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Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The leases for both these blocks were granted by Direct Sale under S130 (1) (a) of the Planning and Development Regulation 2008 being a lease previously offered at auction but not sold. They were sold “Over the Counter” post auction.
Energy—power grid
(Question No 2656)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Business and Regulatory Services, upon notice, on 16 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Planning and Land Management):
(1) When was the power grid infrastructure near Lionel Rose Street in Holt constructed.
(2) Why was this location chosen for construction of the infrastructure.
(3) What consultation processes took place prior to the construction of the infrastructure.
(4) What health/risk assessments were conducted in relation to the infrastructure and were there any health risks to nearby residents; if so, what were these risks.
(5) Were there any other risks identified that would affect nearby residents – what were these risks.
(6) What measures will the Government take to address the resident concerns.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The existing 132 kV transmission line in the electrical easement adjacent to Lionel Rose Street, currently owned by Evoenergy, was constructed around 1967.
The new transmission lines, which are currently under construction by TransGrid, are within the same electrical easement and adjacent to the existing Evoenergy transmission lines. The new infrastructure, currently under construction, is related to the ACT Second Electricity Supply project and started construction in July 2019. The construction of the project is currently being undertaken by both TransGrid and Evoenergy to supply a second secure connection to the ACT. Work within this easement is expected to be completed by September 2019 with the whole project scheduled for completion by December 2020.
(2) The location of the new transmission lines associated with the ACT Second Electricity Supply project are identified as there was an existing electrical easement in place accommodating the existing 132kV transmission lines. This avoided the need to create new easements for the new transmission lines in this area and minimised the land required for the project overall. The alignment of the transmission lines was decided after consideration of limited alternatives that also considered their technical viability and environmental impacts. These alternatives were documented within the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which was conducted for the project where the impacts to biodiversity, heritage, social amenity, traffic and access, visual amenity, adjacent and future land uses and other planning implications were considered.
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