economic development and planning standing committee …

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

STANDING COMMITTEE

FINAL MINUTES

8 November 2017

FINAL MINUTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING STANDING COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2017

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Table of Contents

Folio Date Particulars

47267 08.11.2017 Economic Development and Planning Standing Committee

Minutes

47322 31.10.2017 Development Services Monthly Review - October 2017

47338 13.10.2017 Minutes - Character and Heritage Advisory Committee

Declaration of Potential Conflict of Interest

Nil.


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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

1. COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE:

Crs A J Camm (Chairperson), K L May, J F Englert, R C Gee, F A Mann, and Mayor G

R Williamson were in attendance at the commencement of the meeting.

2. NON-COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE:

Also present were Cr M J Bella, Cr J F Englert, Cr A R Paton, Cr R D Walker, Mr C

Doyle (Chief Executive Officer), Mr G Carlyon (Director Development Services) and

Mrs M Iliffe (Minute Secretary).

The meeting commenced at 11.03 am.

3. ABSENT ON COUNCIL BUSINESS:

Nil

4. APOLOGIES:

Nil

5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Nil


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6. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:

6.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING STANDING

COMMITTEE MINUTES - 11 OCTOBER 2017

THAT the Economic Development and Planning Standing Committee

Meeting Minutes dated 11 October 2017 be adopted.

Moved Cr Mann (nee Fordham) Seconded Cr Englert

CARRIED

7. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:

Nil

8. CORRESPONDENCE AND OFFICERS’ REPORTS:

8.1 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MONTHLY REVIEW REPORT -

OCTOBER 2017

Author Director Development Services

Purpose

To review the attached Development Services Monthly Review Report for the month of

October 2017.

Officer's Recommendation

THAT the attached report be received.

Director Development Services (DDS) spoke to the report and provided a brief

overview of the Development Services Directorate for the month of October 2017.

Cr Englert queried the trailer "A" frame drawbar failure and if the investigation detailed

whether it was a manufacturing or maintenance issue.

DDS advised it was a maintenance issue. A full review has been carried out and both

responsible managers have met with SLPT to discuss the management of trailers going

forward.

Cr Englert queried if the trailer was on the maintenance schedule.


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DDS advised the incident occurred in the Botanical Gardens but this trailer was

registered and could have been used on the road network. This trailer was receiving

onsite inspections but it was not on the service maintenance schedule and subsequently

not being serviced.

Cr Mann (nee Fordham) queried if there was a timeline for the town planning

consultant to undertake the review of the regulatory framework for Council's

Recreational Vehicle Strategy that is currently being prepared.

DDS advised he would take this query on notice and forward the timeline to the

Councillors.

Cr May queried if a report will be coming to Council on the analysis of the consultation

of the Northern Beaches Safe Swimming Options.

DDS advised a consultation report will be prepared for presentation to Council at a

briefing.

Cr Camm sought clarity around the Midge Point Local Coastal Plan community

consultation as she thought given the NDRRA works and funding for Midge Point that

the local coastal plan engagement would not occur until 2018.

DDS advised the Midge Point Local Coastal Plan community consultation will occur in

February 2018.

Cr Camm also noted the Camilleri Street District Park Master Plan and the suggested

location of Blacks Beach Tavern for the community consultation. The Committee was

very pleased with the engagement that occurred with another park in the northern

beaches and given this is a District Park Master Plan can information be provided to the

full Council around the engagement plan and the appropriateness of the venue.

DDS advised the first stage of consultation will be on 27 November 2017 and given the

importance of the project and feedback received from the Northern Beaches community

in the past two (2) years. Council will be undertaking consultation in a two stage,

starting with some initial early feedback and then going back to the community in

February 2018 with some designs which will incorporate some of the suggestions from

the community. The venue for the first stage was the Blacks Beach Tavern but he will

have discussions with the engagement staff to broaden the consultation range and

specifically include schools.

Committee Resolution

THAT the Officer's Recommendation be adopted.


CARRIED


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8.2 MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - MAJOR UTILITY (SOLAR

FARM) AND RECONFIGURATION OF A LOT - LEASES

GREATER THAN 10 YEARS - MIRANI SOLAR FARM PTY LTD -

75 MCCLURES ROAD, MIRANI, LOTS 15 AND 16 MIRANI-

MOUNT OSSA ROAD AND LOT 17 BIRKETTS ROAD,

BENHOLME - DA-2017-19

Application Number: DA-2017-19

Date Received: 2 March 2017

Action Officer: Josephine McCann

Applicant’s Details: Mirani Solar Farm Pty Ltd

c/- RPS Group (Mackay) Pty Ltd

PO Box 1895

MACKAY QLD 4740

Proposal: Combined Application – Material Change of

Use - Major Utility (Solar Farm) and

Reconfiguration of a Lot - Leases Greater

than 10 Years

Site Address: 75 R McClures Road

MIRANI QLD 4754

Lot 15 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road

BENHOLME QLD 4754

Lot 16 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road

BENHOLME QLD 4754

Lot 17 Birketts Road

BENHOLME QLD 4754

Property Description: Lot 18 on C124529

Lot 15 on CI1501

Lot 16 on CI1483

Lot 17 on C124511

Proposed Road Closures:

Road Reserve abutting the northern and

western boundaries of Lot 18 on C124529:

and

The road reserve separating Lot 15 on

CI1501 and Lot 17 on C124511 (between the

road reserve abutting the western boundary

of Lot 18 on C124529 and the eastern

boundary of the Cane Tramway Sugar

Access Right crossing the road reserve)


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Owner’s Details: Colin Ash

Area: 229.097 Ha

Planning Scheme: Consolidated Mirani Shire Plan

19 December 2011

Planning Scheme Designations:

Locality:

Zone:

Rural Locality

Rural Zone

Assessment Level: Impact

Submissions: Three

Referral Agencies: Concurrence – Department of Infrastructure,

Local Government and Planning.

Triggers:-

State-controlled Road

Schedule 7, Table 2, Item 2 – ROL

Schedule 7, Table 3, Item 1 – MCU

Third Party Advice Agency – Mackay Sugar

Limited.

Triggers:-

Cane tramline

Removal of sugar cane and pest and weed

control.

Attachments: Attachment A:

Attachment B:

Attachment C:

Attachment D:

Attachment E:

Attachment F:

Attachment G:

Attachment H:

Locality Plan

MCU & ROL Proposal

Plans

DNRM Owners Consent

Concurrence Agency

Response

Third Party Advice

Response

Strategic Cropping Land

Map

Locally Important

Agricultural Areas

Mapping

Proposed Road Closure and

Alternative Legal Route

Recommendation: Approved Subject to Conditions


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ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATION

Purpose

The application is for a Material Change of Use - Major Utility (Solar Farm) and

Reconfiguration of a Lot – Subdivision by Lease (Leases Greater than 10 Years) at 75

R McClures Road, Mirani, Lots 15 and 16 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road, Benholme and

Lot 17 Birketts Road, Benholme (Refer Attachment A – Locality Plans).

A Major Utility in the Rural zone triggers an impact assessable application, requiring

the application to be publicly notified. Three (3) properly made submissions were

received objecting to the proposal.

The submitters have raised issues of a planning and environmental nature relating to

the proposed use. The submissions have not raised any grounds that cannot be

appropriately conditioned or that warrant refusal of the application.

The application is therefore recommended for approval subject to conditions.

Background

Pre-lodgement discussions were undertaken with the proponent prior to the lodgement

of the application. The proposed solar farm development was discussed at a

Development Enquiries Meeting on 2 August 2016, and proposed boundary

realignment options discussed at a meeting on 22 November 2016.

The proponent was advised that Council officers were generally supportive of the

proposed development, however any application would require the submission of a

Material Change of Use Impact Assessable application and would need to address

visual impact and loss of Good Quality Agricultural Land (GQAL). The applicant

was advised that Reconfiguration of a Lot by Lease was the preferred option over a

boundary realignment.

Subject Site and Surrounds

The subject site is located at 75 R McClures Road, Mirani, Lots 15 and 16 Mirani-

Mount Ossa Road, Benholme and Lot 17 Birketts Road, Benholme (refer Attachment

A – Locality Plans). The total area of the site is approximately 229 ha, with a 165ha

footprint to be utilised for the proposed Mirani Solar Farm. The balance of the site

will be retained in agricultural pursuits. The site is approximately 2.5km north-west

of the Mirani township area and is situated approximately 800m north of the Mirani

Electricity Sub-station.

The subject site is currently under cane production and a cane tramline traverses Lot

17 on C124511. Remnant vegetation is located on Lot 15 on CI1501, Lot 16 on

CI1483 and Lot 17 on C124511. This vegetation is located along the smaller

watercourses of McGregor Creek, a tributary of the Pioneer River.

The subject site has external frontages to formed Mirani-Mount Ossa Road and R

McClures Road. Mirani-Mount Ossa Road is a State-controlled road. R McClures


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Road is classified as a Rural Access road under Council’s Road Hierarchy and is a

gravel road with a section of bitumen seal located in front of the existing dwelling

house on the subject site. The lots are separated internally by unformed road reserves.

A covenant ties Lot 16, Lot 18 and temporary road license Lot 1 on RL5442 together

in ownership. The consultant has advised the covenant was a likely condition of the

temporary road license to ensure Lot 16 has legal and practical access from a road

other than Mirani-Mt Ossa Road.

The subject sites are improved by a dwelling house and farm sheds in the south-

eastern corner of Lot 18 on C124529. The existing cane farm is serviced by bore

water irrigation supply. The existing dwelling house is serviced by rainwater tanks

and an effluent disposal system, and connected to electricity and telephone services.

Surrounding land uses are predominantly cane farms containing dwelling houses and

sheds. An area of grazing land is located to the south-west of the subject sites and

watercourses containing remnant vegetation are located to the north and west of the

subject site.

Proposal

The proposed Solar Farm is a renewable energy facility comprising photovoltaic (PV)

cells which converts solar energy to electrical energy. It is proposed to have a

maximum capacity of 60MW, producing electricity for the equivalent of

approximately 30,000 households, for a life-cycle of 40 years.

The Solar Farm will have a development footprint of approximately165 ha (Refer

Attachment B – MCU and ROL Proposal Plan). The final size and layout of the

facility will be determined during detailed design stages and negotiations with the

electricity authority.

The built form will consist of:

• Solar panels constructed in a grid pattern, battery buildings, inverter houses,

switchgear and transformer

• Site office/maintenance building, refuse storage and car park for five (5)

vehicles

• Vehicle access from R McClures Road, and

• Security Fencing and Landscaping.

Key elements of the facility include:

• Solar panels, installed in regular arrays, fixed to a metal mounting structure

which slowly and silently tracks the movement of the sun (maximum height

3m).

• Electrical infrastructure which converts the DC electricity generated by the solar

panels into AC electricity (66kV) for connection to the national electricity grid

(maximum height 3.5m).

• Internal access tracks from the entrance point to each Power Conversion Unit

(PCU) and to the solar substation to allow for maintenance of the site.

• Site office and maintenance building (maximum height – 5.5m).


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• Temporary infrastructure associated with site construction including the site

compound and storage areas, and

• New entrance road within an unnamed road reserve off R McClures Road at

private access standard.

Electricity generated by the facility is proposed to be fed into the nearby Mirani

Electricity Sub-Station (800m south). The electrical connection from the subject land

to the Electricity Sub-Station is a matter for the Electricity Authority and does not

form part of this application.

The applicant anticipates that the construction of the facility will employ 100 people

at any one time for a period of 6-9 months. Then the facility will be manned by three

full time staff members and six part time staff members to satisfy ongoing operational

needs/requirements.

Long term leases are proposed over each lot forming the proposed Solar Farm site.

Each lease will have its own legal and practical access; however, lease documents will

ensure internal access via the solar farm access tracks.

In a response to submissions, a separate application has been made to the State to

close unformed road reserves adjoining Lots 17 on C124511 and 18 on C124529.

The state provided owners consent for these permanent road closures in a letter dated

4th October, 2017 (Refer Attachment C–DNRM Owners Consent). The approved road

reserve closures are the road reserve abutting the northern and western boundaries of

Lot 18 on C12452 and the road reserve separating Lot 15 on CI1501 & Lot 17 on

C124511 (between the road reserve abutting the western boundary of Lot 18 on

C124529 and the eastern boundary of the Cane Tramway Sugar Access Right crossing

the road reserve). The areas of closed road reserve have been formally added to the

application land as part of a change to the application in response to the submissions.

INFRASTRUCTURE CONSIDERATIONS

Water & Sewer

The subject site is not connected to Council’s reticulated water or sewer services. The

existing bore used for cane farming purposes is located within the solar farm

development area.

Given that the applicant noted that determination of the relevant water supply will

only be investigated during the detailed design phase of the operations, Council will

condition the following to be submitted with the Operational Works application:

1. Minimum potable water supply requirements for the existing dwelling house,

site office and amenities, in addition to firefighting storage requirements.

2. If the existing farm bore is proposed to be used as a potable water source, then

the lease arrangements must include access and usage for the balance of the

cane farming areas.

3. A separate effluent disposal system associated with the Solar Farm

Development.

4. A Bushfire Management Plan.


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Stormwater

The planning report specifies that stormwater runoff is proposed to continue to be

directed to the watercourses to the north and west of the subject land, generally

maintaining existing site levels and farm drains wherever possible. However, as

modular construction is proposed for the solar farm, it may be necessary to re-route

some farm drains to fit and maximise the number of modules. This is a matter for

consideration at the detailed design phase of the project.

As a Stormwater Management Plan was not part of the application material or

provided as part of the Response to Council’s Information Request, any approval will

be conditioned that a Stormwater Management Plan which includes stormwater

drainage design and erosion and sediment control plan must be submitted with the

Operational Works application.

Roadworks

A Construction Management Plan did not form part of the application material. The

Engineering Report identifies the delivery of construction materials will be mostly via

40 foot containers. The containers will comply with all national guidelines in relation

to maximum weight requirements for road going vehicles, namely prime movers and

trailers suitable for the haulage of such containers. Should the requirement for extra

ordinary loads such as sub-stations and transformers be required, specialised vehicles

will be utilised and specific traffic management plans will be drafted and submitted

for approval of such with the appropriate agencies.

Construction movements form the majority of development generated traffic. R

McClures Road is classified as a Rural Access road under Council’s Road Hierarchy

and is a gravel road with a section of bitumen seal located in front of the existing

dwelling house on the subject site.

An approval will be conditioned that the following must be submitted with the

Operational Works application:

1. A Construction Management Plan to avoid adverse impacts in relation to traffic,

dust, noise, sediment and erosion.

2. A Traffic Management Plan.

3. Minimum requirements for access to the site, and internal and external roads

4. Road degradation / maintenance for R McClures Road.

These plans are to address impacts on internal and external roads.

REFERRAL AGENCIES

The application was referred to DILGP for the following triggers:

• Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, Schedule 7, Table 3, Item 1 – State-

controlled Road (Material Change of Use)

• Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, Schedule 7, Table 2, Item 2 – State-

controlled Road (Reconfiguration of a Lot).


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The State has approved the use subject to conditions (Refer Attachment D–

Concurrence Agency Response). Direct access is not permitted between Mirani-

Mount Ossa Road and the part of the subject site fronting Mirani-Mount Ossa Road.

Mackay Sugar were requested to provide comment on the application as a Third Party

Advice Agency. Mackay Sugar provided a response objecting to the proposal which

they have also requested to be accepted as a properly made submission and the

grounds raised have been included in the discussion about the submissions below.

(Refer Attachment E-Third Party Advice Response).

MACKAY ISAAC WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL PLAN

The subject site is located outside of the Regional Plan Urban Footprint and within the

Regional Landscape and Rural Production area.

The Regional Plan supports renewable energy including solar in key locations

although it identifies:

“The continued loss of good quality agricultural land and strategic cropping

land has the potential to reduce the future capacity and viability of the

agricultural industry and associated rural support industries in the region. The

region’s rural production land must be protected and sustainably managed to

provide for its continued long-term viability. Identifying new areas suitable for

production may also be an option for the region.”

In the long term this land may not be “lost” to agricultural production as any approval

can be conditioned that such land be decommissioned and rehabilitated back to a rural

state to ensure that such land can be used for agricultural production after the expiry

of the lease period and decommissioning of the facility. Any approval in this instance

will therefore be conditioned that a Decommission and Rehabilitation Plan be

submitted for review and approval as part of the application for Operational Works

approval.

PLANNING SCHEME ASSESSMENT

The proposed development has been assessed against Council’s Consolidated Mirani

Shire Plan and Policies and is considered generally consistent with the intent of the

Scheme.

The subject site is zoned Rural and contained within the Rural Locality. The

application has been assessed against the Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEO’s),

overlays and the following codes of the Planning Scheme:

• Rural Locality Code

• Lot Reconfiguration Code

• Community Use Class Code

• Filling and Excavation Code

• Vehicle Parking and Movement Code

• Infrastructure Code.


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Desired Environmental Outcomes (DEO’s)

The proposed development is located within the Rural Zone. The Major Utility use is

identified as an inconsistent use within all zones under the Consolidated Mirani Shire

Plan.

Ecological Processes and Natural Systems

Areas of remnant vegetation along the watercourses are not being encroached upon by

the proposed development. However, neither an Environmental Management Plan or

Stormwater Management Plan were submitted with the application material. Any

approval will be conditioned that such plans which address protection of remnant

vegetation and watercourse areas through loss of flora and fauna, weed management,

groundwater contamination and waste disposal must be prepared.

The proposed development is consistent with the intent of the DEO’s for Ecological

Processes and Natural Systems and can be supported with appropriate conditions.

Economic Development

The proposed development conflicts with rural areas providing for the continued and

viable use of productive agricultural land for traditional, new and emerging primary

production activities; protection of GQAL as a significant economic resource; and

primary production operations and associated infrastructure, including tramways, rail

systems, haul routes and irrigation infrastructure protection from encroachment and

incompatible development. However, the applicant purports that such a solar farm

can be considered “necessary infrastructure” to support economic development of

such a rural area given that it has been demonstrated that a solar farm is a renewable

and alternative energy source worldwide.

Furthermore, whilst it is true that the whole of the 165ha subject land is mapped as

agricultural land by the Mirani Planning scheme and the new Mackay Region

Planning scheme, 65% (108ha) of the subject land is not mapped as Strategic

Cropping Land under the Regional Planning Interests Act (Refer Attachment F-

Strategic Cropping Land Map). Also, 30% (50ha) of the subject land is not included

in the ‘locally important agricultural areas’ overlay mapping under the new Mackay

Region Planning Scheme (Refer Attachment G).

The applicant also advised that, until recently, this 50ha was unassigned, marginal

land. Approximately 40ha of the 60ha Lot 17 on C124511 was converted to cane

from grazing and vegetation regrowth in 2016 by the current owner. This involved

clearing regrowth vegetation and laboriously removing roots, sticks and stones from

the soil. The current owner also converted approximately 10ha around the existing

house on Lot 18 on C124529 to cane at the same time. The balance 115ha of the

subject land mapped as ‘locally important agricultural area’ is fragmented over 4 lots.

In theory, in the long term this land may not be “lost” to agricultural production as

any approval can be conditioned that such land be decommissioned and rehabilitated

back to a rural state to ensure that such land can be used for agricultural production

after the expiry of the lease period.


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Cultural, Economic, Physical and Social Wellbeing of People and Communities

The proposed development is consistent with the intent of the DEO’s for Cultural,

Economic, Physical and Social Wellbeing of People and Communities.

Overlays

The subject site is affected by the following Overlays:

• Bushfire Management

The recently adopted Mackay Region Planning Scheme mapping comprises

areas of Medium and High Bushfire Hazard with the balance of the site being

low risk.

Any approval will be conditioned that a Bushfire Management Plan, which

includes fire breaks and adequate and accessible water supply for fire-fighting

purposes to mitigate the risk of bushfire, be submitted for review and approval

as part of the application for Operational Works approval. Such plan will be

conditioned to be implemented as part of the ongoing operations at the site.

• Good Quality Agricultural Land (GQAL)

The whole of the 165ha subject land is mapped as agricultural land by the

Mirani Planning scheme and the new Mackay Region Planning scheme,

however, 65% (108ha) of the subject land is not mapped as Strategic Cropping

Land under the Regional Planning Interests Act (Refer Attachment F). Also,

30% (50ha) of the subject land is not included in the ‘locally important

agricultural areas’ overlay mapping under the new Mackay Regional Planning

Scheme (Refer Attachment G).

The applicant also advised that, until recently, this 50ha was unassigned,

marginal land. Approximately 40ha of the 60ha Lot 17 on C124511 was

converted to cane from grazing and vegetation regrowth in 2016 by the current

owner. This involved clearing regrowth vegetation and laboriously removing

roots, sticks and stones from the soil. The current owner also converted

approximately 10ha around the existing house on Lot 18 on C124529 to cane at

the same time. The balance 115ha of the subject land mapped as ‘locally

important agricultural area’ is fragmented over 4 lots.

In the long term this land may not be “lost” to agricultural production as any

approval can be conditioned that such land be decommissioned and rehabilitated

back to a rural state to ensure that such land can be used for agricultural

production after the expiry of the lease period. An approval in this instance will

therefore be conditioned that a Decommission and Rehabilitation Plan be

submitted for review and approval as part of the application for Operational

Works approval.


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Rural Locality Code

Overall Outcomes and Purpose of the Code

The proposed development is considered to be consistent with the intent of the Rural

Locality Code. This proposal for a Solar Farm in this location should be seen as using

rural zoned land to generate a renewable energy source that will complement the

existing uses in this rural locality and have a positive impact on the economic

development of this locality.

This facility will be serviced, mostly, by existing infrastructure and any risks or

potential impacts/effects to the land can be appropriately conditioned to ensure that

the land be returned to its current productive rural state upon expiry of the lease or if

the site is decommissioned, whichever comes first. The viability of this 165ha rural

zoned land will continue to be productive, except that now it will be producing a

cleaner form of energy.

In relation to rural character, whilst the proposed facility will remove most of the cane

on the subject land, the proposal to maintain some rows of cane along Mirani Mt-Ossa

Road and R McClures Road will obscure the facility from public view and maintain

the rural character. Otherwise, the subject land is well separated from any visually

sensitive uses. The nearest residences do not overlook the site. They are separated by

a distance of 750m, a cane farm and landscaping around the house. The nearest

residences ‘overlooking’ the subject site is some 5km away at Devereaux Creek. The

solar panels themselves are treated to maximise light absorption and minimise

reflection and mounted less than 3m above the ground. The solar panel product

chosen by the applicant will have an anti-reflective coating, thus glint and glare

concerns are minimised. Heights of other proposed buildings and structures will be

consistent with the existing heights of buildings and infrastructure in the surrounding

area.

In relation to rural amenity, once operational, the facility is unlikely to have any

adverse impacts. In addition to being well separated, landscaped and obscured from

view: it is silent; it generates little traffic movement; it doesn’t release any chemicals

or toxins and it is secure. Construction of the Solar Farm is proposed to be carefully

managed in accordance with a construction management plan to avoid adverse

impacts in relation to traffic, dust, noise, sediment and erosion.

In relation to landscape values, the subject land is not on a hillside or otherwise

elevated and the facility has been designed to avoid disturbing the remaining areas of

native vegetation on the subject lots. The remaining areas of native vegetation on the

subject lots will continue to obscure any views of the subject land from the south-

west, west, north-west and north.

Use Class Codes and General Codes

A detailed assessment has been undertaken against the following codes:

• Lot Reconfiguration Code

• Community Use Class Code

• Filling and Excavation Code


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• Vehicle Parking and Movement Code

• Infrastructure Code.

Only the areas of non-compliance and provisions requiring management of conflicts

are discussed below.

Lot Reconfiguration Code

This proposal is for a reconfiguration of land via lease (longer than 10 years) only.

As such the proposal for the reconfiguration of land is consistent and complies with

the requirements of this code.

Community Use Class Code

• Community uses are located in the Community Purposes zone

• A community use contributes positively to the visual qualities of the built

environment

• The scale and design of buildings and structure are consistent with other uses on

surrounding land

• The community use does not adversely affect the amenity of associated land

uses

On face value, it will appear that the proposal is inconsistent with the intent of the

Community Use Class Code given that the subject land is zoned rural and not the

Community Purposes zone. However, in order for this facility to be a real economic

driver in this locality, a large amount of land is required and under the Mirani

Planning Scheme the Community Purposes zoned designated areas simply did not

envision this type of use and the positive impact such a facility could have on the

needs of this community. The scale and design of the proposed facility, with the

appropriate landscaping will ensure that visual qualities are not negatively impacted.

The facility will only accommodate two actual built structures in addition to the actual

solar panels and inverter boxes.

As outlined in the planning report that was submitted, these outcomes must be

balanced with the outcomes sought by the planning scheme for Community Use Class

in the Rural Locality. The proposed facility and associated long term lease are

compatible with agriculture and its supporting infrastructure (e.g. cane railways and

haul out routes). They are not conflicting uses. While the land within the subject site

is taken out of agricultural production in the short term, the land can be readily

returned to agricultural production at the end of lifecycle. Due to the nature of the

proposed use and construction required to facilitate the development, it is not

considered to compromise the long-term use of the land for rural purposes. The

growing need to provide the community with locally generated renewable energy and

the specific locational requirements of Solar Farms demonstrate that this facility is a

community use and as such the proposal should be seen as being compliant with the

intent of this Code despite not being located on land zoned for Community Purposes.


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MACKAY REGION PLANNING SCHEME (MRPS)

The subject site is zoned Rural under the recently adopted MRPS. The proposed

Solar Farm development is described as a Renewable Energy Facility under the

proposed MRPS and requires impact assessment against the following codes:

• Rural zone code

• Reconfiguring a lot code

• General development requirements code

• Healthy waters code

• Agriculture land overlay code

• Biodiversity overlay code

• Bushfire hazard overlay code

• Landscape character and image corridor overlay code

• Landslide hazard overlay code

The Mirani Solar Farm development is considered to be compliant with the Purpose

and Performance Outcomes of the abovementioned codes as the same arguments

already discussed in this report may be applied to these codes given that the proposed

use may be seen as complimentary to and compatible to that of the existing rural uses.

Part 3 Strategic Framework lists the following:

3.8 Infrastructure

3.8.7.1 Specific Outcomes (4) Development for renewable energy projects are

facilitated and encouraged where appropriately located and sensitively

designed to respect rural and regional landscape values.

3.10 Sustainability, climate change and natural hazards

3.10.4.1 Specific Outcomes (2) Settlement design and development encourages

sustainable energy usage, and promotes the use of renewable energy sources.

The proposed development is consistent with the intent of the Strategic Framework.

This proposal for a Solar Farm in this location should be seen, as using rural zoned

land to generate a renewable energy source that will complement the existing uses in

this rural locality and have a positive impact on the economic development of this

locality.

Rural Zone Code:

6.2.17.2 (1) (b)

provide opportunities for non-rural uses that are compatible with agriculture,

the environment features, and landscape character of the rural area where the

uses do not compromise the long-term use of the land for rural purposes; and

(3) (a) (iii)

the zone also accommodates intensive rural activities, extractive industry (and

complementary activities) and other activities requiring a location outside

urban areas due to the amount of land required, the significance of impacts

generated and/or other reasons, if the development does not:

(A) diminish the productive capacity of land for rural activities; and

(B) result in adverse impacts on the environment or sensitive land uses; and


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(C) result in visually obtrusive development that detrimentally impacts on the

rural amenity and landscape character of the area; and

(d) Amenity:

(i) development contributes to and respects the amenity and landscape

character of the area and minimises adverse impacts on adjoining

and nearby uses, particularly residential uses and other sensitive

land uses; and

(ii) development is located to avoid conflicts between land uses; and

The proposed development will not diminish the productive capacity of the land given

that the land can be returned to its natural productive state with rehabilitation. It is

not visually intrusive as the development will be landscaped and screened and will not

have any adverse impacts on the environment with the measures that will be

undertaken and conditioned to ensure such an outcome. The development will

complement the existing uses in this rural precinct without providing any conflicts.

The proposal for the reconfiguration of the land is via leasehold only and therefore

will not fragment this 165ha of land as at the end of the lease period they will fall

away and the existing lot layout will remain. The natural landscape of sugar cane will

also provide effective buffering and this development will be integrated into the

surrounding rural and natural landscapes with the applied conditions of approval.

PO13

Where located in close proximity to rural activities, transport corridors and/or

other uses generating amenity impacts, sensitive land uses are located, designed

and operated to mitigate those impacts.

This facility will be serviced, mostly, by existing infrastructure and any risks or

potential impacts/effects to the land can be appropriately conditioned to ensure that

the land be returned to its rural state upon expiry of the lease or if the site is

decommissioned whichever comes first. The viability of this 165ha rural zoned land

will continue to be productive, except that now it will be producing a cleaner form of

energy rather than sugar.

PO14

Development minimises environmental impacts within the subject site and

avoids environmental impacts outside the subject site, specifically with regards

to:

(a) water quality and the ecological and hydrological processes of waterways

and wetlands; and

(b) the ecological integrity of other habitat areas and corridors; and

(c) the ecological integrity of other natural features and elements of high

environmental value.

The planning report specifies that stormwater runoff is proposed to continue to be

directed to the watercourses to the north and west of the subject land, generally

maintaining existing site levels and farm drains wherever possible. Any approval will

be conditioned that a Stormwater Management Plan which includes stormwater


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drainage design and erosion and sediment control plan must be submitted with the

Operational Works application.

ADOPTED INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES REGIME

Major Utility (Utility Installation) is identified within the Specialised Uses category

of the Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution 2014, and as such Infrastructure

Charges will be applied or determined by Council, in accordance with the Resolution.

SUBMISSIONS

The application was publicly notified in accordance with the requirements of the

Sustainable Planning Act 2009, and as a result of this process, three (3) individually

prepared written submissions were received.

The submissions received, expressed opposition to the proposal. The principle

concerns raised from the submissions are summarised under the following headings

and discussed below:

1. Good Quality Agricultural Land (GQAL) and Overriding Need for Solar Farm

2. Economic Benefits.

3. Farm Access and Impact of road reserve closures

4. Visual Impact

5. Health, Environment & Cyclones

6. Farming Practices

1. Good Quality Agricultural Land (GQAL) And Overriding Need for Solar Farm

In summary, the submitters had the following concerns relating to GQAL:

• The majority of the proposed 165ha development area is currently under sugar cane

production

• The subject sites delivered 27,327.76 tonnes of cane over last 2 years

• The development area is high valued irrigated farm land

• Cane supply is critical to Mackay Sugar’s ability to maximise utilisation of high cost

milling and tramline infrastructure

• Taking cane out of production increases unit costs of milling and electricity

cogeneration operations

• Continued loss of 40 years out of cane production severely jeopardises Mackay Sugar’s

operations and viability

• The development area is not conserved for continued agricultural use

• Mackay Sugar supports renewable energy. Mackay Sugar’s Racecourse cogeneration

project is already in place without loss of cane farming on GQAL

• No overriding community need justifying loss of farming on GQAL as Mackay Sugar’s

Racecourse cogeneration project provides the community with locally generated

renewable energy

• Support for Solar Farm replaces one renewable energy with another, with additional loss

of cane farming production

• Solar Farms should not be located on GQAL

Applicant’s Response:


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This matter was raised by two of the three submissions.

The conservation of agricultural land for agriculture and increasing our renewable energy

sources to include solar farms are competing State, regional and local interests within Mackay

Regional Council.

Neither the State Planning Policy, Regional Plan nor Planning Scheme prioritises any one of

these interests over the other. The State Planning Policy acknowledges that the manner in

which state interests need to be applied will vary between and within regions and local

government areas, depending on many different environmental, economic, cultural and social

factors.

The State has previously ‘called in’ an application for a 258ha solar farm on agricultural land

used for cane farming at Clare within the Burdekin Shire Council. The circumstances of the

case are very similar to the proposed Mirani Solar Farm. In approving the Clare solar farm,

the Minister decided there were sufficient grounds to justify the proposal despite a perceived

conflict with the planning scheme in relation to the conservation of agricultural land. The

reasons for the decision, including sufficient grounds, were as follows: -

• The Queensland Government is committed to increasing renewable energy sources by

2020.

• The site is on a flat site with very high levels of solar irradiance, adjacent to Clare

substation, on land disturbed by agricultural uses with no noted native flora and fauna, is

a prime location for a solar farm.

• The solar farm will represent a positive diversification of the local economy and will

provide up to 200 jobs during construction and 5 operational jobs.

• Over 2700ha of additional land has been approved for intensive agriculture

(predominantly sugar cane farming) in the Burdekin Region since February 2014

resulting in a net increase in availability and utility of land for agriculture

• Upon decommissioning, conditions will require the land to be rehabilitated as far as

practical to its pre-development condition, including slope and soil profile.

The same reasons and grounds apply to the Mirani Solar Farm as discussed in detail in the

following sub-sections. Additionally, while the whole of the 165ha subject land is mapped as

agricultural land by the Mirani planning scheme and the new Mackay planning scheme: -

• 65% (108ha) of the subject land is not mapped as Strategic Cropping Land under the

Regional Planning Interests Act. (Please refer to the email included in Appendix A titled

‘Strategic Cropping Land’ for further discussion in this regard).

• 30% (50ha) of the subject land is not included in the ‘locally important agricultural

areas’ overlay mapping under the new Mackay planning scheme. Until recently, this

50ha was unassigned, marginal land. Approximately 40ha of the 60ha Lot 17 on

C124511 was converted to cane from grazing and vegetation regrowth in 2016 by the

current owner. This involved clearing regrowth vegetation and laboriously removing

roots, sticks and stones from the soil. The current owner also converted approximately

10ha around the existing house on Lot 18 on C124529 to cane at the same time. The

balance 115ha of the subject land mapped as ‘locally important agricultural area’ is

fragmented over 4 lots.

Increasing Renewable Energy Sources

Like the approved Clare solar farm will for the Burdekin, the proposed Mirani Solar Farm


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facility will provide Mirani, the greater Pioneer Valley and Mackay region with another

source of locally generated renewable energy. There is a growing need to provide our local

communities with a range of locally generated renewable energy options to assist in reaching

greenhouse gas reduction targets set for Queensland and reduce an over- reliance on any one

energy source.

In the Burdekin Shire Council, Wilmar operate a 68MW cogeneration plant at the Pioneer

Sugar Mill in Brandon. Another 49MW cogeneration plant is proposed by Austcane Energy

for the Burdekin sugar cane growing area. In the Mackay Regional Council, Mackay Sugar

operate a 38 MW cogeneration plant at Racecourse Mill with Wilmar generating a small

amount of electricity for the grid from their cogeneration plant at Plane Creek Mill.

The approved Clare solar farm and the proposed Mirani Solar Farm will help diversify the

locally generated renewable sources in their respective regions.

Prime location for a solar farm within the Mackay Regional Council

Similar to the approved Clare solar farm within the Burdekin Shire Council, the proposed

Mirani Solar Farm is a prime location for a solar farm within Mackay Regional Council.

Solar Farms have very specific locational requirements which are met by the subject site.

These include: -

• Very high levels of solar irradiance

• Close proximity to a sub-station near a major electricity consumer (e.g. towns or major

infrastructure) to limit loss of electricity during transmission to sub-station and

electricity consumers

• Relatively flat ground that is well drained

• Suitably sized, shaped and oriented land holding

• Interested land owner

• No environmental constraints

Within Mackay Regional Council, this combination of locational requirements significantly

limits the number of suitable sites for solar farms. While high levels of solar irradiance are

prevalent across Mackay Regional Council, all electricity sub-stations outside the urban areas

and ports are located on agricultural land (including mapped locally important agricultural

areas) and surrounded by cane farms. The attached KMZ file locates existing Ergon sub-

stations in Mackay Regional Council.

The proposed Mirani Solar Farm site is well located close to the Mirani electricity substation

and Mirani township to limit loss of electricity during transmission. It is relatively flat ground

that has been shaped and formed for agricultural purposes with no environmental constraints.

Two thirds of the site aren’t mapped as strategic cropping land and one third of the site isn’t

mapped as ‘locally important agricultural area’.

Together, the four lots forming the subject land are suitably sized, shaped and orientated to

accommodate the proposed solar farm.

2. Economic Benefits

In summary, the submitters had the following concerns relating to Economic Benefits:


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• Initially there will be some employment during construction stage

• Only minimal jobs to maintain solar farm (3?)

• If maintained as a cane farm – flow on effects to the region more beneficial to the area

o people employed during cane crushing season (live locally and shop locally)

o purchase fertiliser, chemicals, fuel and irrigation and money comes back into the

Mackay region

o associated industries such as engineering, maintenance and repair companies kept

viable due to the cane industry


Positive Diversification of the Local Economy

The solar farm will represent a positive diversification of the local economy and will provide

up to 100 jobs during 12 months of construction, 3 full-time & 6 part-time operational jobs.

The proposed facility is expected to enhance and facilitate the growth of the Pioneer Valley’s

economic development. Specifically, the proposed solar farm will provide the substantial job

growth within the region during the construction phases that will expand into other service

industries within the community. Including but not limited to, accommodation and retail

needs.

The solar farm will replace approximately one third of the current land owner’s cane farm

holding. The current land owner has advised the solar farm is likely to result in one less full-

time staff member during the crush and 1 less casual year-round. These jobs will be replaced

by the employment opportunities provided by the solar farm, a net gain of 2 full-time jobs and

5 part-time jobs.

Additional Agricultural Land

Like in the Burdekin area, a significant area of additional land has been opened up for cane

farming in the last 3-4 years within the Mackay Region. Since November 2013, according to

Mackay Sugar’s website, over 1800ha of additional land has been opened up by Mackay

Sugar for cane farming in the Mackay Region (Blue Mountain) and at last count their

incentive schemes have recovered over 1500ha of land previously lost to farming. This has

resulted in a net increase in availability and utility of land for agriculture in the region.

The loss of 165ha (including 50ha of recently converted land) of agricultural land temporarily

from cane production for the purposes of renewable energy is not significant in this context.

Rehabilitation

Just like the Clare Solar Farm, while the land is taken out of agricultural production for a

period of time, it can be readily returned to agricultural production at the end of the lifecycle of

the solar farm.

During construction, only relatively minor shaping and forming of the land will be required

and is proposed to be undertaken in accordance with a Construction Management Plan

which will seek to minimise the extent of rehabilitation required upon decommissioning to

return the land to agriculture. In the Case of the Clare Solar Farm, the Minister included a


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condition requiring a “Construction Management Plan” to be prepared and submitted to

Council prior to works commencing. It is requested Council apply a similar condition

During operation, the solar farm will be maintained in accordance with an environmental

management plan which seeks to minimise the extent of rehabilitation required upon

decommissioning to return the land to agriculture. It is requested Council condition the

Environmental Management Plan.

On completion of the use, the land is proposed to be rehabilitated as far practical to its pre-

development condition and can be utilised for agricultural purposes. In the Case of the Clare

Solar Farm, the Minister included a condition requiring a “Decommissioning and

Rehabilitation Management Plan”, prepared and certified by a suitably qualified person, to be

submitted to Council prior to site/operational/building works commencing. The Minister’s

condition specified the minimum requirements for the plan. It is requested Council apply a

similar condition.

Officers Comments:

It is important for Council to recognise that this proposal is a diversification of the economy

whilst having the assurance that the land can be returned to agricultural production in the

future. The proposal will complement the existing uses in this locality and makes a positive

impact to addressing the electricity needs of the whole community of the region.

3. Farm Access and Impact of Road Reserve Closures

In summary, the submitters had the following concerns relating to Access:

• Adjoining farms use parts of existing road reserve to move excess dimension farming

equipment to minimise travel time spent on “critical” roads

• Want to see road reserves remain open and usable in the future

• No existing easement is provided to Mackay Sugar for access to the cane tramline


This matter was raised by 1 of 3 submissions. The submitter is concerned the proposed solar

farm will block off access to their farm from R McClures Road via cane headlands within

the subject land and the internal road reserve (as shown by the red line below). They advise

they use this path four-five times a year to access their land with oversized loads. The

current land owner of the subject land was unaware of this practice. This practical access

is not lawful as it crosses about 1km of private property. There is a lawful access via the

internal road reserves (as shown by the red line below), however, this is not practical as there

is cane grown on the road reserve (refer to Attachment H).

In accordance with agreements reached with Council prior to lodgement, the applicant

proposed that Council condition the Solar Farm to require the internal road reserve within

the subject land to be closed for public safety and integrated into the design of the solar farm.

An application to close the road reserves has recently been approved by the State. The

application was publicly notified and the same person objected to the road closure for the

same reason. The State approved the road closure without any condition requiring the

applicant to provide alternative legal & practical access. However, in response to the

submitter’s concerns, the applicant proposes to change the development application to provide


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the submitter with an alternative legal and practical access solution. This involves formally

adding the approved road reserve closures to the subject land for the development application

and proposing a ‘Permit to Pass’ under the Sugar Industry Act over a cane headland to provide

legal and practical access between Birketts Road and R McClures Road (as shown by the blue

line above).

The ‘Permit to Pass’ solution follows the cane headlands that the land owner will use to access

his land to the north once the Solar Farm is operational, so they will be well maintained. It

also fits well with the design of the proposed solar farm. The proposal plans have been

updated accordingly to include the approved road reserve closures and the ‘permit to pass’

solution.

Officers Comments:

The applicant has obtained owners consent from the state for the proposed road closures and

have been proactive to provide a solution to the submitters concerns with regards to a legal

access. An approval will be conditioned that will allow for the permit to pass solution to be

implemented prior to the commencement of the use of the proposal and to ensure that this

solution is available to the submitters for the life span of the proposed use.

It will also be conditioned that an easement is provided to Mackay Sugar to ensure they have

the ability to access their cane tramline.

4. Visual Impact

In summary, the submitter had the following concerns with regards to visual impact :-

The location and glare from panels abutting the roads.


This is a matter raised by 1 of the 3 submissions. As discussed in the development application,

the proposed solar farm has been designed to minimise any potential visual impacts. It will be

obscured from public view (e.g. major roads) and visually sensitive uses (e.g. residence) by

landscaping and distance. The solar panels themselves are treated to maximise light

absorption and minimise reflection and mounted low to the ground. The proposed landscape

areas have been added to the proposal plan.

In relation to landscape values, the subject land is not on a hillside or otherwise elevated and

the facility has been designed to avoid disturbing the remaining areas of native vegetation on

the subject lots. The remaining areas of native vegetation on the subject lots will continue to

obscure any views of the subject land from the south-west, west, north-west and north.

In relation to rural character, while the facility will remove most of the cane on the subject

land, the proposal to provide a landscape buffer along Mirani Mt-Ossa Road, R McClures

Road and the unnamed road reserve will obscure the facility from public view and maintain

the rural character. Otherwise, the subject land is well separated from any visually sensitive

uses. The nearest residences do not overlook the site. They are separated by a distance of

750m, a cane farm and landscaping around the house. The nearest residences ‘overlooking’

the subject site is some 5km away at Devereaux Creek. The solar panels themselves are

treated to maximise light absorption and minimise reflection and mounted less than 3m


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above the ground. The solar panel product chosen by the applicant will have an anti-

reflective coating, thus glint and glare concerns are negated. Heights of other proposed

buildings and structures will be consistent with the existing heights of buildings and

infrastructure in the surrounding area. The facility won’t be highly visible.

Officers Comments:

It is a fact that solar panels are designed to absorb light, and accordingly reflect only a small

amount of the sunlight that falls on them compared to most other everyday objects. Most

notably, solar panels reflect significantly less light than flat water. The product chosen by the

applicant will have an anti-reflective coating and it has been demonstrated that solar panels

treated with antireflective coating reflect a lower percentage of light than smooth water. Steel,

a common building material, reflects far more incident sunlight than either.

In addition, any approval will include a condition for landscape buffering. The applicant has

shown a landscape width of 3m but it is recommended that the minimum landscaping width

be 5m in accordance with Council’s image corridor landscaping requirements.

5. Health, Environment, Cyclones and Farming Practices

In summary, the submitters had the following concerns:-

• Photovoltaic (PV) modules contain dangerous chemicals – if chemicals leach into

waterways they could have detrimental effects to adjoining farm lands and it is within

Council’s catchment area for drinking water

• Broken panels can have detrimental effects on people, plant life and animals

• Mild corrosion environment

• Securing structures in the ground for 40 year lifespan - Variations to subsoils on farm,

random sampling over property would not indicate where variations lie – how do they

intend to anchor panel structures in all locations?

• Ability and timeframe of rotating panels to a neutral position should a cyclone approach

– is this possible for severe sudden storms November – February

• Structural integrity of panels

• Management of broken panels

• Airborne panels

• Advised by Esco Pacific they have no firm Vegetation Management Procedure (should

be in place prior to approval).

• Agricultural alongside high seeding grass areas, weeds and rat populations can explode

• What proposals are in place to deal with weed and pest control


These are matters raised by two of the three submissions.

In Queensland, the State is responsible for identifying land use types which have the potential

to cause adverse environmental impacts (including to human health). These ‘environmentally

relevant activities’ (ERA’s), require special approval and licensing of the operators. Solar

Farms have not been identified by the State as having any potential adverse environmental

impacts that warrant their listing as an ERA.

As the solar panels are encased in heavy-duty, impact resistant glass, there is very little to no


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risk that the small amounts of potentially hazardous semiconductor material present can be

released into the environment, even during cyclonic conditions. Given the site is located in

Wind Zone C (tropical cyclones), special equipment and engineering effort is required to

ensure maximum safety in all weather conditions. The solar panels will be fixed to

aluminium/steel structures designed by experienced engineers in accordance with the relevant

Australian standards. The solar panel modules will automatically and quickly return the solar

panels into neutral (safe) position during high wind conditions through the use of in-built

sensors.

Officers Comments:

Officer agree with the applicant’s comments that the state identifies and regulates

environmental impacts.

The actual construction method of the panels will be regulated by the Building Act and

Queensland Development Codes. This is a matter for the private building certifier to ensure

that the proposal is constructed and engineered in accordance with the current building

legislation for Queensland.

6. Farming Practices

In summary, the submitters had the following concerns :-

• Management practices for grass and weed control in crops uses a chemical spraying

program abiding by best management practices

• Concerns of having their farming practices limited/constrained due to chemical drift

• During harvest and land preparation for planting – a certain amount of dust created

whilst using best management practices with use of green cane trash blanketing

• During several months of year, increase in whirlwinds moving trash and dust

• Concerns of having their farming practices limited/constrained due to depositing of dust

and trash on solar panels.

• Increased load pressure of native wildlife on farms outside of fenced area

• Ability to control pests and vermin on farming land decreased.

• Advised by Esco Pacific they have no firm Vegetation Management Procedure (should

be in place prior to approval)

• Agricultural alongside high seeding grass areas, weeds and rat populations can explode.

• What proposals are in place to deal with weed and pest control?


This is a matter raised 1 of the 3 submissions. The solar farm won’t inhibit farming practices

on surrounding cane farms.

Dust and chemicals released from surrounding cane farms will not be a problem for the solar

panels, even if best practice farming isn’t used. Each solar panel has an in-built sensor to alert

the maintenance crew when it is under-performing so they can take action. In the case of dust

and chemical built up, maintenance crews would simply clean the solar panels.

Weeds and pests will readily be managed by the maintenance crew in accordance with a Site

Based Environmental Management Plan to be prepared in response to a Council condition of

approval.


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It should be noted the solar farm will be separated from all cane farms on surrounding lots by

at least 20m road reserve with road, railway or headland. The land owner of the subject land

will continue to farm the balance of the subject lots and will be the closest farmer.

Officers Comments:

There is no requirement for the existing land uses to change their practices. It is the

applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the proposed development is compatible with the

existing uses and appropriate conditions will be effected on an approval to ensure that weeds

and pests are managed.

It is considered that the submissions have not raised any issues or sufficient concern

to warrant refusal of the application.

RESOURCES IMPLICATIONS

Nil.

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

Nil, other than if an appeal is lodged by the applicant or submitters in response to the

approval or its conditions.

CONSULTATION

External

The application was publicly notified in accordance with the Sustainable Planning Act

2009 and it has been determined the requirements of the Act has been satisfied in this

respect.

Internal

The application has been tabled at Council’s internal development enquiries meeting

where the proposal was considered appropriate rural development in this rural

locality.

FURTHER APPROVALS

Any approval will be conditioned that the following further approvals be obtained:

a. Operational Works Development Permit

• Earthworks

• Stormwater (Quantity/Quality)

• Access and Car Parking

• Landscaping

• External Roadworks

b. Building Works Approval

c. Plumbing and Drainage Works Approval.


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CONCLUSION

This proposal for a Material Change of Use – Major Utility (Solar Farm) and

Reconfiguration of a Lot – Subdivision by Lease (Leases greater than 10 years)

development complies with the intent of the Mirani Planning Scheme and the new

Mackay Region Planning Scheme.

While it is acknowledged that submissions have raised concerns, particularly with an

impression that the land will be lost for agricultural production, the

development/facility is a complementary and not a competing development in this

location. Conditions can be applied to appropriately address the concerns raised. The

proposed development is recommended for approval subject to conditions.


A. THAT Council approve this Combined for a Material Change of Use -

Major Utility (Solar Farm) & Reconfiguration of a Lot via Long Term

Leases (Leases Greater than 10 Years) located at 75 R McClures Road,

MIRANI and Lots 15, 16 and 17 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road, BENHOLME

or more formally described as Lot 18 on C124529, Lot 15 on CI1501, Lot

16 on CI1483 and Lot 17 on C124511, subject to the following

conditions:

MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE CONDITIONS

1. Plan of Development

The approved Material Change of Use – Major Utility (Solar Farm)

on Leasehold Land development must be completed and maintained

generally in accordance with the Plan of Development (identified in

the Table below) and supporting documentation which forms part of

this application, except as otherwise specified by any condition of

this approval.

Proje

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Drawing

No.

DWG

Title

RE

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Prepare

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Date

Mirani

Solar

Farm

MIR_LAY_003_0

6C MCU

Materi

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Chang

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Use

06B ESCO

Pacific

6/09/201

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2. Amended Plans Required

The approved plan/s of development must be amended to comply

with the following matters:

a) Landscape buffer amended to be 5m width and entirely within

the site.


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The amended plans must be lodged with Council for written

approval as part of the documentation for the Operational Works

application.

3. Management Plans required

The applicant must prepare and submit the following Management

Plans and supporting documents to be reviewed and approved as

part of the Operational Works application:

a) A detailed Construction Management Plan/s that demonstrates

the following (but not limited to):

• Detailed Layout Plan and engineering design for the

construction of the solar panels.

• Detailed floor and elevation plans for the Operations and

Maintenance Building

• Detailed floor and elevation plans for the switchgear and

transformer structure

• The hours of audible noise associated with construction

and building work on site will be limited to 6.30 a.m. to

6.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday; with no audible work on

Sundays or Public Holidays unless otherwise agreed by

Council;

• Minor civil works, including vegetation removal,

grading, stormwater drainage requirements, sediment

and erosion control measures;

• Temporary lay-down areas for equipment and shipping

containers in the vicinity of the site office;

• Temporary site amenities;

• Staggered delivery of shipping containers and

equipment;

• Mechanical installation of the mounting structure and

PV modules;

• Installation of solar panels onto mounting structures;

• Installation and connection of the solar panels to the

combiner boxes;

• Trenching of underground cabling;

• Installing of electrical cabling, inverters and associated

electrical equipment;

• Preparation and installation of the kiosk transporter and

associated upgrade works to existing distribution lines if

required;

• Commissioning and testing of the solar farm.

b) A detailed Environmental Management Plan that will address

and include such items as (but not limited to):

• Dust & Erosion Control;

• Loss of Flora and Fauna;

• Weed Management;


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• Groundwater Contamination;

• Waste Disposal;

• Cultural Heritage;

• Induction / Training;

• Risk Assessment (Hazard Identification, Existing and

Proposed Controls, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation,

Communication);

• Document & Records Management;

• Incident & Complaint Management;

• Environmental Inspection & monitoring;

• Emergency Response; and

• Reporting.

c) A detailed Rehabilitation and Decommission Management

Plan that will address and include such items as (but not

limited to):

• Removal and disposal of solar panels

• Removal and disposal of mounting frames

• Process and timeframes for the removal of all other

structures and rehabilitation of the underlying soils and

return to productive agricultural pursuits for sugar cane

production.

d) A bushfire prevention and emergency response plan must be

prepared in consultation with Queensland Fire and Rescue

Service (QFRS) and Council. This plan must include and

consider:

• Roads should be constructed to a standard so that they

are accessible in all weather conditions and capable of

accommodating a vehicle of 15 tonnes for the trafficable

road width.

• Water access points shall be located in safe easily

identifiable areas and accessible in all weather

conditions.

• Water access points are to be marked by appropriate

signage.

• Provision of a dedicated monitoring system for the solar

farm infrastructure.

• A bi-annual (every second year) program of training

volunteer and paid QFRS personnel in fire suppression

in and around the solar facility to be offered by the solar

farm operator.

e) Traffic Impact Management Plan

An updated traffic impact management plan must be prepared

and submitted with the operational works application based on

the future traffic generation due to this proposal in conjunction

with other traffic volume in the area. The Management Plan


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must outline any potential impact on the surrounding roads

during construction and either propose repairs and

maintenance at the completion of construction or provision of

road degradation payments in relation to any accelerated

maintenance costs.

f) A detailed Erosion and Sediment Control Management Plan

The Applicant must submit an Erosion and Sediment Control

Plan as part of the Operational Works application in

accordance with Section SC6.6.1.7 of the Mackay Region

Planning Scheme 2017. The plan must consider that the

existing vegetation cover on the surface will not exist due to

the impact of solar panels above.

g) Site Based Stormwater Management Plan

A Site Based Stormwater Management Plan(SBSMP) must be

prepared by a suitably qualified professional and submitted to

Council for approval with the Operational Works Application

to demonstrate no increase in stormwater peak flowrate and

compliance with the water quality objectives at the outlet of

the subject site.

Design and construction drawings of the proposed stormwater

quantity and quality mitigation measures (e.g., detention

basin, bio-retention basin, wetland and sediment basin) and

electronic copies of the associated modelling files including

the MUSIC model must be included with the application.

Council’s Engineering Design Guidelines and MUSIC

Guidelines must also be used in preparation of the

documentation. Assessment of other components of the

Operational Works application cannot be finalised until the

SBSMP is approved first.

Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDs) must be

designed to achieve Mackay Regional Council design

objectives (TSS 75%, TP 60% TN 40% and Gross Pollutants

90%) as shown in Table 2.2 of the Department of

Environment and Resource Management ‘Urban Stormwater

Quality Planning’.

SQIDs must be located within the site and must be of a private

nature.

The Plans and documents may be submitted for review and

comment before lodgement of the Operational Works application to

ensure any additional works and amendments to plans are supported

by Council.


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4. Most Recent Approved Plans and Associated Reports.

One full set of the most up to date approved plans and supporting

documentation must be held on site and available for inspection for

the duration of the construction phase, operation and life span of the

development

The developer must implement the recommendations outlined in the

above reports/s prior to the commencement of the use.

5. Lifespan and Decommissioning of Development

At the end of the operational lifespan of the development, the

developer must decommission the use on the site and return the site

to a rehabilitated rural state. This must happen within 40 years of

the commencement of the use or after 12 months of the use not

being operational, whichever occurs first.

6. Solar Panels

Solar panels must not be constructed over the footprint of the

proposed sediment basins, stormwater treatment areas,

environmental buffer and accesses.

7. External Roadworks

The site access must be provided from R McClures Road as shown

on Drawing No. MIR_Lay_003_06C MCU, Rev 06B. This site

access road shall be constructed as a sealed road for access to the

proposed development. This access shall be the responsibility of the

applicant/developer as Council does not require this road to form

part of Council’s standard road system and the maintenance and

public liability of this roadway shall be at the applicant/developer’s

expense.

A notation to this effect will be placed on Council’s rates database.

8. Minimum Car Parking Spaces

The car parking area must be constructed, line marked and drained

for a minimum of 5 car parking spaces including 1 car parking space

for people with disabilities.

The car parking must be designed in accordance with

AS/NZS2890.1:2004 Parking facilities Part 1: Off-street car parking

and AS/NZS2890.6:2009 Parking facilities Part 6: Off-street

parking for people with disabilities.


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The car park must be lit in accordance with AS/NZS1680.2.1:2008

Interior and workplace lighting and AS/NZS1158.3.1:2005 Lighting

for roads and public spaces.

Any car park lighting and other outdoor lighting, must comply with

AS 4282-1997 Control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting.

9. Vehicle Manoeuvring

All car parking spaces must be designed to allow all vehicles to

drive forwards both when entering and leaving the property.

10. Loading /Unloading

The loading and unloading of vehicles and the delivery of goods and

materials to and from the premises must at all times be undertaken

entirely within the site and be so conducted as to cause minimum

interference with other vehicular traffic.

11. Access

Direct vehicular access is not permitted between Mirani-Mt Ossa

Road and the part of the subject site fronting Mirani-Mt Ossa Road.

12. Access and Maintenance Easement

An easement must be created in favour of Mackay Sugar for the full

extent of the cane tramline which is 20m wide on either side of the

tram line (a minimum of 40m wide). The easement shall be for

access and allow for use and maintenance of the tramline. The

easement must be registered prior to the commencement of the

approved use.

13. Permit to Pass Agreement

A Permit to Pass agreement (pursuant to the Sugar Industry Act)

must be established and registered to provide a legal access route

through the property to the landowner of Lots 1 on RL735, Lot

1088on C124212 and Lot 60 on RP732350. The Permit to Pass

shall provide access rights generally as shown on Drawing No.:

MIR_LAY_003_06C MCU (Rev. 06B). The Permit to Pass must be

registered prior to the commencement of the approved use.

14. Site Filling

Filling on site must be restricted to the footprint of any new

buildings. Any Filling of other parts of the site must be limited to

the minimum amount necessary to enable the site to be free

draining.


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15. Ponding and Diversion of Stormwater

Ponding of stormwater resulting from the development must not

occur on adjacent sites and stormwater formerly flowing onto the

site must not be diverted onto other sites. The site shall be graded

so that it is free draining.

16. Stormwater Drainage

Stormwater runoff from the site must be collected within the

property boundaries, treated in sediment basin and discharged to a

lawful point of discharged nominated in the Site Based Stormwater

Management Plan.

Detailed stormwater drainage design and cross sections along with

the calculations for stormwater catchment and sediment basin sizing

must be provided to Council as part of the Operational Works

application.

17. Minimum Building Floor Level

The minimum floor level of any proposed buildings within the

development must be the higher of :-

• 300 mm above the Q100 flood level.

• 300 mm above the top of kerb;

• 300 mm above the crown of the road;

• 225 mm above ground level;

18. Landscape Buffer

A visual landscape buffer must be provided entirely within the site

area (not in the road reserve) which is a least 5m in width which

creates a layered visual screen with a minimum height of 3m.

A detailed site landscaping plan must be prepared by a qualified

Landscape Designer and must be submitted with the Operational

Works application. The plan must show for all areas identified on

the approved plan of development the following:

• Landscape specification of sufficient detail so that landscape

works are to be carried out;

• Plant schedule detailing number of plants, species, pot size

and height at planting;

• Details of soil and mulch types, including depths, areas of turf,

garden edges and paving finishes;

• the details of the irrigation system and backflow prevention

device (required only for establishment.


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19. Completion of Landscaping

All of the landscaping works must be completed before the

commencement of the use on the site.

20. Electricity and Telecommunications

The approved development must be provided with electricity and

telecommunications infrastructure.

21. Water Supply and Sewer

a. The applicant must demonstrate that the development can be

serviced with adequate water for potable supply, fire fighting

and any other requirements including the construction and

operational phases of the proposed development. Details of

the water supply facility shall be provided in the Operational

Works application, including storage tank capacity, licensing

for bore and certification demonstrating that the quality of

potable water meets Council’s standard.

b. An appropriate effluent disposal system must be provided for

the development during the construction phase and the life of

the development.

22. Property Numbering

Legible property numbers must be erected at the premises and must

be maintained to the satisfaction of the Council for the life of the

development. The site identification numbers should be of reflective

material. Maintained free from foliage and other obstructions, and be

large enough to be read from the street.

23. General Amenity Provision

The use and or development must be managed so that the amenity of

the area is not detrimentally affected, through the:

• Transport of materials, goods or commodities to or from the

subject site.

• Appearance of any building, works or materials

• Emission of noise, artificial light, vibration, smell, fumes,

smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash, dust, waste water, waste

products, grit or oil

• Presence of vermin

24. Dust Suppression

Dust suppression measures must be undertaken to ensure that dust

does not cause a nuisance to surrounding areas and residents. Such

measures must be outlined in the Environmental Management Plan.


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25. Garbage Storage

Provision must be made on the land for the storage and collection of

garbage and other solid waste. This area must be graded and drained

and screened from public view to the satisfaction of the Council so as

not to cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties in accordance with

the relevant provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and

Regulations.

26. Lighting

If provided, lighting, including security lighting, on the subject site

must be turned off at 9pm and then activated via movement sensors

after that time.

27. No Nuisance to adjoining properties

All service equipment, lighting and air-conditioning units shall be

located so as not to cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties

28. Vegetation Disposal

Vegetation must be disposed of in an environmentally responsible

manner at all times.

29. Relocation of Services or facilities

Prior to the commencement of the use, the developer will be

responsible for any relocation and/or alteration to any public service

or facility installation required as a result of any works carried out in

connection with this development at no cost to Council.

30. Damage

The developer is responsible for the repair of any damage that is

caused to Council’s infrastructure as a result of the construction

works associated with the proposed development. The developer

must make any damage safe and then notify Council immediately.

Council will make the decision as to who will carry out the

rectification works and the timing for the completion of those works.

31. Compliance with conditions

All conditions must be complied with prior to the commencement of

the use on the subject site, unless specified in an individual condition.


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32. Conflict between plans and written conditions

Where a discrepancy or conflict exists between the written

condition(s) of the approval and the approved plans, the requirements

of the written condition(s) will prevail.

33. Compliance with Council Standards

All design and construction for the development must be in

accordance with Council’s Policies, Engineering Design Guidelines,

Standard drawings and standard specifications.

34. Maintenance of Development

Maintain the approved development (including landscaping,

carparking, driveways and other external spaces) in accordance with

the approved drawing(s) and/or documents, and any relevant Council

engineering or other approval required by the conditions.

35. Notice of Intention to Commence the Use

Prior to the commencement of the use on the site, written notice must

be given to Council that the use (development and / or works) fully

complies with the decision notice issued in respect of the use (please

see attached notice for your completion).

RECONFIGURATION OF A LOT CONDITIONS

1. Plan of Development

The approved reconfiguration of land via Leasehold (Long Term

Leases - Leases Greater Than 10 Years) must generally comply with

the Plan of Development (identified in the Table below) and

supporting documentation which forms part of this application,

except as otherwise specified by any condition of this approval.

Drawing

No.

Title of Plan Sheet Rev. Prepared

by

Date

134134-

1-P02

Proposed Plan

of Leases A-D

Over Lot 15 on

CI1501, Lot 16

on CI1483, Lot

17 on C124511

& Lot 18 on

C124529

Mirani-Mount

Ossa Road,

Mirani

1 of 2 H RPS

Australia

East Pty

Ltd

25/09/17


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Drawing

No.

Title of Plan Sheet Rev. Prepared

by

Date

134134-

1-P02

Proposed Plan

of Leases A-D

Over Lot 15 on

CI1501, Lot 16

on CI1483, Lot

17 on C124511

& Lot 18 on

C124529

Mirani-Mount

Ossa Road,

Mirani

2 of 2 H RPS

Australia

East Pty

Ltd

25/09/17

2. Period of Leasehold

The leasehold period must not exceed a period of 40 years.

Documentation to this effect must be submitted when lodging the

plan of survey for signing and sealing.

3. Access and Maintenance Easement

An easement must be created in favour of Mackay Sugar for the full

extent of the cane tramline which is 20m wide on either side of the

tram line (a minimum of 40m wide). The easement shall be for

access and allow for use and maintenance of the tramline. The

easement must be registered as part of the endorsement of the

survey plan.

4. Permit to Pass Agreement

A Permit to Pass agreement (pursuant to the Sugar Industry Act)

must be established and registered to provide a legal access route

through the property to the landowner of Lots 1 on RL735, Lot

1088on C124212 and Lot 60 on RP732350. The Permit to Pass

shall provide access rights generally as shown on Drawing No.:

MIR_LAY_003_06C MCU (Rev. 06B). Demonstration of

registration of the Permit must be submitted when lodging the plan

of survey for signing and sealing.

5. Endorsement of Survey Plan

The Plan of Survey with associated documents will not be endorsed

by Council until all conditions of approval have been complied

with.


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B. THAT the applicant be provided with the following Assessment Manager

Advice:

1. Local Laws

The approved development must also comply with Council’s current

Local Laws under the Local Government Act 2009.

2. Hours of Work

It is the applicant/owner’s responsibility to ensure compliance with

Section 440R of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, which

prohibits any construction, building and earthworks activities likely

to cause audible noise (including the entry and departure of heavy

vehicles) between the hours of 6:30pm and 6:30am from Monday to

Saturday and at all times on Sundays or Public Holidays.

3. Dust Control


Section 319 General Environmental Duty of the Environmental

Protection Act 1994, which prohibits unlawful environmental

nuisance caused by dust, ash, fumes, light, odour or smoke beyond

the boundaries of the property during all stages of the development

including earthworks and construction.

4. Sedimentation Control


Chapter 8, Part 3C of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to

prevent soil erosion and contamination of the stormwater drainage

system and waterways.

5. Noise During Construction and Noise in General


Chapter 8, Part 3B of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

6. General Safety of Public During Construction

It is the principal contractor’s responsibility to ensure compliance

with Section 19 (2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Section

19 (2) states that a person conducting a business or undertaking

must ensure that the health and safety of other persons is not put at

risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or

undertaking.

It is the responsibility of the person in control of the workplace to

ensure compliance with Section 20 (2) of the Work Health and

Safety Act 2011. Sections 20 (2) states that the person in control of


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the workplace is obliged to ensure that the means of entering and

exiting the workplace and anything arising from the workplace are

without risks to the health and safety of any person.

7. Contaminated Land

It is strictly the applicant/owner’s responsibility to source

information regarding contaminated land from the Department of

Environment and Heritage Protection, Contaminated Land Section

as Council has not conducted detailed studies and does not hold

detailed information pertaining to contaminated land.

8. Further Approvals Required

The following further approvals are required:

a. Operational Works - Development Permit (Private

Infrastructure)

• Earthworks

• Stormwater (Quantity/Quality)

• Access and Car Parking

• Landscaping

• External Roadworks

b. Building Works Approval

c. Plumbing and Drainage Works Approval.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Chair welcomed the members of the public to the meeting and asked for those

who wished to contribute to this agenda item to speak now.

Mr David Cappello stated that he does not oppose solar farms but he does oppose

solar farms on high value agricultural land. He is seeking confirmation on how the

solar panels are fixed to the ground and is there a vegetation management plan. He is

concerned with what chemicals will be used as he has cattle downstream of this

application and who is responsible for any trash that is blown onto the applicants site?

Mr Byron Nicholson queried what provisions are in place for restoration of the land

when the lease is over. Will the decrease in sugar cane farmed effect Mackay Sugar

and the employment opportunities for its workers? Will the adjacent farms day to day

running be effected by this application?

Mr John Hodgson, on behalf of Mackay Sugar, advised the land for the application is

approximately 165 hectares and this would produce approximately 9,000 tonnes of

sugar cane, 1700 tonnes of sugar each year. This is less than ½% of Mackay Sugar's

total cane, this may sound a small amount but Mackay Sugar runs on very small

margins and this will impact the bottom line. Mackay Sugar objects to this

application because of the viability of the sugar industry and the use of the good

quality agricultural land for the solar farm. In the Mackay Regional Council Planning

Scheme this land is designated good quality agricultural land under the overlay code.


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Mackay Sugar does support renewable energy but believe this land should stay under

cane, solar farms are not dependent on good quality agricultural land but sugar

manufacture is.

Ms Allison Hawke, on behalf of Mirani Solar Farm, advised this site was chosen

because of constraints, flooding, away from built up residential, commercial or

industrial areas, but the critical factor just having a section of the grid that is robust

enough to carry the capacity of solar. She confirmed they do investigate all available

areas and it is their preference not to use good quality agricultural land but this site

meets the requirements and the landowner was willing to enter into a lease. Solar

farms have just become commercially competitive in the last year or two on a very

small margin. This solar farm will take up the solar capacity in the broader area. At

the end of the lease the land is decommissioned and returned to its productive

capacity in the long term. This farm will inject $10's of millions into the local

economy and create over 100 jobs during construction and ongoing through it

operation it will create three (3) highly skilled jobs and six (6) part time jobs.

Mr Barwon Gooch, town planner on behalf of the applicant, Mackay is characterised

by vegetative hillsides, fertile valleys and wetlands, there is not much land in

between. The towns are in the fertile valleys and the major infrastructure that services

those are also in the fertile valleys. Some of those in the towns themselves and the

ones that don’t fit they are in the rural area surrounding the town, solar farms fit in

that location. This application is about diversifying the renewable energy options for

Mackay and the conservation of good quality agricultural land. There is no priority

given to either of those in terms of the State Planning Policy for the regional plan.

The Minister has previously called in an application at Claire under very similar

circumstances and she approved that application. There is also a Regional Planning

Interests Act that deals with agricultural land things like mining and other regulated

activates. Solar farms are not included in that Act because they do not have the

permanent impact that mining has but the rules that are set by that Planning Act are

relevant and assessment has been carried out against that and found it does comply

with the requirements. The reason being is the strategic cropping level of the whole of

the site is mapped as good quality agricultural land only 65% is mapped as strategic

cropping land and approximately 30% is mapped as important agricultural land.

The Chair thanked the members of the public for their contribution to the agenda

item.

The Director of Development Services (DDS) provided a brief overview of the report

and the recommendation of the project under the Mackay Regional Planning Scheme

as well as the Regional Plan and the State Provisions.

Cr Mann (nee Fordham) queried if there were any other suitable locations that could

have been considered for this development, given the requirements to feed into the

substations, etc.

DDS advised there are numerous items that make up the assessment, but it is not

Council's decision to decide where individual property developments of any kind go,

it is up to individual proponents and property owners to come to Council with what

they see as developments they would like to undertake on their land. Discussions


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have been ongoing with the applicant for over a year and lengthy discussions have

been held with them looking at a whole range of possible sites. The challenge is not

only the substation that can accommodate the feed, you also need a willing

landowner, the right type of land, etc. On a theoretical basis are there other sites this

application could be placed on, yes, but this is the site where the land owner and the

proponent have been able to come to Council with a proposal that they feel will work.

Cr May queried in relation to the buffering and the flow of natural business as far as a

cane farmer is concerned and whether there will be any impacts or requirements on

them to prevent overspray, weed control and all the things that come with farming on

to the site, or is the onus on the applicant to provide sufficient buffering to the

adjoining cane land.

DDS advised the buffer has been conditioned by Council to be wider along all of the

boundaries than the applicant proposed in their own land, to try and take into account

a whole range of issues and reduce the impacts for both parties.

Cr Bella queried, as a non-committee member if now was the appropriate time for

him to ask a question.

Following clarification from the Chair, it was agreed it was an appropriate time for Cr

Bella to raise his query on the matter but he could not take part in the debate as a non-

committee member.

Cr Bella advised he is strongly against any other use of agricultural land and the

comments in relation to the creation of jobs from this proposal will be insignificant if

the economic viability of the sugar industry in this region is continued to be impacted.

This proposal did have other alternatives, they may have been difficult and not as

financially optimum however, there are other alternatives but for cane farming and

agriculture there is not.

Cr May queried in relation to the strategic cropping land, what is the difference

between strategic cropping land and good quality agricultural land.

DDS advised it is the maps on the different levels, the whole 165 hectares is mapped

as agricultural land, under the Mirani Planning Scheme. Under the Mackay Regional

Planning Scheme (MRPS) 108 hectares are not mapped as strategic cropping land.

The Regional Planning Interests Act, is a State map, and 50 hectares of the land is not

included in a locally important agricultural areas overlay mapping, which is the

overlay we have in the MRPS. Where some of the maps differentiate is the scale, the

high level State maps are done from a much less granular level. The MRPS should be

more accurate, but there are "point of time issues" as there are big sections of this land

which has only recently been convert to cane. 55 hectares of this land has only

recently been converted to cane which Council would not have mapped when Council

did their maps.

Cr May queried in relation to the MRPS and the mapping that was carried out for that

scheme is that using the old mapping or was new mapping carried out.


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DDS advised he would take this request on notice and advise when the mapping was

carried out to the Councillors.

Cr Camm advised for clarity the MRPS has been approved by the State which they

agree with the amount of good quality agricultural land that was zoned under the plan.

DDS advised even though the State considers good quality agricultural land they do

not consider this to be a more important State interest than renewable energy.

Cr Bonaventura queried if the adjoining farmers will have no restrictions placed on

them in undertaking their daily farming requirements.

DDS advised there are no additional requirements placed on any of the adjoining

farmers, Council is more concerned in conditioning the solar farm interfering with the

surrounding farming practices. Council has tried to be very conscious that there are

two competing opportunities with a range of land owners and have tried, as much as

possible, to find a way for everyone to co-exist.

Cr Englert sought clarification what percentage of the 165 hectares is currently under

cane.

The Mayor advised 110 of the 165 hectares as good arable cane land, whether this is

all under cane he is not sure.

DDS advised the total size of the parcel is 229 hectares and the solar farm is 165

hectares.

The Mayor advised 9,000 tonnes of cane is produced from this land.

Cr Englert advised he is happy with that information. Under the current MRPS are

there any potential sites zoned for this emerging industry or will there be going

forward in this region.

Cr Camm advised Mackay Regional Council has not undertaken the piece of work

required to identify potential sites for this type of industry because of the workload in

relation to the MRPS and asked the DDS to expand on this.

DDS advised Council has not undertaken this work at this stage and is conscious of

the requirements for this industry and Council is aware of many of these that will

make a solar farm work. When time allows this piece of work could be undertaken.

Under the current MRPS there are no areas designated for solar farms to be located.

Although regardless of Council's zoning it will come down to a willing land owner

and investor as well as the other factors to make the proposal work.

Cr Bonaventura queried the responsibilities of the stormwater runoff from

surrounding farms as currently this water would flow from farm to farm if the solar

farm is established.

DDS advised it is the same with any development there is a responsibility to manage

the existing flow, so whatever water comes now it has to be managed. Under the

conditions the solar farm operators are required to put in operational works for earth


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works and storm water detailing how they will manage both the quantity and the

quality, impact, etc. Everything that currently flows through this site is their

responsibility.

Cr Camm advised these requirements are outlined in condition 16 around the site

based storm water management plan that will have to be lodged with the operational

works application.

Cr Englert queried if a farmer would be required to apply for a development

application to install their own solar system within their property boundary to supply

power for their farming use.

DDS advised the scale of the project is important, if it is for their own operation then

they have a very wide discretion on what they do. If the farmer was intending to take

out a range of cane and install solar, the question that would be asked is the scale of

the project, and what are the activities that power would be used for.

Cr Englert queried if a precedent would be established if this application was

approved.

DDS advised Council assesses each application on the information included in the

application and information provided in this application Council officers believe they

can condition the solar farm to comply and it is an appropriate use for this land. The

option is always available to the elected members to approve or reject any application

presented to them for consideration. Also, the State has the overriding power to take

individual applications from Council's and approve them if they so wish.

Cr May queried in relation to the decision by the Minister in the Claire application

that she does not understand how the loss of the good quality agricultural land and

conversion to the solar project was justified. What was the Minister's view in the

Claire case, as most Governments will not give up good quality agricultural land

easily, as it has a relevance to this application.

DDS advised the Minister decided that both were equally good uses for the land and

now they would be farming green electricity rather than an edible product. The

current Government is very focused on green energy and have strong targets for 2020

that they are trying to meet and their assessment was, just like agriculture can only go

in certain areas, solar farms can only go in certain areas as well and if they want to

meet their targets they have to weigh up those competing priorities and the likely

result will be some loss of good quality agricultural land.

Cr Gee queried what percentage of cropping land can the sugar industry afford to loss

before viability becomes zero and costs the region the industry.

Cr Camm advised that is not a question for the elected members but a commercial

decision for the industry.

Cr Gee asked if the Mackay region can afford to lose the sugar industry.


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Cr Englert queried if the additional 1800 hectares Mackay Sugar are currently farming

is near the solar farm proposed site.

Cr Camm advised this is a commercial decision for Mackay Sugar or any other entity

to expand their cropping land, this is about the use of this site, this land and this

application and the decision and debate needs to be around this application.

Cr Englert advised his request was from information contained in the report on this

application and he was trying to ascertain the submitters concerns.

DDS advised this is mentioned in the report but they are not Council's comments they

are comments from the applicant in response to one of the submissions. Separate to

this application the MRPS is designed to protect and enhance the future of Mackay

Sugar and protect and enhance good quality agricultural land.



Moved Cr Englert Seconded Cr May

Cr Englert advised the amount of questions he felt he needed to ask reflects that this

decision is one of the most complicated he has had to consider in his two (2) years of

Council so far. When taking into account the importance Council places on

agricultural land and the opportunity to diversify the economy in this instance, he

feels it would be beneficial for the region to engage in this technology and start to

developing the skill set required. He notes the impacts are severely conditioned and

does not believe there will be many future applications given the requirements to

make it viable and on this occasion, he supports the Motion.

Cr Camm advised she will not be supporting the Motion on three (3) main reasons.

The State are ambivalent as to whether they prioritise good quality agricultural land or

renewable energy and as a region we have to identify where is our competitive

advantage and she believes this is with the good quality agricultural land. It is also

acknowledging that the good quality agricultural land is farmed for the benefit of the

sugar industry so they are able to meet their renewable targets. Or whether that good

quality agricultural land is maintained and upheld for other agricultural products. She

also highlighted the point that the report states the land will only be lost for 10 years,

10 years out of production is significant and she refutes the comments in the report

that the viability of this zoned land will continue to prove to be productive except that

now it will be producing a cleaner form of energy. She refutes this as she believes

this is an opinion and inappropriate that the sugar industry or any other agricultural

industry is not clean or has sustainable outcomes comparable to that of renewable

energy. She advised she is very supportive of solar farms but in relation to the

location that takes up over 165 hectares of good quality agricultural land, keeping

aside what is strategic cropping land, that could produce other products aside from

solar panels is why she will be voting against this motion.


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Cr May advised she agrees with Cr Englert, that this is one of the hardest decisions

that this Council has had to consider and probably will have to consider in its term of

Council. As an elected representative, she advised she weighs up the advantages and

disadvantages of whether to support the project or not and she is very conscious of the

maintenance of good quality agricultural land and it is a testing decision to make

today. There are two (2) points to why she will be supporting this motion, on page 69

of the report and the strategic cropping land and the land highlighted for the project it

helps her understand that only a small portion of the land being listed on the map is

strategic cropping land. Also, at any time in the future this land can be returned to

agricultural purposes. She mentioned that she also reflects on the decision made at

Claire and even if there is a different Government in the future the Courts will always

refer to cases that have been before.

The Mayor advised he would be speaking against the motion, this is a landmark

decision for Council and although Council is dealing with an individual application

for a material change of use for land, he struggles with three (3) areas within this

report. The dealings of the environmental outcomes for the rural zone and also for the

rural locality code and how that was dealt with. The main concern is Council has not

dealt with this particular industry within the MRPS yet. This is an emerging industry

in the Mackay region, and one that is supported. He advised it is not so much as

about the material change of use but rather about the industry that is already

established that is going through some tough economic times currently. He advised

he is not comfortable with the rural locality codes and the why it has been addressed

in this report and certainly not for the desired environmental outcome under the rural

zone as outlined in this report. He does not believe Council should be supporting this

motion at this particular stage for the sake of the sugar industry.

Cr Mann (nee Fordham) advised she was in favour of the motion as the MRPS does

not address solar farms, no other suitable sites have been identified and that part of the

site has only come under cane in 2016. Looking at the map for the strategic cropping

land this project is only a small portion and that is the reason why she will be

supporting the motion.

Cr Gee advised he would be speaking against the motion. He supports new industry

but not at the expense of existing industry, there were a lot of pros and cons to

consider on both sides and the fact that there is no identified sites for this type of

industry in our MRPS.

Cr Camm queried at this point whether it would be advantageous to consider a

Procedural Motion for the matter to lay on the table pending confirmation of some of

the points as raised.

Cr Williamson suggested that as a motion was already put, moved and seconded, that

he believed this should be addressed at this time.

LOST

Cr Camm, Gee, Williamson recorded their votes against the Motion. Cr Camm,

as the Chair, used her casting vote to vote against the Motion.


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Procedural Motion

That this matter lay on the table for reference by the next full Council meeting.

Moved Cr Williamson

Cr May queried if this was the correct procedure for consideration of this application

given that the matter had already been voted on.

Cr Camm requested the Chief Executive Officer to defer to the Executive Officer to

receive clarity on this process as to the use of a procedural motion given that the

original motion was lost.

Cr May suggested that the meeting be adjourned until the advice is given.

Procedural Motion

THAT as a procedural motion under Council's Standing Orders the meeting stands

adjourned until after 1.00 pm to enable the Special Ordinary Meeting of Council be

undertaken. Moved- Cr Camm

CARRIED

12.20 pm - Meeting adjourned at this time.


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2.07 pm - Meeting resumed at this time.

Following clarification of the process required, Cr Williamson advised he wished to

instead move a motion to provide direction from the Committee on this item. His

motion would address concern regarding the loss of good quality agricultural land and

the fact that an over-riding need to place the facility on good quality agricultural land

has not been demonstrated.


THAT Council refuses the application for a Material Change of Use - Major

Utility (Solar Farm) & Reconfiguration of a Lot via Long Term Leases (Leases

Greater than 10 Years) located at 75 R McClures Road, MIRANI and Lots 15, 16

and 17 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road, BENHOLME or more formally described as

Lot 18 on C124529, Lot 15 on CI1501, Lot 16 on CI1483 and Lot 17 on

C124511, for the following reasons –

• due to concern regarding the loss of Good Quality Agricultural Land

(GQAL) and the fact that an over-riding need to place the facility on

GQAL land has not been demonstrated.

Moved Cr Williamson Seconded Cr Gee

CARRIED

Cr Englert, Mann and May recorded their vote against the Motion.

Cr Camm, as Chair, used her casting vote to support the Motion.


MIN/08.11.2017 FOLIO 47313

8.3 DRAFT MINUTES CHARACTER AND HERITAGE ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

Author Manager Strategic Planning

Purpose

To receive the draft minutes of the Character and Heritage Advisory Committee of the

meeting held on October 13, 2017 for information purposes and consideration of any

recommendations.


THAT the Draft Character and Heritage Advisory Committee Minutes dated

October 13, 2017 be received.




Cr Mann (nee Fordham) highlighted some of the activities from the Character and

Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting held on 13 October 2017. The next Character

and Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting will be held in Sarina in 2018 with their

volunteers.

Cr Camm advised it was a great engagement process to travel around and engage with

the volunteers who are most knowledgeable about the regions heritage.

CARRIED

9. TENDERS:

Nil

10. CONSIDERATION OF NOTIFIED MOTIONS:

Nil


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11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

Mr Robert McCulloch tabled documentation for review by the Committee in relation to

the making of legislation by the Commonwealth, with a flow-on to the application of

the Local Government Act for Council’s, suggesting a question over the ability for the

Commonwealth to enact legislation given a query over the technical authority of the

sovereign to assent. He requested that Councillors simply review the documents and

offered to meet over them if required.

12. LATE BUSINESS:

Nil

13. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS:

13.1 APPROVED CONCESSIONS UNDER THE FACILITATING

DEVELOPMENT IN THE MACKAY REGION POLICY -

OCTOBER 2017

Confidential


THAT the Director's Recommendation be adopted.


CARRIED

Council Resolution

13.2 APPROVED SPONSORSHIP UNDER THE INVEST MACKAY

EVENTS AND CONFERENCE ATTRACTION PROGRAM -

OCTOBER 2017

Confidential



Moved Cr Mann (nee Fordham) Seconded Cr May

CARRIED

Council Resolution


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13.3 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MONTHLY LEGAL REPORT -

OCTOBER 2017

Confidential Legal Report - Subject to Legal Professional Privilege



Moved Cr Englert Seconded Cr Mann (nee Fordham)

CARRIED

14. MEETING CLOSURE:

The meeting closed at 2.19 pm.

15. FOR INFORMATION ONLY:

15.1 BUILDING STATISTICS REPORT - 01.10.17 - 31.10.17

For Council information only - no decision required.

Description Current Month Value of Works

Average Value of Detached Dwellings - $246,109.20

Average Cost of Attached Dwellings -

Average Dwelling Size 228 $233,539.88

No. of Detached Dwellings 16 $3,691,638.00

No. of Attached Dwellings -

Additions and Alterations 6 $283,977.82

Total Residential Applications 16 $3,736,638.00

Total All Applications 122 $10,444,811.82

Disclaimer: Total all applications includes all other Building Works applications not shown above


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Class Description October

2017

October

2016 YTD

Class 1 Class

1A

Single dwelling 27 33 324

Class

1B

Boarding House, guest house or hostel 0 0 0

Class 2 Building containing 2 or more sole-

occupancy units each being a separate

dwelling

0 0 0

Class 3 Residential building, other than a building of

Class 1 or 2

0 0 2

Class 4 Dwelling in building that is Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or

9

0 0 0

Class 5 Office Building 3 2 16

Class 6 Shop or other building for the sale of goods

by retail or the supply of services direct to the

public

6 3 51

Class 7 Class

7A

Carpark 0 0 0

Class

7B

Carpark 0 2 11

Class 8 Laboratory or a building in which a handcraft

or process for the production, assembling,

altering, repairing, packing, finishing or

cleaning of goods or produce is carried on for

trade, sale or gain

1 0 7

Class 9 Class

9A

Health care building 0 1 4

Class

9B

Assembly building 0 3 18

Class

9C

Aged care building 0 0 0

Class 10 Class

10A

Non-habitable building being a private

garage, carport, shed, of the like

67 64 602

Class

10B

Structure being a fence, mast, antenna,

retaining or free standing wall, swimming

pool, or the like

27 17 134

Class

10C

Private bushfire shelter 0 0 0

Sundry Demolition residential/commercial/industrial,

class n/a, class s/s

0 3 22

Total 131 128 1191


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15.2 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION INFORMATION - 01.10.17 TO 31.10.17

For Council information only - no decision required.

Development Applications Received

App No. Code /

Impact Address Applicant Description Officer

DA-2008-258/C

Code Lot 4 Melba Street, ARMSTRONG BEACH

Robert Dunn and Marcia R Dunn and Albin R Woolcock and others

Extension of Currency Period (4 Years) - Material Change of Use (Prelim Approval to override Planning Scheme) to allow development as if within the Village Zone AND Reconfiguration of 2 Lot (Development Permit) to create 65 Village Lots and 1 Parkland Lot.

Josephine McCann

DA-2011-167/B

Code 360 Bridge Road, WEST MACKAY

Cardiff Law Extension of Currency Period - Catering Shop, Commercial Premises, Multiple Dwelling Units, Shop

Dennis O'Riely

DA-2012-127/A

Code 15-23 Schapers Road, GLENELLA

Pointglen Developments Pty Ltd

Extension of Currency Period - 52 Multiple Dwelling Units (61 Keys)

Dennis O'Riely

DA-2013-330/A

Code 79 Lynette Drive, NINDAROO

Allbuild Approvals Extension of Currency Period - Dwelling House Extension & Garage (Steep Land Overlay)

Helle Jorgensen Smith

DA-2014-213/A

Code 19 The Crescent, NORTH MACKAY

Douglas Developments QLD Pty Ltd

Change Application - Combined Application - 1 Urban Residential Lot into 3 Lots & 2 Dual Occupancy

Darryl Bibay

DA-2015-116/A

Code 228 Mirani-Eton Road, MIRANI

Daniel Pietzner Extension of Currency Period - Boundary Realignment 2 Rural Lots in 2

Josephine McCann

DA-2015-77/B Code 7 Evolution Drive, PAGET

Taipan Corporation Pty Ltd

Change Application - General Industry (Pre-Delivery Centre)


DA-2015-78/A Code 78 Macs Truckstop Service Road, BALBERRA

Balberra Property Pty Ltd

Change Application - Shop (Fruit & Vegetable Outlet)

Josephine McCann

DA-2017-102 Code 18 Temples Lane, BAKERS CREEK

Denbass Pty Ltd 1 Low Density Residential Lot into 26 lots

Darryl Bibay

DA-2017-103 Code 5 Lowanna Avenue, BALBERRA

Russel S Thomsett Oversized Outbuilding Helle Jorgensen Smith

DA-2017-104 Code 60 Jardine Drive, ERAKALA

AAA Building Consultants

Dwelling House (Outbuilding) Josephine McCann

DA-2017-105 Code 1A Beaconsfield Road, BEACONSFIELD

RSL Care RDNS Limited

Residential Care Facility Dennis O'Riely

DA-2017-106 Code 39-41 Shuttlewood Drive, RICHMOND

Haber Excavations Reconfiguration of a Lot - 1 Lot into 2 Lots

Yet to be assigned.

DA-2017-107 Code 15-17 Iridium Drive, PAGET

Wall Planning & Environmental Consulting

Material Change of Use - Industrial Warehouse

Yet to be assigned.

DA-2017-22/A Code 158-160 Maggiolo Drive, PAGET

TAG Property Enterprises Pty Ltd

Change Application - Machinery and Vehicle Sales Showroom & Outdoor Sales Premises

Darryl Bibay

DA-2017-94 Code 61 Jardine Drive, ERAKALA

Andrew J Agius and Madelina G Agius

Dwelling House and Outbuilding Josephine McCann

DA-2017-98 Code 634 Barrie Lane, HOMEBUSH

Scott A Head and Assunta M Head

Boundary Realignment 2 Rural Lots into 2 Lots

Josephine McCann


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Development Applications Entering Decision Making Period

App No. Code /


13/1994/HIMIRD//A

Code 4 Blackmur Street MARIAN

Flow Empire Pty Ltd Change Application - Rezoning from Residential 'A' to Business and Consent for Indoor Entertainment (Dance Studio and Pilates Studio)

Josephine McCann

DA-2010-206/D Code 0 Beachwood Circuit BAKERS CREEK

Cougar Developments Pty Ltd

Extension Application (4 Years) & Change Application (Amendment of Infrastructure Charge Notice) - Reconfiguration of a Lot - 2 Rural Lots into 262 Urban Residential Lots, 1 Open Space Lot and 2 Balance Lots - The Waters Stages 2-5

Darryl Bibay

DA-2013-330/A Code 79 Lynette Drive NINDAROO

Allbuild Approvals Extension of Currency Period - Dwelling House Extension & Garage (Steep Land Overlay)


DA-2017-100 Code 55 Mdina Drive HABANA

Allbuild Approvals Dwelling House (Outbuilding > 200m2 and height dimensions)


DA-2017-101 Code 856 Maraju-Yakapari Road DUMBLETON

Kylie M Smith Boundary Realignment - 2 Rural Lots into 2 Lots


DA-2017-61 Code 22 Florence Street EIMEO

Scott C McDermott Dwelling House & Residential Storage Shed (Steep Land Overlay)


DA-2017-61 Code 22 Florence Street EIMEO

Scott C McDermott Dwelling House & Residential Storage Shed (Steep Land Overlay)


DA-2017-62 Code 38 Centurion Drive PAGET

Brelis Land Investments Pty Ltd

General Industry (Staged Engineering Workshop)

Darryl Bibay

DA-2017-64 Code 0 Homebush Road SANDIFORD

Vincenzo Germanotta Boundary Realignment - 15 Rural Lots into 14 Lots Tradable Development

Darryl Bibay

DA-2017-75 Impact 9 Van Moolenbroeks Road BALNAGOWAN

Rok Properties Pty Ltd Preliminary Approval for Material Change of Use & Reconfiguration of a Lot pursuant to s242 of SPA 2009 which varies the effect of the Mackay City Planning Scheme 2006 to facilitate an Equestrian Estate

Leah Harris

DA-2017-88 Impact 0 Midge Point Road MIDGE POINT

Carlisle Coast Developments Pty Ltd

Extractive Industry (Temporary Use 12 months) - Site Levelling Works


DA-2017-92 Code 0 Beachwood Circuit BAKERS CREEK

Ooralea Developments Pty Ltd

1 lot into 12 lots (11 Residential lots & 1 Balance lot)

Darryl Bibay

DA-2017-94 Code 61 Jardine Drive ERAKALA

Andrew J Agius and Madelina G Agius

Dwelling House and Outbuilding Josephine McCann

DA-2017-97 Code 289 Shakespeare Street MACKAY

Duchess Constructions Community Use (Vehicle Storage Shed)



MIN/08.11.2017 FOLIO 47319

Development Applications Finalised

App No. Code /


Approved Subject to Conditions

MCUC-ASPA-2015/125A

Code 22 David Muir Stree tSLADE POINT QLD 4740

Development Certification Minor Change Application - Warehouse


MCUC-ASPA-2017/22A

Code 158-160 Maggiolo Drive PAGET QLD 4740

TAG Property Enterprises Pty Ltd

Change Application - Machinery and Vehicle Sales Showroom & Outdoor Sales Premises

Darryl Bibay

MCUC-ASPA-2017/87

Code 275 Newmans Road DEVEREUX CREEK QLD 4753

Amber Grech Dwelling House and Secondary Dwelling.

Josephine McCann

MCUC-ASPA-2017/99

Code 19 Hunter Street WEST MACKAY QLD 4740

Madison S Strutynski and Michael F Cotter

Dwelling House (Airport Environs Overlay)

Darryl Bibay

MCUI-ASPA-2016/22

Impact 147 Andrew Fordyce Road MOUNT JUKES QLD 4740

Peter M Schofield Undefined Use (Function Facility) Josephine McCann

ROLC-ASPA-2017/80

Code Lot 600 Norwood Parade BEACONSFIELD QLD 4740

SHD Pty Ltd 1 Urban Expansion & 1 Split Zone into 39 residential lots plus 1 Local Utility lot & 2 Balance Lots (Kerrisdale Stage 3)

Dennis O'Riely

ROLC-ASPA-2017/85

Code 43 Pinevale Road PINEVALE QLD 4754

Statewide Survey Group Boundary Realignment 2 Rural Lots into 2 Lots

Darryl Bibay

ROLC-ASPA-2017/96

Code 38 Tamron Drive MOUNT PLEASANT QLD 4740

Charlie Camilleri and Pauline Camilleri

1 Low Density Residential Lot into 2 Lots

Dennis O'Riely

Generally in Accordance With

RECONF-IDAS-2006/497H

Code Lot 900 Diesel Drive PAGET QLD 4740

FKP Mackay Turf Farm No 1 Pty Ltd

Request to Consider Plans Generally in Accordance - Reconfiguration of 2 lots to create 59 industrial lots - Industroplex Estate Stages 5-8

Leah Harris

Relevant Period Extended

MCUC-ASPA-2012/410B

Code 10 Gold Street MACKAY QLD 4740

Akasa Pty Ltd Extension of Currency Period - Multiple Dwelling Units (6)

Darryl Bibay

MCUC-ASPA-2013/326A

Code 125 Holmes Road BAKERS CREEK QLD 4740

Michael J Fenech and Margaret-Mary Fenech

Extension to Currency Period (24 Weeks) Material Change of Use - Caretaker's Residence

Darryl Bibay

MCUCD-IDAS-2008/316C

Code 33 River Street MACKAY QLD 4740

33 River Street Pty Ltd Extension of Relevant Period (4 Years) - Material Change of Use - Commercial Premises (8 Storeys) and Catering Shop

Shane Kleve

ROLC-ASPA-2015/116A

Code 228 Mirani-Eton Road MIRANI QLD 4754

Daniel Pietzner Extension of Currency Period - Boundary Realignment 2 Rural Lots in 2

Josephine McCann

Application Lapsed

MCUI-ASPA-2017/70

Impact Lot 168 Murray Road ST HELENS BEACH QLD 4798

Visionstream Pty Ltd Telecommunications Facility Josephine McCann


MIN/08.11.2017 FOLIO 47320

Confirmed on Wednesday 6 December 2017.

………………………………………

CHAIRPERSON


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