Macarthur 2 Commuter Car Park - Transport for NSW - NSW ...

Determination ReportMACARTHUR 2 COMMUTER CAR PARKSubmission Number Issues raised TIDC responseEndangered Ecological Community (EEC with moreoffset revegetation planting allocated to this site)• topography (slope of the site requires fill).Also, the Macarthur station commuter catchment is onlypartly from this side of the railway line, which would result inincreased vehicle travel times to the station for mostcommuters.A summary of these issues is provided in Appendix No.5.Community submission(2)Community submission(33), (41), (43)Community submission(2)Community submission(2)An aboriginal artefacts assessment of the site should beconducted(a) The proposal removes EEC vegetation – is it thatwhich is earmarked for native regeneration ofCumberland Plain Woodland as part of the MacarthurGardens estate?(b) Cumberland plain snail survey should be associatedwith the loss of CPW on site as this is its habitatWhy was the land purchased from Landcom prior to publicconsultation?Which government Minister(s) ultimately approve theproposal?A search of the NSW Department of Environment andClimate Change and Water’s (DECCW) Aboriginal HeritageInformation Management System (AHIMS) was undertakenfor the preparation of the REF. The search indicated that nosites are known to occur on the site and is thereforeconsidered to have low archaeological potential.If anything is uncovered on site during construction, therewould be procedures implemented to protect andinvestigate any findings (Refer to Condition No.28).Subsequent to display of the REF, the owners of the car parksite (Stocklands and Landcom) have undertaken landclearing at the site to remove all vegetation consistent withprevious Council approvals.As a result, there is no longer any requirement formanagement of EEC vegetation, as it no longer exists onsite.The land has not yet been purchased from Landcom.Commercial negotiations regarding the transfer ofownership of the site are being finalised.TIDC is the determining authority for the proposed activity.The project will be determined under Part 5 of the EP&A Act.1055342_2.DOC 12