The Shire has received an application seeking approval for the use of Industry Extractive & EIL at the above lot. The development involves the following:
Two (2) stages of extraction are proposed. Stages 1-4 have already been approved, the subject application relates to stages 5 and 6 only. Stage five is proposed to include the extraction of 30,003.8m3 of gravel from 2ha. Stage 6 is proposed to include the extraction of 29,115.3m3 of gravel from 1.94ha. Access to the site is proposed to be taken from Nybo Road. Five (5) truck movements in and out of the site per day are proposed. Proposed hours of operation are 7am – 5pm on Monday – Friday. No operations are proposed on public holidays. Excavation is proposed to extend no deeper than 1.5m below natural ground level. Final batter gradients will be no greater than 1:6. Clearing of 25 trees in a 0.19Ha area is proposed. Crushing and Screening of gravel extracted from stages 5 and 6 will be undertaken on an already extracted area within stages 1- 4 on Lot 202 Nybo Road.