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Environmental Impact Statement WELLINGTON SOLAR FARM Environmental Impact Statement WELLINGTON SOLAR FARM NOVEMBER 2017 Bega ‐ ACT and South East NSW www.nghenvironmental.com.au e: [email protected] suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 (t 02 6492 8333) Sydney Region Canberra ‐ NSW SE & ACT Brisbane 18/21 mary st 8/27 yallourn st (po box 62) 8 trawalla st surry hills nsw 2010 (t 02 8202 8333) fyshwick act 2609 (t 02 6280 5053) the gap qld 4061 (t 07 3511 0238) Newcastle ‐ Hunter and North Coast Wagga Wagga ‐ Riverina and Western NSW Bathurst ‐ Central West and Orana 7/11 union st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) 35 morrisset st (po box 434) newcastle west nsw 2302 (t 02 4929 2301) wagga wagga nsw 2650 (t 02 6971 9696) bathurst nsw 2795 (t 02 6331 4541) Document Verification Project Title: Wellington Solar Farm Project Number: 17‐076 Project File Name: Wellington Solar Farm EIS_final_v3 Revision Date Prepared by (name) Reviewed by (name) Approved by (name) Final v3 30/11/17 Jane Blomfield Brooke Marshall Brooke Marshall 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. Bega ‐ ACT and South East NSW www.nghenvironmental.com.au e: [email protected] suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 (t 02 6492 8333) Sydney Region Canberra ‐ NSW SE & ACT Brisbane 18/21 mary st 8/27 yallourn st (po box 62) 8 trawalla st surry hills nsw 2010 (t 02 8202 8333) fyshwick act 2609 (t 02 6280 5053) the gap qld 4061 (t 07 3511 0238) Newcastle ‐ Hunter and North Coast Wagga Wagga ‐ Riverina and Western NSW Bathurst ‐ Central West and Orana 7/11 union st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) 35 morrisset st (po box 434) newcastle west nsw 2302 (t 02 4929 2301) wagga wagga nsw 2650 (t 02 6971 9696) bathurst nsw 2795 (t 02 6331 4541) Environmental Impact Statement Wellington Solar Farm CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... xi PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................ XVI PROPOSAL NEEDS AND BENEFITS ............................................................................................................. XVI Climate change mitigation ........................................................................................................................... xvi Socio‐economic benefits............................................................................................................................ xviii PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... XIX KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ISSUES ............................................................................................. XX Summary of higher risk issues ..................................................................................................................... xxi Lower risk issues ........................................................................................................................................ xxiii MANAGEMENT OF IMPACTS .................................................................................................................. XXIII CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................................... XXIII 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT ...................................................................................... 1 PROPOSAL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Site location ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2.2 Key components of the proposal ........................................................................................................ 3 1.2.3 The proponent .................................................................................................................................... 3 2 OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS, ALTERNATIVES AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSAL ................. 6 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................ 6 PROJECT NEED AND BENEFITS .......................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Climate change mitigation .................................................................................................................. 7 2.2.2 Socio‐economic benefits ..................................................................................................................... 8 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED............................................................................................................. 9 2.3.1 The ‘do nothing’ option ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.2 Alternative site locations .................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.3 Technology alternatives .................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.4 Size of the proposal .......................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.5 Preferred option ............................................................................................................................... 13 JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................................................ 13 2.4.1 Supporting the NSW Government’s renewable energy goals ........................................................... 13 2.4.2 Location ............................................................................................................................................ 14 2.4.3 Proving out international cost improvements .................................................................................. 14 17‐076 Final v3 i Environmental Impact Statement Wellington Solar Farm 2.4.4 Connection point and NSW network ................................................................................................ 15 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL ............................................................................................... 17 PROPOSAL SITE CONTEXT ............................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 Solar array site .................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Surrounding locality .......................................................................................................................... 21 SOLAR FARM INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS .......................................... 22 3.2.1 Infrastructure components ............................................................................................................... 22 3.2.2 Construction and commissioning ...................................................................................................... 31 3.2.3 Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 33 3.2.4 Decommissioning ............................................................................................................................. 34 4 PLANNING CONTEXT ................................................................................................................. 36 ASSESSMENT CONTEXT ................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.1 Permissibility .................................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.2 State significant development (SDD) ................................................................................................ 36 EVALUATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................. 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ..................................................................................................................... 39 4.3.1 Wellington Local Environmental Plan 2012 ....................................................................................... 39 NSW LEGISLATION .......................................................................................................................... 40 4.4.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 .......................................................................... 40 4.4.2 State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011 ................................. 41 4.4.3 State Environmental
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