Planning Proposal Northern NSW Inland Port (N2IP) Yarrie Lake Road, Narrabri Prepared for: Narrabri Shire Council Consultation for August 2020 Draft REPORT DETAILS Project Number 19011 Project Name Planning Proposal – Northern NSW Inland Port Project Address 488 & 622 Yarrie Lake Road and 237 Culgoora Road, Narrabri Client Narrabri Shire Council Prepared by Erika Dawson Revision F Date 18 August 2020 Consultation for Draft PO Box 9026, Bathurst West NSW 2795 0400 940 482 www.integratedconsulting.com.au Disclaimer This report is prepared solely for Narrabri Shire Council (the ‘client’) and any future landowners (or their delegated representatives) of the subject lot(s) and is not for the benefit of any other person and may not be relied upon by any other person. Planning Proposal – Northern NSW Inland Port Yarrie Lake Road, Narrabri Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Proposal ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 The Site.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Legislative Framework ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.5 Format of Report ......................................................................................................................................... 2 2 The Site ................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Title Details ................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Lot 158 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.2 Lot 159 ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Lot 2 DP 622404 .................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.4 Lot 2 DP 1260466 .................................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.5 Part Lot 1102 .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Land Use ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Soils & Geology ........................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1 Soil Landscapes ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2 Soil Fertility ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3.3 Land Management within CapabilityConsultation Monitoring .......................................................................... 8 2.3.4 Soil Condition Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.5 Land & Soil Capability ................................................................................................for .......................... 9 2.3.6 Contamination ..................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Aboriginal Heritage .................................................................................................................................. 12 2.5 European Heritage .................................................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................Draft 14 2.6.1 Plant Community Types ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.6.2 Threatened Species ............................................................................................................................. 15 2.6.3 Biodiversity Values .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.7 Surface Water ............................................................................................................................................ 17 2.8 Groundwater .............................................................................................................................................. 19 2.9 Flooding ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.10 Bushfire ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.11 Access ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.11.1 Roads .................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.11.2 Intersections ........................................................................................................................................ 24 2.11.3 Rail ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Page | i Planning Proposal – Northern NSW Inland Port Yarrie Lake Road, Narrabri 3 Existing Legislative Framework ...................................................................................... 25 3.1 Zoning ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 3.2 Minimum Lot Size .................................................................................................................................... 25 4 Planning Proposal ............................................................................................................. 27 4.1 Part 1: Objectives or Intended Outcomes ............................................................................................27 4.1.1 Objectives & Intended Outcomes ...................................................................................................27 4.1.2 Location & Context .............................................................................................................................27 4.1.3 Background ..........................................................................................................................................27 4.1.4 Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.2 Part 2: Explanation of Provisions ........................................................................................................... 28 4.2.1 Modification to the Land Use Table ............................................................................................... 28 4.2.2 Amending the Land Zoning Map .................................................................................................... 29 4.2.3 Amending the Lot Size Map ............................................................................................................ 29 4.3 Part 3: Justification ................................................................................................................................... 29 4.4 Part 4: Mapping ........................................................................................................................................ 34 4.5 Part 5: Community Consultation ........................................................................................................... 34 4.6 Part 6: Project Timeline ........................................................................................................................... 34 5 References .......................................................................................................................... 35 Appendices Consultation Appendix A for Information Checklist Appendix B Titles & Title Diagrams Appendix C Draft AHIMS Search Appendix D Draft LEP Maps Appendix E Regional Plan Assessment Appendix F Applicable State Environmental Planning Policies Appendix G Ministerial Directions Page | ii Planning Proposal – Northern NSW Inland Port Yarrie Lake Road, Narrabri Figures Figure 1: Site Location