On exhibition - Major projects
The following are currently on display for public comment. Written submissions are welcome until the closing date.
Note: persons lodging submissions are required to declare reportable political donations (including donations of or more than $1,000) made in the previous two years. For more details, including a disclosure form, go to www.planning.nsw.gov.au/donations.
- Proposal title: Glen Innes Wind Farm (MP 07_0036)
- Description: Construction and operation of an up to 81 megawatt wind farm including, 27 turbines, substation, transmission connection, onsite facilities and auxiliary buildings, access tracks and minor road upgrades
- Location: Glen Innes Wind Farm (Waterloo Range) 12 kilometres west of Glen Innes, South of Gwydir Highway
- Local government area: Glen Innes Severn
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Glen Innes Severn Council, Town Hall Office, 265 Grey Street, Glen Innes
- Glen Innes Severn Council, Planning Office, 136 Church Street, Glen Innes
- Glen Innes Library, 71 Grey Street, Glen Innes
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: Glen Innes Wind Power Pty Ltd
- Submission to: The Director, Major Infrastructure Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001; fax (02) 9228 6366; or email marek.cholinski@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Documents available: View project documents
- Further inquiries: Marek Cholinski (02) 9228 6284
- Proposal title: BlueScope Steel Injection Station Project, Port Kembla (MP 08_0132)
- Description: The construction and operation of a steel injection station, including the replacement of the pilot steel injection station, ladle equipment, control room and associated infrastructure at the Port Kembla Steelworks
- Location: Port Kembla Steelworks, Lot 1 DP 606434
- Local government area: Wollongong
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Wollongong City Council, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd
- Submission to: The Director, Major Development Assessment, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001; fax (02) 9228 6466; or email plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Start date: 31 October 2008
- Closing date: 1 December 2008
- Documents available:
- Project application form and preliminary assessment
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.bluescopesteel.com/index.cfm?objectid=22FECA8A-F8D3-35FD-0A9279F510F3CBF5
- Further inquiries: Georgia Ivancevic on (02) 9228 6457
- Proposal title: Newcastle Regional Museum (MP 06_0083)
- Description: The adaptive reuse of the existing Honeysuckle railway workshops for a new museum, exhibition and technology centre
- Location: Lot 3 DP 1111305, 6 Workshop Way, Newcastle
- Local government area: Newcastle
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Department of Planning, Hunter Region Office, level 2, 26 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle
- Newcastle City Council, 282 King Street, Newcastle - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: francis-jones morehen thorp (fjmt)
- Submission to: The Director, Urban Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001; or email plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Start date: 27 October 2008
- Closing date: 25 November 2008
- Documents available:
- Project application form and preliminary environmental assessment
- Plans - location plan and floor plan (ground level, lower and upper mezzanine)
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.fjmt.com.au/public/nrm_da.html
- Further inquiries: Brad Vale on (02) 9228 6472
- Proposal title: Victoria Road Upgrade (MP 08_0136)
- Description: The RTA proposes to upgrade Victoria Road over a distance of approximately 3.5 kilometres between Westbourne Street, Drummoyne and The Crescent, Rozelle
- Location: Between Westbourne Street, Drummoyne and The Crescent, Rozelle
- Local government areas: Leichhardt, Canada Bay and Hunter's Hill
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney
- City of Sydney Council, One Stop Shop, Level 2, 456 Kent Street, Sydney
- Leichhardt Municipal Council, Citizen Service Centre, 7-15 Wetherill Street, Leichhardt
- Canada Bay Council, Community Service Centre, 1a Marlborough Street, Drummoyne
- Hunter's Hill Council, 22 Alexandra Street, Hunter's Hill
- Balmain Library, adjacent to Balmain Town Hall, Darling Street, Balmain
- Italian Forum Library, Shop 42 on the Piazza, 23 Norton Street, Leichhardt
- Five Dock Library, 4-12 Garfield Street, Five Dock
- Gladesville Library, 6 Pittwater Road, Gladesville
- RTA Head Office, Centennial Plaza, 260 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: NSW Roads and Traffic Authority
- Submission to: The Director, Major Infrastructure Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001
- Start date: 22 October 2008
- Closing date: 25 November 2008
- Documents available:
- Part 3A declaration
- Application letter, project application form and preliminary assessment
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/constructionmaintenance/downloads/victoriaroad/victoria_road_env-assessment.html
- Further inquiries: Diane Fajmon on (02) 9228 6370
- Proposal title: Metropolitan Coal Project (MP 08_0149)
- Description: The proposal involves: augmenting, upgrading and using the existing infrastructure at the mine; extracting up to three million tonnes of run-of-mine coal a year from the Bulli coal seam for a period of 25 years using longwall mining methods; transporting product coal and coal reject from the mine by road and/or rail; disposing of coal rejects at the mine; and, rehabilitating the site
- Location: Approximately 30 kilometres north of Wollongong, near Helensburgh
- Local government area: Wollongong
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Wollongong City Council, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney
- Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd, Metropolitan Colliery, off Parkes Street, Helensburgh - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 being development for the purposes of mining that is coal or mineral sands mining (Schedule 1, clause 5(1)(a)of the Policy)
- Proponent: Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd
- Submission to: The Director, Major Development Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001; fax (02) 9228 6466; or email plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Start date: 22 October 2008
- Closing date: 24 November 2008
- Documents available:
- Project application form and preliminary assessment
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.peabodyenergy.com.au/nsw/metropolitan-mine.html
- Further inquiries: Alison Thomas on (02) 9228 6339 or Nicholas Hall on (02) 9228 6438
- Proposal title: Woolworths Erskine Park Data Centre Project (MP 08_0109)
- Description: Woolworths proposes to establish a data storage facility in the Erskine Park Employment Area. The proposed facility would house computer systems and associated components and would be used by Woolworths to store data across all of its businesses
- Location: John Morphett Place, Erskine Park (Lot 8 DP 1097134)
- Local government area: Penrith
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Penrith City Council, 601 High Street, Penrith
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: Woolworths Ltd
- Submission to: The Director, Major Development Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001 or email plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Start date: 17 October 2008
- Closing date: 18 November 2008
- Documents available:
- Project application and preliminary assessment
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.pjep.com.au/exhibition/erskine-park/
- Further inquiries: Kerry Hamann on (02) 9228 6415
- Proposal title: Woolworths Eastern Creek Data Centre Project (MP 08_0108)
- Description: Woolworths proposes to establish a data storage facility in the 'Raceway Precinct' at Eastern Creek. The proposed facility would house computer systems and associated components and would be used by Woolworths to store data across all of its businesses
- Location: Peter Brock Drive Eastern Creek (Lots 22-24 in DP 1112513)
- Local government area: Blacktown
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Blacktown City Council, 62 Flushcombe Road, Blacktown
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: Woolworths Ltd
- Submission to: The Director, Major Development Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001 or email plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
- Start date: 17 October 2008
- Closing date: 18 November 2008
- Documents available:
- Project application and preliminary assessment
- Director-General's requirements for Environmental Assessment
- The Environmental Assessment can be viewed online at http://www.pjep.com.au/exhibition/eastern-creek/
- Further inquiries: Kerry Hamann on (02) 9228 6415
- Proposal title: Minimbah Third Track Project (MP 08_0060)
- Description: Construction and operation of a new third track approximately 10.8 kilometres in length adjacent to the existing main line between Minimbah and Whittingham at a revised grade; construction/upgrade to retaining walls, culverts and waterway crossings for the third track; realignment of the Golden Highway, including replacement of the existing overbridge; replacement of the Range Road level crossing with a new road overbridge; and, service relocation and signalling improvements
- Location: Minimbah, approximately 16 kilometres south of Singleton and north for approximately 10.8 kilometres to an area known as Whittingham
- Local government area: Singleton
- Exhibition locations:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, ground floor, Lands Building, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Singleton Council, Administration Centre, corner Queen Street and Civic Avenue, Singleton
- Singleton Library, 8-10 Queen Street, Singleton
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW, Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney - Approval authority: Minister for Planning
- Relevant legislation: Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Proponent: Australian Rail Track Corporation
- Submission to: The Director, Major Infrastructure Assessments, Department of Planning, GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001
- Start date: 15 October 2008
- Closing date: 19 November 2008
- Documents available: View project documents
- Further inquiries: Mark Turner on (02) 9228 6351