Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

Planning Assessment Report                                                                                                 Page 16
300 Kennedys Road, Lake Macdonald QLD 4563 – Extractive Industry




over Lot 3 on SP108094. In addition, Council’s Planning Scheme Strategy Map identifies the Site as being in an area
containing an “Extractive Resource”.

Although the Site comprises areas identified as “Agricultural Land Conservation Area”, Lot 3 on SP108094 was previously
utilised for the mining of clay materials (covered by Mining Lease No. 3742) as raw feed for the production of clay bricks
and pavers. As such, parts of the Site mapped as “Agricultural Land Conservation Area” on Lot 3 on SP108094 contain
disturbed areas subject to the mining activities previously conducted on-site. Areas identified as “Agricultural Land
Conservation Area” on Lot 2 on SP108094 will not be impacted upon. Lot 2 on SP108094 is included as part of the
application, as access to Lot 3 on SP108094 is gained from this lot.

The proposed development for extractive industry will be undertaken in a manner consistent with the disturbed areas (from
the previous mining activities) over the land. Impacts on the environment will be limited as all proposed activities will be
within existing disturbed areas, with no extension outside of the existing mining lease operational area.

The proposed development will be guided by a Site Based Management Plan (“SBMP”) prepared for the Site. The SBMP
provides a framework for environmental management on the Site and is a practical guide at the operational level to contain
impacts. The SBMP has been prepared to assist in the management and protection of surrounding environmental values
and describes how the operator proposes to manage potential environmental impacts which may be caused by carrying
out extractive industry activities (refer ATTACHMENT 8 – SITE BASED MANAGEMENT PLAN).

SPP1/03 Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire, and Landslide

State Planning Policy 1/03 (SPP1/03) took effect on 1 September 2003.

SPP1/03 requires the identification of natural hazard management areas within which minimising risks to the community
should be a key consideration in development assessment and the preparation of planning schemes.

SPP1/03 applies to material changes of use and associated reconfigurations in natural hazard management areas for
flood, bushfire, or landslide that:

      increase the number of people living or working in the natural hazard management area (e.g. residential development,
      shopping centres, tourist facilities, industrial or commercial uses) except where the premises are only occupied on a
      short-term or intermittent basis (e.g. by construction/maintenance workers, certain agricultural and forestry workers);
      or
      involve institutional uses where evacuating people may be particularly difficult (e.g. hospitals, education
      establishments, child care, aged care, nursing homes and high security correctional centres); or
      involve the manufacture or storage of hazardous materials in bulk; or
      would involve the building or other work described in (b) and (c) below as an intrinsic element of the development
      proposal.

In relation to the Site, the main issue in relation to SPP1/03 is the impact of Bushfire. The Site is shown on the Noosa
Shire Planning Scheme Overlay Mapping (OM3.4 Natural Hazard Overlay Map (Bushfire and Acid Sulfate Soils)) as being
located in a “Medium Bushfire Hazard Area”. The Site is not constrained by Flooding or Landslide, as shown on Overlay
Map OM3.3 Natural Hazard Overlay Map (Landslide and Flooding).

All extraction activities included as part of the proposed development will be undertaken in a manner consistent with the
existing mining lease approvals over the land.

The proposed development for extractive industry is no different to the historical mining activities over the land. The only
difference to the historical mining activities over the land in comparison to this application for extractive industry is that the
extraction of the clay material will be used for its physical properties as fill (e.g. for rehabilitation purposes for the Neales
Quarry and White Pit Quarry to the south of the Site) as opposed to using the clay material for its ceramic properties
(which is defined as a “mineral” under the Mineral Resources Act 1989).

The approval sought is for a limited purpose (to enable rehabilitation of the mining leases to the south of the Site at Neales
Quarry and White Pit Quarry). It is anticipated that the volume of material required can be hauled within a 2 year period
from commencement of the operations.


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