Noise and Air Quality Impact Assessment W D Milligan 31 July 2014

                                                                   MWA Environmental




   1.3        SURROUNDING LAND USES

   Land uses surrounding the site are generally rural properties. A number of
   smaller rural properties are situated to the south of the subject site, along Top
   Forestry Road.

   State Forest adjoins the subject site to the west.

   The subject site and surrounding properties are heavily vegetated which will
   assist in the dispersion of odour and dust emissions from the proposed poultry
   sheds.

   The minimum setback distance between the proposed poultry sheds and a
   surrounding residence is approximately 850 metres. The majority of surrounding
   dwellings are elevated above the level of the proposed poultry sheds, with
   intervening gullies. These topographical features are likely to assist in minimising
   the impacts of odour and dust emissions from the poultry sheds during the typical
   worst-case dispersion conditions (i.e. calm, stable conditions) as the odour plume
   will tend to drain into the gullies rather than be transported directly to elevated
   residential dwelling locations.

   The surrounding land uses are shown on the aerial photograph included as
   Figure 2.

   For the purposes of this assessment twenty-eight (28) of the surrounding
   residences have been identified as R1 to R28 as shown on Figure 3.



   1.4        PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

   It is proposed to construct poultry growing sheds on the subject site as a two
   stage development. Stage 1 of the development will comprise five sheds (Shed 1
   to Shed 5), with the further three sheds (Shed 6 to Shed 8) to be constructed as
   Stage 2 of the development.

   This assessment has addressed the impact of the full poultry farm development
   (i.e. Stage 1 and Stage 2). A stand-alone assessment of Stage 1 was not
   warranted as noise, odour and dust emissions will all be lower for Stage 1 as
   compared to the full development.

   The farm will be accessed via the existing roadway through the site off Top
   Forestry Road.

   The sheds are proposed to be 100 to 130 metres long by 16.0 to 16.5 metres
   wide aligned along the ridgelines through the site. Necessary earthworks to
   supplement the existing terracing will be undertaken to provide level pads for the
   sheds and service roadways.




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