Question - Planning

Question

Number
50
Subject
Planning
(Assessment of Ainslie Volcanics)
Asked by
Rattenbury, Shane
Directed to
Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development
Question asked on
05 December 2024
Answer due on
05 January 2025
Question asked
  1. What investigations have been undertaken for Block 3 Section 60 Ainslie into (a) the environmental values and (b) First Nations heritage values.
  2. When were any environmental investigations undertaken.
  3. In relation to the approved development application for a telecommunications facility on Block 3 Section 60 Ainslie, what decision making process was undertaken to exempt the application from an environmental significance opinion.
  4. Why was an environmental significance opinion deemed unnecessary.
  5. In environmental investigations undertaken for the site, what was the extent of (a) natural temperate grasslands and (b) exotic grasslands.
  6. How many species classified as threatened under the Nature Conservation Act or the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation Act were identified on the block.