Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Preliminaries1.5 Statutory requirements1.5.1 State environmental planning policiesState Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007The aim of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 (ISEPP) is tofacilitate the effective delivery of infrastructure across the State by, among otherthings, improving regulatory certainty and efficiency through constant planning regimefor infrastructure and the provision of services. The ISEPP repealed a number of otherenvironmental planning instruments in relation to infrastructure.The proposal is of a type that meets the definition of an electricity transmission ordistribution network under Clause 40 of the ISEPP. Under Clause 41(1) of the ISEPP,development for the purpose of an electricity transmission or distribution network maybe carried out by or on behalf of an electricity supply authority or public authoritywithout consent on any land.As the proposal forms part of an electricity transmission or distribution network and itis to be undertaken by or on behalf of a public authority (RailCorp), the proposal ispermissible without consent under Clause 41 of the ISEPP.As consent is not required, the proposal would require assessment under Part 5 of theEP&A Act. This REF has been prepared to satisfy RailCorp’s requirements under Part5 of the EP&A Act.Under Clause 42 of ISEPP, before development of an electricity transmission ordistribution network is undertaken, the electricity supply authority or public authoritymust:give written notice of the intention to carry out the development to the council forthe area in which the land is located (unless the authority is that council) and to theoccupiers of adjoining land, andtake into consideration any response to the notice that is received within 21 daysafter the notice is given.RailCorp will notify Ku-ring-gai Council and the occupiers of adjoining land and willtake into consideration issues raised in responses (refer to Section 1.3).State Environmental Planning Policy (State and RegionalDevelopment) 2011The aims of this SEPP State and Regional Development is to:(a) to identify development that is State significant development,(b) to identify development that is State significant infrastructure and critical Statesignificant infrastructure,(c) to confer functions on joint regional planning panels to determine developmentapplications.Warrawee Substation Project/Review of Environmental FactorsPage 4 of 64