❓ A parliamentary question regarding a proposed poultry farm in Gingin, focusing on free-range farming, water usage, and the applicability of planning and environmental policies. The response clarifies the relevant policies and their non-binding nature.
AnsweredQoN 755Legislative Council
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(1) Are rotating compound areas to be used in the proposed poultry farm in Gingin? (2) If yes to (1), where would water used for revegetation be provided from? (3) What aspects of the Western Australian Planning Commission Poultry Farms Policy, State Planning Policy (SPP) 4.3, refer specifically to free range egg farms? (4) What plans does the Government have to address the increasing popularity of free range farming in SPP 4.3? (5) Is Environmental Protection Guidance Statement No. 3 applicable to poultry farms? (6) If no to (5), why not? (7) If yes to (5), is it binding? (8) If no to (7), why not?
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Answered
18 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
27 days
(1) It is not clear what is meant by rotating compound areas. The proposal referred to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is described in the Statement of Reasons published on the EPA's website (Poultry Farm Lot 7974 Cowalla Road Wanerie).
(2) Not applicable.
(3)
State Planning Policy 4.3 - Poultry Farms
Policy
does not refer specifically to free range egg farms.
(4) A review of State Planning Policy 4.3 is currently being considered.
(5) Yes,
Environmental Protection Guidance Statement No. 3 Separation Distances between Industrial and Sensitive Land Uses
does include guidance on generic buffer distances for Poultry Industry: Intensive Farming.
(6) Not applicable.
(7) No,
Environmental Protection Guidance Statement No. 3 Separation Distances between Industrial and Sensitive Land Uses
is a guidance statement only. The guidance indicates that each case needs to be considered on its merits based on specific information related to the case.
(8) The EPA publishes guidance statements to assist stakeholders' interaction with the referral and environmental impact assessment processes provided for under Part IV of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
The guidance statements have no regulatory status.
(2) Not applicable.
(3)
State Planning Policy 4.3 - Poultry Farms
Policy
does not refer specifically to free range egg farms.
(4) A review of State Planning Policy 4.3 is currently being considered.
(5) Yes,
Environmental Protection Guidance Statement No. 3 Separation Distances between Industrial and Sensitive Land Uses
does include guidance on generic buffer distances for Poultry Industry: Intensive Farming.
(6) Not applicable.
(7) No,
Environmental Protection Guidance Statement No. 3 Separation Distances between Industrial and Sensitive Land Uses
is a guidance statement only. The guidance indicates that each case needs to be considered on its merits based on specific information related to the case.
(8) The EPA publishes guidance statements to assist stakeholders' interaction with the referral and environmental impact assessment processes provided for under Part IV of the
Environmental Protection Act 1986.
The guidance statements have no regulatory status.
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