MATERIALS ................................................................ 111 APPENDIX E SCHEDULE OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS .............................. 146 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Displacement of the obstacle free approach surface .......................................... 14 Table 4.1 Ambient noise levels at 23 Owen Avenue, Kyeemagh........................................ 33 Table 4.2 Construction noise design goals - 23 Owen Street Kyeemagh........................... 35 Table 4.3 Calculated LA10(15minute) CFA Daytime Construction Noise Levels (no noise mitigation treatments) ..................................................................................................... 37 Table 4.4 Calculated LA10(15minute) evening and night construction noise levels (no noise mitigation treatments) ..................................................................................................... 38 Table 4.5 Change in runway distribution for preferential differences*................................. 46 Table 4.6 Summary of groundwater testing results ............................................................. 51 Table 4.7 Traffic volumes, General Holmes Drive (August 2005 week day values) ........... 59 Table 5.1 Matters to be considered under the EPBC Act