MCU12/0184 & ERA12/0087 Objection R Ritchie

sensitive land uses in the future and the modelling has not considered noise, odour and
dust impacts on these land parcels.

The final paragraph states: 'For the purposes of this asseSSlllellt twenhj-eigllt (28) of the
surrounding residences llave been identified as Rl to R28 as SIUJ7:Vll
                                                                     on Figure 3'.

At least 12 more nearby properties have not been included in the assessment as potential
receptors.

• Since the proposal includes the use of many nearby properties for the amelioration of
noise, dust and odour, these landowners are being denied their natural rights to build
sheds or associated property infrastructure on large sections of their land due to the close
proximity to the sheds. In addition, they would not be able to have unrestricted access to
work on and enjoy the parts of their property subject to the effects of the pollution.

• Many more district residents are effectively being expected to remain enclosed indoors
at various times of the day.


1.4 Proposed Development
Paragraph 1: 'It is proposed to construct poultry growing sheds 011 the subject site as a two-stage
deve/oplllellt. Stage 1 will cOlllprisefive sheds (Shed 1 to Shed 5), with the further three sheds (Slled
6 to Slled 8) to be collstructed as Stage 2 of the deve/0plllwt'.

The SCC Ordinary Meeting Updated Report (12 December 2013) states: 'The Queenslalld
Farllling Manager of Ingllallls has provided writtell confirlllation that most new facilities llave a
capacity of 240,000 birds and that a capacity of less than 200,000 may not be viable. As a result, the
applicmlt does not consider it feasible to reduce the 11Ilmberof sheds 011 the site'.
• Therefore the proposed two-stage development will not be viable, since the number of
birds at anyone time (in five sheds) would only be approximately 144,000.

Page 3, paragraph 2: 'TIle locations of tIle proposed poultry sheds on the subject site are shown on
Figure 4'.
Since the sheds must be aligned with the various ridgelines, possible placement of the
sheds is severely restricted. Figure 4 shows ventilation fans pointing in the direction of
several sensitive receptors and, in some cases, directly at the back of nearby chicken sheds,
as with 4,5 - 6, and 7 - 8. The Queensland Guidelines - Meat Chicken Farms (page 20 - A3)
states: 'Fans on tWIIIe/-ventilated sheds SllOUldbe located on the wd of ti,e shed tllat is furthest
frolll sellsitive lmld uses to lIIinimise the impacts of odour'.


2.0 Noise Impact Assessment
2.1
• Figure 5 shows the location of the noise data logger used to determine current ambient
noise levels. The data logger would have been influenced by noise from two dwellings
(136 and 146), the avocado operation and the shared access road. This data may not be
representative of lower ambient noise levels in the surrounding area. Noise from the
ongoing avocado industry has not been considered.

•     The 8-day period in Feb 2012 is not a significant time frame



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