The department assesses applications for many different industries including mines, quarries and wind farms. Each of these industries has particular characteristics that justify specific policies and guidelines to help ensure the impacts and benefits are recognised and managed effectively.
Development in some industries can affect public health and the environment. For this reason, specific rules apply.
These guidelines identify factors to consider when preparing environmental impact statements for certain types of development:
- Piggeries (PDF, 528 KB)
- Landfilling (PDF, 574 KB)
- Composting and related facilities (PDF, 568 KB)
- Roads and related facilities (PDF, 566 KB)
- Marinas and related facilities (PDF, 533 KB)
- Extractive industries: Quarries (PDF, 532 KB)
- Sewerage systems (PDF, 578 KB)
- Chemical facilities (PDF, 589 KB)
- Concrete works (PDF, 530 KB)
- Extractive industries: Dredging and other extraction in riparian and coastal areas (PDF, 552 KB)
- Bitumen Works (PDF, 530 KB)
- Cattle feedlots (PDF, 506 KB)