Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines - July 2010

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Project Sub-stages Activities to be Undertaken Project Feasibility PF1 PF2 Wind Monitoring Preliminary Technical Studies Purpose: To confirm the wind resource at the site in order to decide whether the site is worth pursuing commercially. Activity: These works will involve negotiation with landowners and installation of a wind monitoring tower on the site. Consultation: Discussions with identified stakeholders should commence, in accordance with the Project Communication and Consultation Plan. Stakeholders, including local community members and organisations, should be provided information on the proposed site, wind monitoring and the proposed development stages. Purpose: To provide initial site-specific data that should enable development of a draft project layout. Activity: Assess via desktop and site studies: • geotechnical conditions • site access • landscape • noise • ecology (flora and fauna) • aircraft safety • electromagnetic interference • power system studies. This stage will culminate in the determining the relevant authority and their requirements for the planning application. Consultation: Information on the progress and outcomes of technical studies should be provided, and feedback should be sought from stakeholders to inform continued investigations and design of the site. G.2.3 Planning Application Detailed technical studies (PA1) Once the project has been assessed as suitable to progress to this stage, the majority of the detailed technical data collection, analysis and conclusions commence. The level of information is determined through consultation with stakeholders including the planning authorities which may be a formal process to determine assessment guidelines. The analysis of certain issues, particularly those which are seasonal or targeted in nature, may require significant or specific periods of data collection and need to be included in an overall project plan. These assessments inform an optimal design for the wind farm. The regulatory approvals process identified in the previous stage should be reviewed on the basis of the findings of the detailed technical studies. Significant stakeholder input will be required for a number of technical assessments at this stage, including Landscape and EMI. Feedback and input from stakeholders should continue to be sought, through the implementation of the Project Communication and Consultation Plan, to understand any opinions and incorporate them into project design as far as possible. Page 188 Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – 2 July 2010
Planning application (PA2) The planning application stage of a wind farm development is crucial, as it ultimately determines whether the project goes ahead (and in what form) or not. This may include commonwealth, state/territory and local level applications as well as any required environmental impact considerations. The documentation submitted should be in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authority’s assessment process and include, as a minimum: • A detailed summary of the proposal identifying the key issues and any required mitigation measures in a form suitable for consultation. • A planning assessment specifically addressing all relevant planning provisions. • The detailed technical studies on the basis of which the conclusions are drawn. Approved forms, lists of detailed application requirements etc can be sourced from the relevant authority. The documentation may contain commitments by the proponent to undertake various actions. Approval consents/permits are likely to contain conditions of approval requiring actions to be undertaken and, in some cases, documentation to be submitted for secondary consent. Care needs to be taken by the proponents and regulators when formulating these commitments and conditions that they follow the following principles: • That they are relevant. • That they are clear in: What objective is to be achieved. What work is to be undertaken. When the work is to be undertaken and when the need for the action ceases. What level of reporting or auditing is required. Planning hearings (where required)(PA3) Planning hearings may be required in some jurisdictions and may include a panel or commission of inquiry, which is often the regulatory process for large state/territoryassessed developments. Some may be held before an appeal tribunal or court. However, not all approval processes may get to this stage. Planning hearings are generally public and provide an opportunity for proponents and other interested parties to present their proposal to the relevant authority and answer questions that the authority may have. The detailed technical studies may need to be revised for presentation as evidence and authors of reports may be required to attend the hearings and answer questions from the panel members and, in some cases, in cross-examination from other parties. Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – 2 July 2010 Page 189
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Acknowledgements These Guidelines h
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the converse. These Guidelines reco
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Stage and methodology Construction
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assessment of wind farm noise emiss
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