Exhibition of Amended State Significant Development Application – Sutton Forest Sand Quarry

The amended State Significant Development Application for the Sutton Forest Sand Quarry is now available to view at the Department of Planning and Environment.

The amended proposal seeks to construct and operate a quarry that would involve:

• extraction of up to 1 million tonnes of sand products a year over 30 years;
• construction and operation of water management infrastructure, material processing and storage facilities;
• construction and use of supporting infrastructure such as offices, a workshop and weighbridge;
• construction of quarry access road and intersection;
• transportation of extracted material off-site by road; and
• rehabilitation of the site.

Key changes from the previously exhibited proposal include:

• reduced extraction area from 45 to 34 hectares;
• revised site layout;
• quarry access changed from an overpass to at-grade intersection; and
• blasting no longer proposed.

About the exhibition

An exhibition process allows any individual or organisation to have their say about a proposed development.

The Department of Planning and Environment (Department) has received an amended State significant development application for the above mentioned project. The application, amendment report, and accompanying documents are on exhibition from Tuesday 7 November 2023 until Monday 4 December 2023. You can view these documents online

at planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects.https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/sutton-forest-sand-quarry

At the time of publishing this advertisement, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has not directed that a public hearing should be held.

Controlled Action under Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)

Development in NSW can be subject to Commonwealth legislation, depending on the circumstances. The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water has decided that the proposed development – known as Sutton Forest Sand Quarry (2022/09313) for Commonwealth purposes – is a “controlled action” under the EPBC Act.

The public notice for the project may be found at epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/all-referrals.

Have your say

The Department encourages online submissions. To have your say online, search for this project at planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects and click on ‘Make a submission’. You will need to log in or create a user account.

If you cannot submit online, post or drop your submission to the address below, to arrive before the close of exhibition. If you would like your personal information to be withheld from publication, please clarify this in a separate cover sheet and only provide your personal information in that cover sheet. Do not include personal information in your submission as your submission will be published in full.

If you choose to send a paper-based submission, it is important that both the submission and mailing envelope are addressed to the nominated contact person below.

Please be aware that if you choose to send a paper-based submission and it is not addressed to the nominated

contact person, the submission will not be received by the Department and will instead be returned to sender.

Before making your submission: You should read the Department’s:

• disclaimer and declaration at planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/help/disclaimer-and-declaration; and
• privacy statement at planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy.

Please call 1300 305 695 if you wish to be provided with a copy. Your submission will be published on the NSW planning portal in accordance with our privacy statement and disclaimer and declaration.

In your submission, please include:

• your name and address (please ensure your personal details are provided in a separate cover sheet if you would like your details to be withheld from publication);
• the name of the project and the application number;
• a statement on whether you ‘support’ or ‘object’ to the application or if you are simply providing comment;
• the reasons why you support or object to the application;
• a declaration of any reportable political donations you have made in the last two years (visit planning.nsw.gov.au/assess-and-regulate/development-assessment/planning-approval-pathways/donations-and-gift-disclosure or phone 1300 305 695 to find out more); and
• a statement indicating you acknowledge and accept the Department’s disclaimer and declaration.

For more information, including a copy of the Department’s submissions policy, please go to planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/have-your-say.