Ark Energy has withdrawn its development application for Doughboy Wind Farm in New South Wales’ New England Renewable Energy Zone following a “change of mind” from some of the landowners involved.
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Ark said the project in its “current form” had been withdrawn from the NSW Government’s planning and assessment process. The proposal has also been automatically withdrawn from the federal environmental assessment process managed by the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
Ark Energy maintains the site is an excellent location for wind energy generation, and may reconsider the project with a different design at a later date, and pending further consultation.
“In the event that Ark Energy chooses to recommence development of the project in the future, a new scoping report will be prepared, and the assessment and approval process for the revised project would commence from the beginning,” the company said in a statement.
Earlier this year, Ark Energy withdrew its proposed Wooroora Station Wind Farm in North Queensland from the federal environmental assessment process following indications it was unlikely to be approved due to its proximity to a World-Heritage-listed rainforest.
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It also plans to build the 50.4MW Western Plains Wind Farm in north-west Tasmania late last year, saying it wouldl instead focus on developing larger utility-scale wind projects.
