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(h)       disturbance of buildings and features, including natural features, of cultural heritage
          significance.

The proposal complies with the above Performance Outcomes for the following reasons;

      •   The proposal is not a noisy land use as the firefighting tanks are NOT manufactured from
          steel but vacuum moulded carbon fibre;

      •   Does not generate abnormal quantities of traffic. The existing access for the use is located
          to the southern side of Wimmers which has sufficient sightlines for exit and entry to the site;

      •   Does not dimmish the productive capacity of the land as the shed is not located on ALCA
          and the land can still be used for any suitable agricultural use. As an example, the existing
          green house could continue its use for intensive cropping purposes with the relevant
          approvals;

      •   The shed occupies around 0.14% of the land area resulting in more than 99.86% of the land
          to be used for agricultural purposes;

      •   The use would not negatively affect cattle grazing or cropping uses onsite given that it is
          not a noisy use and leaves more than 99% of the land for agricultural pursuits;

      •   Notwithstanding the availability of the land to be used for agricultural purposes mentioned
          above, the land’s agricultural uses are limited as the properties topsoil qualities are severely
          diminished as the site has historically been a turf farm, which erodes the topsoil with each
          harvest;

      •   The shed is nearly 300m from the nearest sensitive land use with most dwellings being more
          than 350m – 600m from the shed.

      •   The shed is located behind vegetation and is not seen from any surrounding or adjoining
          properties;

      •   Access is via an easement located on another adjoining non-agricultural use (Wimmers), so
          there is no negative impact on vehicle entry or exit.

      •   While the shed is located in the riparian buffer, there is no additional impacts to the
          ecological values of the area. In fact the operation has less environmental impact as no
          herbicides, fungicides or chemical fertilisers are used, which may be used in agricultural uses.



7.7 Industry Activities Code

The Performance Outcomes PO1, PO2, PO3 and PO10 are relevant to this proposal and provided
below for reference.

PO1
Industry activities are located on a site suitable for their intended purpose and are supported by
adequate infrastructure and services.


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