On 21 December 2005, the NSW Minister for Planning granted Cemex (now Holcim Australia) consent for the proposed 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Lynwood Quarry. Since the original development approval, three minor modifications have been made to the Development Consent, including reconfiguring of the rail load out and site facilities to optimise site infrastructure and layout.
Environment Impact Statement (Original)
As part of the application to the Department of Planning, a detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared. This report assesses the potential environmental effects of the project and outlined proposed methods for addressing these. Areas of assessment included: socio-economics, soils, air quality, traffic, groundwater, surface water, ecology, noise and blasting, Aboriginal archaeology and historic heritage. The EIS can be viewed via the links below:
- Environmental impact statement: Main text
- Project team, EIS form & land schedule
- Authority correspondence
- Socio-economic assessment
- Soils analysis
- Traffic assessment
- Groundwater assessment
- Surface water management
- Ecology assessment
- Noise & blasting assessment
- Aboriginal archaeology assessment
- Historic heritage assessment
Modification No. 1
Modification No. 2
- Environmental assessment: Main text
- Appendix 1 – EA Form, Project Team & Schedule of Lands
- Appendix 2 – Community Consultation Newsletters
- Appendix 3 – Ecological Assessment of Significance
- Appendix 4 – Aboriginal Archaeological Assessment
- Appendix 5 – Air Quality Assessment
- Appendix 6 – Noise Assessment
- Response to submissions
- Notice of modification
- Assessment report
Modification No. 3
Modification No. 4
On 18 November 2015 Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd lodged an application to modify the Lynwood Quarry Development Consent. The modification seeks to transition from an existing, approved extraction area to a granite extraction area. There is no proposed change to hours of operation, approved throughput, the screening house location or rail siding. The full application documentation is available on the Department of Planning and Environment's website:
NSW Department Planning & Environment - Modification 4
Modification No. 5
EPBC controlled action
Environmental Management Plans
- Environmental management strategy
- Rehabilitation and landscape management plan
- Water management plan
- Environment monitoring program
- Aboriginal Heritage Management Plan - Final (July 2018)
- Construction traffic management plan
- Box gum woodland management plan
- Groundwater monitoring program
- Air quality management plan
- Noise management plan
- Blast management plan
Environmental Management Plan Appendices
EPBC Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation)
- 2015 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) – Approval 2012/6560 – Lynwood Quarry, Marulan
- 2014 Annual Compliance Report EPBC (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) – Approval 2012/6560 – Lynwood Quarry, Marulan