SINGLETON council has suggested that the proponents of the Howes Valley Duck Farm withdraw their application due to the inadequate information supplied.
If the proponent resubmits it will be the third time.
Singleton Council director planning and regulations Mark Ihlein said the proponent needs to decide what they want to do.
“The information they provided does not satisfy the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000,” he said.
This was identified in April this year and property developers Aconsult, on behalf of RA and DE Shepherd, were required to address 13 issues in their Environmental Impacts Statement.
A response to council’s request for additional information was received within the deadline.
However the response still did not meet council’s requirements for a valid EIS for the development.
“There are a lot of issues with it and we have to be sure it is a true application,” Mr Ihlein said yesterday.
Mr Ihlein said no formal notification of the proponent’s response to council’s advice to withdraw has yet been received.
“I can’t imagine they would want to give up though as they have put so many resources into the application,” he said.
While the application will be provided for final approval to the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP), Mr Ihlein said that council still needs to have an application that satisfies its requirements.
Among the issues not addressed adequately in the EIS was suitable public consultation, Aboriginal Archeological Assessment and water licensing issues.
Owner Ray Shepherd told The Singleton Argus yesterday that he was in the process of conducting an Aboriginal Archeological survey.
“I’m not going to give up,” he said.
“I am trying to do the right thing and every time I am asked to provide something else I try and do it.
“I am crossing all the environmental issues as we come to them.”
Mr Shepherd said he will be re-submitting the development application.
If the proponent resubmits it will be the third time.
Singleton Council director planning and regulations Mark Ihlein said the proponent needs to decide what they want to do.
“The information they provided does not satisfy the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000,” he said.
This was identified in April this year and property developers Aconsult, on behalf of RA and DE Shepherd, were required to address 13 issues in their Environmental Impacts Statement.
A response to council’s request for additional information was received within the deadline.
However the response still did not meet council’s requirements for a valid EIS for the development.
“There are a lot of issues with it and we have to be sure it is a true application,” Mr Ihlein said yesterday.
Mr Ihlein said no formal notification of the proponent’s response to council’s advice to withdraw has yet been received.
“I can’t imagine they would want to give up though as they have put so many resources into the application,” he said.
While the application will be provided for final approval to the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP), Mr Ihlein said that council still needs to have an application that satisfies its requirements.
Among the issues not addressed adequately in the EIS was suitable public consultation, Aboriginal Archeological Assessment and water licensing issues.
Owner Ray Shepherd told The Singleton Argus yesterday that he was in the process of conducting an Aboriginal Archeological survey.
“I’m not going to give up,” he said.
“I am trying to do the right thing and every time I am asked to provide something else I try and do it.
“I am crossing all the environmental issues as we come to them.”
Mr Shepherd said he will be re-submitting the development application.
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