Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines - July 2010
Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines - July 2010
Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines - July 2010
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Develop mitigation strategy<br />
Finalise mitigation strategy<br />
Project Sub-stages<br />
Activities to be Undertaken<br />
Planning Application<br />
PA1<br />
PA2<br />
Detailed Technical<br />
Studies<br />
Planning Application<br />
(in accordance with<br />
jurisdictional<br />
requirements)<br />
Purpose:<br />
To provide detailed site-specific data to enable optimisation of the<br />
project layout and assess the impacts of the project.<br />
Activity:<br />
Assess via desktop and site studies:<br />
• survey and mapping of the locations of residences and other<br />
infrastructure<br />
• planning (strategic policy context, development approval and<br />
permit requirements)<br />
• representative wind turbine generator selection<br />
• electrical connections and on-site infrastructure<br />
• noise<br />
• shadow flicker<br />
• landscape<br />
• ecology (flora and fauna)<br />
• cultural heritage<br />
• geotechnical conditions<br />
• water quality impacts<br />
• waste management<br />
• traffic and transportation management<br />
• aircraft safety<br />
• electromagnetic interference<br />
• socio-economic impacts.<br />
A best-practice planning application should also include:<br />
• the preferred wind farm layout<br />
• details of the proposed power connection options<br />
• details of the community and stakeholder management<br />
programme<br />
• Environmental Management Plan, including decommissioning<br />
• Emergency and Incident Management Plan<br />
• Fire Hazard Management Plan.<br />
Consultation:<br />
Significant stakeholder input will be required for the Landscape and<br />
EMI Technical Investigations.<br />
A Community Information Event or Events should be conducted at this<br />
stage to present the preliminary outcomes of the technical<br />
investigation process. Stakeholder feedback on the investigations and<br />
project design should be considered for incorporation and/or<br />
amendment in the project design as far as possible.<br />
A report of consultation conducted to date and its outcomes should<br />
be prepared for inclusion in the planning application documentation.<br />
Purpose:<br />
To present the proposed project and its impacts in a form suitable for<br />
planning authority and community assessment of the project.<br />
Activity:<br />
Prepare a planning application and supporting documentation<br />
incorporating the all technical reports and a summary of findings in<br />
plain English.<br />
Consultation:<br />
The planning application submission will be available for public<br />
exhibition. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to comment on the<br />
application to the relevant authorities, according to their statutory<br />
requirements.<br />
<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> <strong>Farm</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> – 2 <strong>July</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Page 191