OSMI Australia submits planning permit for scaled-down wind farm

OSMI Australia has submitted its applications for planning approval to build the proposed Delburn Wind Farm to the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning.

The final project design for which planning approval is being sought comprises up to 33 turbines with a maximum height of 250 m.

The documents are now being reviewed for completeness by the planning division of DELWP and if found to be complete will be accepted for assessment.  Once DELWP advises that the application has been accepted for assessment, all the documents will be published on the OSMI website.

The Department controls the timing and process for the formal public comment period.  However, OSMI has requested that the project be ‘called in’ by the Minister for Planning to allow an independent planning panel to be convened giving the community the opportunity to put forward their views on the project through a public hearing process.

OSMI will provide regular updates as the approval progresses and outline opportunities for the community to provide input into the decision-making process.

The application has required a large number of documents to be prepared to assess the project and the planning permit application in total comprises over 2000 pages of information.  OSMI will be preparing and publishing summaries of the information that is included in each report to assist the community in navigating the documentation.