The NSW Government is proposing to prohibit future open cut mining at Drayton South in the Upper Hunter. The proposed prohibition requires amendments to the: State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007 State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011. Drayton South is the subject of recommendations by the independent Planning Assessment Commission. The Commission has twice refused mining applications on the Drayton South exploration licence area and determined that open cut mining is incompatible with the unique combination of existing land uses in the area. This proposal is on exhibition from 1 December to 14 December 2017.
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Submissions (11)
234372_Proposed Jerry Plains Open Cut Mining Prohibition.pdf
235106_Re Jerry Plains Mine.pdf
235106_Re Jerry Plains Mine.1.pdf
235174_Submission to the open cut mining prohibition for Drayton South 12-17.pdf
235303_Pro Forma Submission_Proposed Jerry Plains open cut mining prohibition.pdf
235303_Pro Forma Submission_Proposed Jerry Plains open cut mining prohibition.1.pdf
235515_Pro Forma Submission_Proposed Jerry Plains open cut mining prohibition_ Peter Barry.pdf
235569_Drayton_SEPP_submission_final.pdf
235705_171214 Hunter Communities Network submission.pdf
235768_SSHEG Drayton South Underground Mine Dec 2017 a.pdf
235779_HTBA.pdf