Demolition & Construction

This section applies to development applications that involve:

• demolition works
• construction works including alterations or additions to existing buildings.

Waste management Plan

Applicants are required to complete stages 1 and 2 of City of Parramatta’s Waste Management Plan Template. This plan must address:

• expected volumes and types of waste to be generated
• details of how this waste will be re-used, recycled or disposed of including name and contact details for each receiving waste facility are required
• details of how waste will be managed on site during demolition and construction so that waste is adequately separated, stored and reused/recycled/disposed of. For example, through staff training, requirement in contracts, signage, etc.

Site plans and drawings

Applicants are required to submit plans with their application which show:

• location of areas where waste will be sorted for disposal or recycling
• location of areas where waste and soil stock piles will be stored on site
• access path for vehicles removing waste from the site.

Controls

Documentation such as receipts for the transport and disposal of waste and recycling materials from the site must be retained. This documentation must be made available on request to monitor compliance with the approved Waste Management Plan.

The removal and transport of asbestos containing materials must be conducted by an EPA licensed contractor, and the materials must be disposed of at an appropriately licensed facility. These activities must be conducted in accordance with the requirements of SafeWork NSW, the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 and EPA Waste Classification Guidelines 2008.

The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 has requirements for waste transporters to record the movement of more than 100 kilograms of asbestos waste or more than 10 square metres of asbestos sheeting. Transporters must use the online Waste Locate system

Hazardous or intractable wastes arising from the demolition process shall be removed and disposed of in accordance with the requirements of SafeWork NSW and the EPA, and with the provisions of the Work Health and safety Act 2011, NSW Protection of the Environment and Operations Act 1997 (NSW) and the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Guidelines; Assessment, Classification and Management of Liquid and Non Liquid Wastes (1999).

Any contaminated material to be removed from the site shall be disposed of to an EPA licensed land fill.

Stockpiles of topsoil, sand, aggregate, soil or other material are not to be located on any drainage line or easement, natural watercourse, footpath or roadway and shall be protected with adequate sediment controls.