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2015-11-10 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda
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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 10 NOVEMBER 2015
The current crop of tomato plants within the greenhouse are planted at ground level in irrigated
grow bags and not into the soil. The irrigation system is therefore a ‘closed loop system’, with
nutrient rich water associated with the crop not entering the groundwater or nearby waterways.
However, the site is located between two existing waterways and flood modelling indicates
flooding of up to 1m in a 10% AEP event and 1.7m in a 1% AEP event through the greenhouse.
Earlier this year a moderate event occurred with up to 1m of water flooding the greenhouse,
washing grow bags into the waterway and requiring extensive clean-up. To minimise the risk of
this reoccurring in moderate flood events and considering the crop is not planted in the ground, it
is recommended that the application be approved, subject to a condition requiring the crop to be
raised above the 10% AEP flood level (approx 1m high) using a suitable racking system prior to
the planting of the next crop.
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