Independent Planning Commission of New South Wales has granted planning approval to the development of Overland Sun Farming’s 110 MW Orange Grove Sun Farm.
The AUD94 million (US$63.86 million) large-scale renewable energy project will include the installation of about 330,000 solar panels on a large land area near the town of Gunnedah.
The Department of Planning has given the project a ‘state significant development’ status and upon its recommendation for approval, certain conditions have been set including monitoring and minimising any environmental impacts the project might produce. Other conditions include addressing the concerns raised by locals such as flood risks and visual impacts.
The project will also include the provision of increased setback and appropriate landscaping to lessen the visual impact of the solar farm.
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