Any land uses which require a particular focus on protecting the beneficial uses of the air environment relating to human health and wellbeing, local amenity and aesthetic enjoyment, for example residential premises, child care centres, pre‑schools, education centres or informal outdoor recreation sites.

The circumstances needed for a person to live comfortably, such as the absence of excessive dust, odour and noise.

The land that is used to achieve a separation distance between uses to minimise amenity impacts.

The distance between sensitive uses and industrial land uses with adverse amenity potential.  Guideline separation distances for industrial land uses are provided in various EPA publications (e.g. EPA Publication No. 1518).

The aim of buffer tools is to identify and protect buffers from inappropriate land uses and development.  Planning scheme tools including zone or overlay controls (or a combination of these) can be very effective in identifying and protecting buffers.  However, there may be other options for identifying and protecting buffers, as discussed under the heading ‘Existing Buffers’ of the Background Report (refer to pages 25-28).

The production of usable forms of energy from individual or mixed material streams.  Energy products include electricity, heat, biogas and process derived fuels.

Facilities, or groups of facilities, that process or manage waste and material streams.

State and local planning policies require that EPA recommended separation distances be provided between sensitive land uses and industrial land uses with adverse amenity potential.  The Bacchus Marsh Urban Growth Framework (adopted by Council in September 2018) identifies land in the study area as being unsuitable for sensitive uses.

Yes.  The EPA recommended separation distances (i.e. from existing industrial land uses) extend beyond the study area, as discussed under the heading ‘Existing Buffers’ of the Background Report (refer to pages 25-28).

Local Planning Policy:

Clause 21.04 - Economic Development and Employment:

Clause 21.04-1 – Key issues and influences - Industry:

• There are a number of state-significant natural resources and export-based industries that make significant employment and economic contributions to Bacchus Marsh, including: Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District, Darley/Coimadai sand quarries, and Maddingley Waste and Resource Recovery Hub (including coal mine).  While these businesses provide a huge opportunity for Bacchus Marsh and the shire more broadly, there are off-site impacts that need to be managed.

Clause 21.04-4:

Relevant objective:

• To protect the ongoing operation of the Maddingley Waste and Resource Recovery Hub (including coal mine, landfill and associated activities).

Relevant strategies:

• Avoid sensitive land uses within recommended separation distances from existing industrial uses, such as the Maddingley Waste and Resource Recovery Hub, the Darley/Coimadai sand quarries and the Bacchus Marsh Recycled Water Plant.
• Support best practice management of industrial uses, to minimise offsite amenity impacts.
• Support the development of solutions and systems to increase the recovery of priority materials at Maddingley Waste and Resource Recovery Hub.

The Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan (2018) (SWRRIP) identifies 22 sites across Victoria that are waste hubs of state importance and require protection through the land use planning system.  The Maddingley Brown Coal site is identified as one of these hubs due to its strategic location near Melbourne and the fact that it accepts large amounts of solid inert waste and shredder floc.

The SWRRIP is listed as a policy document that must be considered, under Planning Policy Framework Clause 19.03-5S of all Victorian planning schemes.