Planning Agreements

Orana Battery Energy Storage System SSD-45242780

Development of a 400 MW battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure and connection works

Planning Agreement (PDF 7MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 1.5MB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay Council $1.3 million at commencement of operations, which will be utilised for the Wellington Road Shared Pathway
• The Developer to pay to Council $160,000 from Year 8 onwards and annually
• Council to allocate monetary contributions towards community benefits identified in the Renewable Energy Benefit Framework
• Funds will be indexed in accordance with CPI

The Planning Agreement will result in Council receiving $3,200,000 (subject to CPI increases) over a 20-year period.

Forest Glen Solar Farm SSD-9451258

Construction and operation of a 90 MW solar farm and associated infrastructure at 30L Minore Road, Dubbo

Planning Agreement including Explanatory Note (PDF 2.5MB)

Development Application

 The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay Council $200,000 per year
• Council to allocate monetary contributions towards social housing development schemes which aim to provide an innovative assistance solution to develop community housing in the Dubbo Regional Local Government Area
• Funds will be payable annually, commencing from construction commencement date
• Funds will be indexed in accordance with CPI

The Planning Agreement will result in Council receiving $1,000,000 (subject to CPI increases) over a 5-year period.

Spicers Creek Wind Farm SSD-41134610

Construction, operation and decommissioning of a wind farm with up to 122 turbines, a battery with nominal storage of 400MW/400MWh and ancillary operating infrastructure, approximately 25km north west of Gulgong

Planning Agreement (PDF 7.3MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 95.4KB)             

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay 1.5% of the Capital Investment Value of the final layout of the projected, prorated based on the number of turbines in the Dubbo Regional LGA

• Council to allocate the monetary contributions across five funding streams as follows:
  Funding part 1 – Strategic Projects
  Years 1 – 5: 54% of the total (project nominated as replacement of the Forestvale Road causeway with a bridge)
  Year 6 onwards: 54% of the total
  Funding part 2 – Community benefit fund
  Years 1 – 5: 6% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 6% of the total
  Funding part 3 – Road projects
  Years 1 – 5: 38% of the total
  Funding part 4 – Local Projects
  Year 6 onwards: 38% of the total
  Funding part 5 – Administration
  Years 1 – 5: 2% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 2% of the total

• Funds will be payable to Council annually, commencing from the construction of the project, for the life of the project (30 years).
• Funds will be indexed in accordance with CPI from the Anniversary of the date of the Agreement.

Dubbo Quarry Continuation Project State Significant Development SSD-10417

Expansion of an extractive industry (quarry) at 22L Sheraton Road, Dubbo (Lot 222 and Part Lot 221 DP1247780, Part lot 100 DP628628)

Planning Agreement including Explanatory Note as Appendix (PDF 7.1MB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay Council a single lump sum of $600,000 (plus 1 year of CPI) within 1 year of the SSD consent being operational, for improvements of Sheraton Road
• The Developer to pay to Council $0.10 per tonne (subject to CPI increases) of material extracted from the Western Extraction Area and/or the Southern Extraction Area
• Council to allocate the monetary contributions towards the maintenance of impacted roads

Planning Agreement (PDF 7MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 83.5KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to dedicate 1,196m² of road along the Minore Road frontage to Council for road widening purposes
• The Developer to receive a credit of $55,000 to the overall amount payable under the amended Section 94 Contributions Plan for Roads, Traffic Management and Car Parking
• The Developer to pay $107,801.90 to Council for the Citywide Planning Unit under the Section 7.11 Open Space and Recreation Facilities 
• The Developer to receive a credit of $246,084.30 to the overall amount payable under the Section 7.11 Open Space and Recreation Facilities for the prior transfer of Lot 11 DP1142232 to Council

Planning Agreement (PDF 5MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 866.6KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council $3,309 per annum (subject to CPI increases) per turbine constructed or under construction;
• Council to allocate the monetary contributions across four funding streams as follows:
  Funding part 1 – Strategic analysis
  Years 1 – 5: 15% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 0% of the total
  Funding part 2 – Strategic projects
  Years 1 – 5: 38% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 45.5% of the total
  Funding part 3 – Community benefit fund
  Years 1 – 5: 38% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 45.5% of the total
  Funding part 4 – Road maintenance works
  Years 1 – 5: 9% of the total
  Year 6 onwards: 9% of the total

• A committee established by Council to administer the expenditure of monetary contributions under Part 3 Community benefit fund.

The Planning Agreement will result in Council receiving up to $320,973 per annum (subject to CPI increases) over the project’s 25 year duration.

Planning Agreement
 (PDF 8.1MB)

Deed of Assignment (PDF 3MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 428.6KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to receive a credit of $2,360,200 (subject to CPI increases) for the provision of stormwater infrastructure, including stormwater basins and in-kind contributions;
• The Developer to receive a credit of $2,202,000 (subject to CPI increases) for development in respect to proposed Lot 10, including landscaping, future maintenance, works in respect to supervised public visitation inside the former communications bunker, and for the dedication of the land to Council;
• The Developer to receive a credit of $611,000 (subject to CPI increases) for the construction of a signalised intersection on Cobra Street, which is approximately 30% of the overall value of the works; and
• The Developer to pay to Council infrastructure contributions in accordance with 7.11 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 after the credits have been exhausted.

Planning Agreement including Explanatory Note as Appendix (PDF 760.4KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council $0.10 per tonne (subject to CPI increases) of material extracted from the site for a period of 30 years
• Council to allocate the monetary contributions towards the maintenance of Sheraton Road, Dubbo

Planning Agreement (PDF 6.9MB)

Explanatory Note (PDF 355.1KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council the following amounts per annum (subject to CPI increases) for the duration of the agreement or cessation of the operations of the development:
  Funding part 1 – Maintenance of Obley/Toongi Road: $300,000
  Funding part 2 – Providing and maintaining community infrastructure, local social amenity, or advancement of the economic development of the LGA: $84,000
• The Developer to pay to Council $230,000 per annum (subject to CPI increases) for the first 10 years of the agreement or cessation of the operations of the development for developing the local road network for new or expanded housing developments

The Planning Agreement will result in Council receiving up to $9,980,000 (subject to CPI increases) over the project’s 20 year duration.

Planning Agreement including Explanatory Note as Schedule 2 (PDF 6.2MB)

Deed of Assignment (PDF 2.6MB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council $0.60 per tonne (subject to CPI increases) of material dispatched from the site
• The Developer to upgrade the intersection at Rawsonville Road and Burraway Road when the production level from the quarry reaches 75,000 tonnes per annum averaged over the previous three years
• The Developer to upgrade Rawsonville Road to a bitumen seal, if deemed necessary by an independent review, when the production level from the quarry reaches 90,000 tonnes per annum averaged over the previous three years

Planning Agreement (PDF 843.3KB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council the following amounts per annum (subject to CPI increases), and Council to allocate the monetary contributions across three funding streams as follows:
  Funding part 1 – Community benefit fund: $50,000
  Funding part 2 – Road maintenance: $25,000
  Project related Council administration and observations: $10,000
• The Developer to pay to Council $120 per tonne (subject to CPI increases) plus any carbon cost imposed by the waste management facility that accepts the waste generated by the project.

The Planning Agreement will result in Council receiving up to $85,000 per annum (subject to CPI increases) over the project’s 25 year duration.

Planning Agreement (PDF 7.2MB)

Development Application

The Planning Agreement requires:

• The Developer to pay to Council $250 per annum (subject to CPI increases) based on the number of persons employed during the construction phase
• The Developer to pay to Council $150 per annum (subject to CPI increases) based on the number of persons employed during the operational phase, plus $400 per person (subject to CPI increases) based on the number of persons who reside in the Local Government Area
• The Developer to pay to Council $250 per annum (subject to CPI increases) based on the number of persons employed during the rehabilitation phase