Amendment to the Assessment Report

Amendment to the Assessment Report

AMENDMENT TO THE ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT PORT SPENCER GRAIN EXPORT FACILITY, EYRE PENINSULA JULY 2020 Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure www.plan.sa.gov.au ISBN 978‐0‐6487203‐3‐1 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 The Major Development Process ............................................................................................ 6 3 Approved Development .................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Overview of the Proposed Modified Development ................................................................ 9 3.2 Infrastructure Requirements and Availability ....................................................................... 14 3.3 Construction Staging and Operation Management .............................................................. 14 3.4 Aboriginal Heritage and Native Title Commitments ............................................................. 16 3.5 Site Description ..................................................................................................................... 18 3.6 Locality Description ............................................................................................................... 19 4 Consultation on Amended PER ..................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Community ............................................................................................................................ 20 4.2 District Council of Tumby Bay ............................................................................................... 22 4.3 State Government Agencies ................................................................................................. 23 4.3.1 Environment Protection Authority (EPA) ...................................................................... 23 4.3.2 Department for Environment & Water (DEW) ............................................................. 24 4.3.3 Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure ‐ Transport Assessment (DPTI – TA) ................................................................................................................................. 25 4.3.4 Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) .............................................. 25 4.3.5 Department for the Premier & Cabinet ‐ Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation (DPC ‐ AAR) ............................................................................................................................... 25 4.4 Proponent’s Response Document ........................................................................................ 26 5 Assessment of the Main Issues ..................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Need for the Modified Proposal ........................................................................................... 28 5.3 Environmental Issues ............................................................................................................ 29 5.3.1 Modified Jetty Design ................................................................................................... 31 5.3.2 Risk Spill or Fauna Collision from Vessels ..................................................................... 38 5.3.3 Rogers Beach and Lipson Cove ..................................................................................... 39 5.4 Traffic and Site Access ........................................................................................................... 42 5.4.1 Regional Transport Implications ................................................................................... 43 5.4.2 Site Access Route .......................................................................................................... 44 5.5 Effects on the Community .................................................................................................... 48 5.5.1 Local Residents .............................................................................................................. 48 2 5.5.2 Public Access to the Coast and Recreation / Tourism................................................... 49 5.6 Economic Impact and Employment ...................................................................................... 49 5.7 Visual Amenity ...................................................................................................................... 51 5.8 Stormwater Management .................................................................................................... 53 5.9 Air Quality and Noise ............................................................................................................ 55 5.9.1 Dust Emissions .............................................................................................................. 55 5.9.2 Silo Fumigation .............................................................................................................. 57 5.9.3 Noise ............................................................................................................................. 57 6 State Planning Policy Framework ................................................................................................. 59 6.1 Planning Strategy .................................................................................................................. 59 6.2 Tumby Bay District Council Development Plan ..................................................................... 60 6.3 Planning and Design Code (Phase 1) – Out of Councils ........................................................ 61 7 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 62 8 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 64 9 Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 64 9.1 Planning Conditions .............................................................................................................. 64 10 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 73 11 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................ 74 11.1 Minister for Planning as the Relevant Authority .................................................................. 74 11.2 Planning Strategy .................................................................................................................. 74 11.3 Development Plan / Planning and Design Code ................................................................... 74 11.3.1 Tumby Bay (DC) Development Plan .............................................................................. 74 11.3.2 Planning and Design Code (Phase 1) Out of Councils ................................................... 83 11.4 Environment Protection Act 1993 ........................................................................................ 86 11.5 Other Relevant Information .................................................................................................. 87 11.5.1 20‐Year State Infrastructure Strategy (2020) ................................................................ 87 11.5.2 Eyre Peninsula Freight Study (SMEC 2019) ................................................................... 88 11.5.3 Regional Transport Strategy (SMEC 2019) .................................................................... 89 11.6 Building Rules Consent .......................................................................................................... 89 12 Appendix 2 ................................................................................................................................ 90 12.1 Current Development Authorisation .................................................................................... 90 3 Executive Summary The original proposal for the ‘Port Spencer (Sheep Hill) Deep Water Port Facility – Stage 1’ by Centrex Metals Ltd was approved by the Governor in 2012 after undergoing a Public Environmental Report (PER) process under the Major Development provisions of the Development Act 1993. The development site provides naturally deep water (i.e. 20m depth) within 500m of the shoreline, enabling access for Panamax or Cape class vessels with no requirement for dredging. The proposal was for the development of a multi‐user bulk commodity port, with the primary focus on the export of iron ore and grain, but was not constructed. At the time, Free Eyre Limited was the preferred grain supplier and were involved in assessing

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