Town Planning Report - Other Change Composting Facility · 132005.638.06

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       The proposed built form to house the facility is a combination of covered roof structures and
       other buildings that have a maximum building height of 8.6m from finished ground level (refer
       Attachment 3C).




       Figure 3C – Extract of Site Elevations

       6.3      Technical Reports
       A number of technical reports have been prepared for the application, which are briefly
       summarised below. It is noted that a Noise Impact Assessment has not been prepared for the
       proposed composting facility. This is because the composting facility replaces the existing
       green waste mulching already occurring on the site. Further, the current operation also
       includes concrete crushing and other activities including heavy vehicle movements, which are
       also significant noise generating sources. Given the isolated location of the NRRC and its
       current operation, including some noise generating sources, it is not expected that the new
       composting facility would significantly worsen existing noise impacts emanating from the site.

       6.3.1 Traffic Impact Assessment

       The applicant has engaged Pekol Transport and Traffic who has prepared a Traffic Impact
       Assessment (TIA) for the NRRC, including the proposed development (refer Attachment 5).
       The TIA includes consideration of the existing operating conditions, the proposed composting
       facility, the existing and proposed internal road layout and weighbridge locations, traffic
       management within the site, including queuing lengths and any traffic impacts likely to be
       generated off the site, as well as any road safety implications.

       Based on the assessment undertaken the proposed development is expected to generate a
       total of 30 additional trips during the Tuesday and 28 additional trips during the Sunday peak
       hours. However, the additional traffic generated by the proposed composting facility does not
       warrant mitigation works on the state-controlled road network.




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