Monday, February 20, 2012

Planning debate over gas hub site - ABC Kimberley WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Planning debate over gas hub site - ABC Kimberley WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The contentious gas hub precinct proposed for James Price Point north of Broome was the focus of planning approvals over preliminary siteworks.

Some 60 people went to a planning policy meeting in Broome on Friday afternoon. Many of them walked out of the public gallery at the Broome Shire office midway through the meeting in a disgruntled mood.

It was a meeting about the James Price Point gas hub proposal.

The Development Assessment Panel (DAP) was meeting to decide whether or not to grant approval to six million dollars worth of work by Woodside, at James Price Point. Much of the company's planning application was seeking retrospective approval for a meterological tower, ground works, staff infrastructure and a helipad.

The Kimberley Joint Development Assessment Panel was formed in July 2011 under the Barnett Government. All regions have a panel to asses works over three million dollars. A developer can opt to have their application assessed by the DAP.

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