2014-09-16 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 September 2014




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   16 September 2014

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           ORDINARY MEETING UPDATED REPORT                           12 DECEMBER 2013

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            infrastructure networks
           [Public Parks & Land for Community Faciities            |         $27,648,
           [TOTAL (June 2013index)=                                |S       8184320)
            PROPOSAL
           The application seeks approval for a Material Change of Use for Animal Husbandry Type 2 —
           Intensive (Poultry Farm) and Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA 4 - Poultry Farming),
           situated at 136 Top Forestry Rd, Ridgewood.
           The development involves the construction of 8 x 100m to 130m long x 16m wide sheds
           along the ridgeline of the site, and proposes to carry in the order of 235,554 birds at any one
            time. This is a reduction to the number of birds previously proposed of between 250,000 —
           300,000 birds. The applicant indicates the process involves rearing day old chicks to
           chickens for a period of 6-9 weeks, before being removed from the site for chicken meat
           production (batch cycle).
           Feed for the birds, is brought onto the site throughout the batch cycle by 19m B-doubles with
           deliveries generally made between Sam to 4pm and focused mostly during the first half of the
           batch cycle (weeks 1-5). The grown chickens are then removed from the site during weeks
            5 - 8 commencing at 2:30am when the birds are less active.
           The applicant proposes that upon completion of the bird growing cycle, the sheds are
           cleaned out and prepared for the next batch cycle over a 1 - 2 week period. Spent litter from
           the sheds is proposed to be stockpiled within 2 bunded areas for a period of 4 to 5 weeks,
           before being spread onto the existing avocado orchard. The bunded areas have a total lineal
           distance of 300m x 20m wide and are located adjacent to the proposed sheds.
            A Preliminary Operational Management Plan has been prepared by the applicant to address
           the operation of the proposed poultry farm and the existing avocado farm.
            Background
           The location of the subject site in relation to its surrounds is shown on the image below:

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