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Planning Authority
Planning Comments:
(d)
or
(e)
or
(f)
The proposal is for a use or
development in the resource development,
business and civic, industrial or utilities use
classes and an overriding need for the use
or development in terms of community
benefit can be demonstrated and no other
suitable sites are available;
The proposal is for a dwelling on a lot of not
more than 2.5ha where the subdivision of
the lot was approved prior to 28 April
1999, and the land was previously zoned
rural-residential in the superseded
planning scheme or clearly alienated from
agricultural use by neighbouring existing
rural-residential development;
The proposal is for a use or development in
the resource development, business &
civic, industrial or utilities classes which
utilises and existing building and its
curtilage that has effectively converted the
land from further agricultural use and the
operation of the new use or development
will not result in the fettering of existing or
future agricultural uses in the vicinity.
The proposed NBN Fixed Wireless Facility is to be located on Class 2, prime agricultural land. The facility is not
dependent on the soil resource as a growth media and therefore it does not meet Acceptable Solution 2.1
Assessment against the corresponding Performance Criteria is therefore required. The proposal is assessed as
meeting PC (d) as it is classified in the Utilities use class and there is an overriding need for the facility in terms of
public benefit. The Monotower will form part of the fixed wireless service that makes up the National Broadband
Network. The NBN is a Federal Government initiative to build and operate a network to deliver high speed
broadband services to be delivered to all Australian households, businesses and enterprises through a
combination of fibre, wireless and satellite technology.
NBN Co identifies an area where the requirement for a fixed wireless broadband facility would be highest and
undertakes a preliminary investigation in conjunction with its planning and property consultants, radiofrequency
engineers and designers in order to identify possible locations and options to locate a facility. Issues taken into
account when determining a site within a ‘search area’ include:
Visual amenity
Potential co-location opportunities
Occupational health and safety issues
Construction issues
Topographical constraints
Legislative policy constraints
Environmental impacts and
Cost implications
Waratah-Wynyard Council – Minutes Ordinary Meeting – 19 November 2012 – Page 363