Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: MSD Constructions Pty Ltd
Premises: Windsors Quarry
Activity: quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 27/2/2023
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 29/4/2024
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 13/5/2024
Assessment Completed: 19/6/2024
The Proposal
The proposal is for the extension of the quarry
footprint only, the existing regulatory limit of 20,000 cubic meters per annum
will not change nor will the method of extraction and production.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Derwent Valley Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
Development Application
This proposal was referred directly by Derwent Valley Council to
the Board of the EPA on 17 February 2023 as a development application (DA number DA
2023/011) and therefore a Notice Of
Intent (NOI) was not required.
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
The purpose of the EER is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.
The EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
MSD Constructions Pty Ltd, Windsors Quarry Extension, Hayes - EER (PDF 22Mb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report (EAR) has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.
MSD Constructions Pty Ltd, Windsors Quarry Extension, Hayes - EAR (PDF 3Mb)