Explore the approvals and applications for the Liverpool Range Wind Farm.
The Project received planning approval for up to 267 turbines from the Minister of Planning, NSW in March 2018. A copy of the final approval and conditions can be downloaded below.
You can also visit the Project page on the NSW Major Projects website, here.
The Project also received approval under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) issued by the Department of the Environment and Energy in June 2018 (reference EPBC 2014/7136), and can be downloaded below.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Liverpool Range Wind Farm was lodged with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) in July 2014, and can be downloaded below.
A Response to Submissions report was lodged with DPE, which was placed on public exhibition from 1 August 2014 to 1 October 2014. A copy of the RTS can be downloaded below.
In September 2022 a Modification Application was submitted to DPE for the Liverpool Range Wind Farm (Mod-1 Project). In response to submissions received during the public exhibition period we have made a number of changes and refinements to the Project. These changes are reflected in the Response to Submissions (RTS) Report and the Amendment Report.
The RTS Report, Amendment Report, and all updated environmental impact assessments have been submitted to DPE and are available to view on the NSW Major Projects portal. These reports detail the consultation completed to-date, how submissions received during public exhibition have been addressed, and clearly show the changes to the design and layout of the Project. DPE will review the documentation and make a determination on the Modification Application.
CLICK HERE to find out more about the RTS Project.
We are also seeking Commonwealth approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC).
An EPBC referral was prepared using the turbine infrastructure layout set out in the Modification Application that was lodged with DPE in September 2022, which proposed up to 220 turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 250 m.
The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) placed the Referral (EPBC 2022/09416) on public exhibition from 2 – 17 March 2023.
The Referral has been made based on potential impacts to Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) under the following Controlling Provisions under the EPBC Act:
Following the public exhibition period, the information included in the Referral, along with any comments received, will be used to help decide whether this proposed action:
Alternatively, it may be decided based on the information in the Referral that the action is clearly unacceptable (the referred action would have unacceptable impacts on matters protected under the EPBC Act and cannot proceed).
You can view the environment assessment process fact sheet here.
The Project will be assessed by way of Public Environment Report (PER) which will be subject to a further public exhibition process managed by the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
We will keep the community informed as this process progresses, including updates on the timeframes, via our website, shopfront, newsletters and advertisements.