Submission to the Planning Assessment Commission re Gullen Range
Brooks, David; and Parkesbourne/Mummel Landscape Guardians
Brooks, David; and Parkesbourne/Mummel Landscape Guardians
Contents
Summary and recommendations … 5
On what terms should this modification application be determined? … 10
Verification of wind turbine locations … 13
– The surveys … 13
– The turbine relocations and the Department’s response to them … 14
– The absurdities within the Department’s position … 21
Visual impact … 23
– The public domain … 23
– Residences23
– Principles for a more adequate assessment of visual impact … 25
– Discussion and conclusions … 40
Noise … 44
– The deficiencies of the South Australian Noise Guidelines (2003) … 44
– The Department’s new noise conditions … 46
– Cooper’s research for Pacific Hydro at Cape Bridgewater … 50
– Waterloo noise monitoring by Hansen and colleagues … 51
– B29: background noise levels … 54
– Discussion and conclusions … 55
Other issues … 59
– Shadow flicker … 59
– Health … 59
Property value … 61
Turbine spacing … 63
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/submission-to-the-planning-assessment-commission-re-gullen-range/
URLs in this post:
[1] Parkesbourne/Mummel Landscape Guardians Submission to the Planning Assessment Commission re Gullen Range Wind Farm Modification Application MP 07_0118 MOD 1: https://docs.wind-watch.org/PMLG-submission-to-PAC-re-GRWF-mod.-app.-3.9.14.doc