Town Planning Report - Other Change Composting Facility · 132005.638.06

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       It is also expected that the works recommended by the traffic expert under the TIA to improve
       the level of safety in Eumundi Noosa Road will be undertaken as soon as possible to facilitate
       the existing operation and further improve road safety.

       The applicant requests an opportunity to discuss the conditions of approval under the change
       application prior to the issue of the Decision Notice – Other Change, which allows for the
       proposed composting facility, as well as the altered staging of other approved components
       for the NRRC.


       12       Conclusion

       The proposed composting facility is centrally located within the existing operational area of
       the NRRC. The proposed facility is a logical extension of the existing organic waste
       management and processing on the site, which currently includes mulching and the sale of
       mulched green waste material.

       The proposed composting facility will improve the processing of organic waste, which includes
       some limited low odour food waste products not currently being processed at the NRRC. The
       compost facility will significantly value add to the existing organic waste processing and will
       result in an improved product that can be sold and used as a soil conditioner. No soil
       conditioning is being proposed with the current proposal.

       The proposed composting will replace the existing green waste mulching on the site. The
       proposed composting facility considered an ancillary component of the existing utility
       installation and therefore consistent with the intended use of the land for waste processing
       and recycling.

       A number of specialist reports have been prepared that demonstrate that the proposed
       composting facility will not worsen any adverse odour or water quality impacts, which can be
       managed within the site. It is also not expected that the proposed composting facility will
       worsen existing noise impacts, given the nature of the use, which replaces the existing
       mulching of green waste. Further, the associated noise impacts need to be considered in
       context with other operational aspects of NRRC operation, including concrete crushing and
       the continuous movement of use of heavy machinery other vehicles.

       The proposed composting facility is well located within a central location within the NRRC,
       which is also isolated and removed from the surrounding rural residential properties. The
       design of the development will also result in improved access and road safety measures being
       implemented and improved traffic flow within the site with additional weighbridges and
       increased queuing for vehicles.

       The proposed development will improve onsite processing of organic waste products in the
       form of a compost that could be used as a soil conditioner and sold in a similar manner to the
       current mulched green waste material. The proposed composting facility will provide
       significant community benefit by improving the organic waste processing at the NRRC, without



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