Mount Majura Solar Farm - the National Capital Authority

4 IMPACT ASSESSMENTThe potential impacts of solar PV facilities depend on the size and nature of the project and arefrequently site specific. Mitigation of environmental impacts can be easily achieved, for exampleby avoiding ecologically sensitive areas or archaeological significant sites, or considerate sitingand effective landscaping to alleviate visual impacts.The following assessment aims to identify and quantify the environmental and broader planningimpacts associated with the construction, operation and decommissioning of the ProposedWorks. The assessment also aims to identify and describe mitigants or measures that have beendeveloped to reduce impacts where they may be considered material or requiring mitigation.4.1Other DevelopmentsMAJURA PARKWAYThe ACT Government’s Majura Parkway has commenced construction and is scheduled to becompleted in 2016. The Majura Parkway will pass through the middle of RB666. The MajuraParkway includes an overpass bridge to preserve access to the Winery from the current MajuraRoad.The Majura Parkway has instigated the withdrawal of part of RB 666 from the Crown Lease bythe ACT Government, and will cause RB 666 to be re-designated into three blocks; RB 706(24.37ha) to the west of the Majura Parkway, which includes the Mount Majura Winery, and RB707 (3.85ha) and RB 708 (9.9ha) to the east of the Parkway, which is the site of the ProposedWorks (see the Land Withdrawal Plan shown in Figure 2.5).Both RB 707 and RB 708 will effectively be made road islands by the Majura Parkway, and areunsuitable for the Winery to grow grapes due to prolonged morning frost. Utilisation of thecurrently unused and soon to be marginalised land for a solar PV facility is considered effectiveand appropriate use of the space.For a strip plan of the entire proposed Majura Parkway see the following link:http://www.majuraparkway.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/229612/Majura_Parkway_Alignment.pdf.A subset of this alignment has been provided in Figure 4.1 as follows:37Mount Majura Solar Farm – Works Approval Submission