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ARTICLE · 02 JULY 2015

Victorian streamlined permit application process could breathe new life in the wind farm industry

Clayton Utz
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The amendments will simplify the application process for wind energy facilities and reduce the distance to dwellings.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Sallyanne Everett
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Amendments VC124 and VC125 simplify the application process for wind energy facilities and reduce the distance between wind turbines and dwellings.

Two Planning Scheme Amendments in Victoria, VC124 and VC125, have partially relaxed the previous Government's windfarm policy by streamlining the planning permit application process for wind energy facilities and reducing the allowable distance between wind turbines and dwellings from two kilometres to one kilometre.

Taken together with the passage of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015, these changes could mean the beginning of a new era for the renewable energy industry in Victoria.

The previous Victorian Government's wind farm policy

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