Groundwater Extraction – Lot 13 & L14 Nettleton Road, Karrakup
Consultation has concluded and a decision has been made.
Outcome
At its February 2022 meeting, Council refused the application for the following reasons:
a. The proposed land use is not consistent with the objective of the ‘Rural’ zone and is therefore not approvable in accordance with clause 3.2.5 (a) of Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Town Planning Scheme No.2.
b. The proposed land use is not consistent with the objectives of the ‘Rural’ zone as contained within draft Local Planning Scheme No.3 and would therefore be a use that is not capable of approval under Local Planning Scheme No.3.
c. The proposed development does not achieve the objectives of the Local Planning Strategy relating to rural land.
d. The proposed development is inconsistent with the objectives of State Planning Policy 2.5 – Rural Planning, in so far as the development is not an agricultural development and is in competition with surrounding agricultural development for essential resources.
e. The proposed development is inconsistent with the objectives of State Planning Policy 2.9 – Water Resources, in so far as the proposal has not conclusively established its level of impact on the groundwater resource.
f. Insufficient information has been provided to adequately address traffic safety issues arising from the proposed development, specifically in relation to the inadequacy of sight lines identified at the intersection of Nettleton Road.
Background
The Shire has received a development application for a Groundwater Extraction operation at Lot 13 & Lot 14 Nettleton Road, Karrakup.
The development application seeks approval for the construction of two 50,000L and one 250,000L water tanks and a 20ft sea container for the purpose of extracting, filtering and storing groundwater to be bottled and sold off-site.
The proposed operations would entail the extraction of up to 50,000,000L of water per annum, with extraction occurring 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The extracted water would then be loaded into water tankers, being either a 15.5m single or 19m pocket B-Double. A maximum of four tankers are expected to access the site daily to load water.
Where can I view the proposal?
The documents setting out and explaining the proposal are available to view under the "Documents" section of this page.
