Adelaide Advertiser
Wednesday 9/9/2009 Page: 4
THE state's first proposed windfarm will shortly lose its major development status, the State Government yesterday losing patience with its developer. Planning Minister Paul Holloway, who said he would not agree to changes to TrustPower's planning approval for its Myponga Windfarm, also put developer Stansbury Marina Development Company on notice for its planned development.
TrustPower received "major project status" in 2002 for 20 turbines, each 100 m high, and Mr Holloway said he was rejecting a further proposal by TrustPower to build 16, 110m-high turbines. "It was one of the first wind farms in the state, when there were no (standards) against which a windfarm could be properly assessed," he said. "However, the Government has decided that after six years of delays it is no longer appropriate to further vary the development approval to such an extent.
"TrustPower can either proceed with the 20-turbine proposal as authorised.., or lodge a new development application with the Yankalilla District Council." Developers of the proposed Stansbury Marina have been given three weeks to persuade the Government not to reject the project under major project guidelines. The SMDC had already provided a draft environmental impact statement, but the lack of detail "didn't warrant public consultation," Mr Holloway said.
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