Council is aware that community input into the development process is vital when assessing applications. Council endeavours to provide details of larger applications to the wider community to allow for easier community consultation.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONSENT NO. 461/04 – PINE DALE COAL MINE
Council is in receipt of a Modification of Consent Application from Enhance Place Pty Limited seeking to modify the existing coal transportation conditions for the approved development known as Pine Dale Coal Mine to enable the transport of coal via the public road network for a period of six (6) years following the date of approval * of the proposed modification. This proposed action is necessary as it has not been possible to gain access to the nearby private haul road. Additionally, the modification application seeks to increase annual production of the mine from 200,000tpa to 350,000tpa. The location of the proposal is Castlereagh Highway , Blackmans Flat and the property description is as follows: Part Portions 29, 290, 291 and Lot 21 DP 751636, Part Lots 31, 29, 30, 27, 34, Lot 33, DP 827626, Ben Bullen State Forest , Crown Roads – all encompassed by CCL 770.
The application and plans are on display at Council’s Customer Service Counter, in the Administration Centre, 180 Mort Street , Lithgow, until 4.30pm 26 February 2008 . Alternatively, a copy of the proposal can be found on Council’s website at www.council.lithgow.com
During this period any person may inspect the modification application and make written submissions on the proposal quoting Council's file reference DA 461/04. All submissions received within this period will be taken into consideration prior to Council's determination of the application. Persons wishing to be notified of the result of the application should request such in their submission. Should the application be approved, there is no right of appeal to the Land and Environment Court afforded to an objector.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mr G ary Wallace personally between 8.30am and 10.30am or by telephone (02) 63549999, Monday to Friday, in Council's Regional Services Division should you have any queries in relation to this matter.
* Providing the application is approved
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On 12 May 2006 the Acting Minister for Planning approved the concept plan for the Emirates luxury tourist facility at Wolgan Valley near Lithgow. Emirates is now seeking to modify the layout of the approved concept plan.
