Public Exhibition

Draft Planning Agreement – Muswellbrook Battery Energy Storage System

At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 22 April 2025, Council endorsed the following documents for 28 days of Public Exhibition via Council’s website, from 22 May 2025 to 19 June 2025.

On 7 July 2023, permission was granted by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, for Muswellbrook BESS Pty Ltd to develop a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at 20-24 Sandy Creek Road, Muswellbrook, within the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.

As a condition of the development consent, Muswellbrook BESS Pty Ltd must enter into a planning agreement with Muswellbrook Shire Council with contributions to be made annually toward community benefits and employment of environmental staff.

Submission Guidelines 

We invite your feedback, and submissions will be accepted until close of business on 19 June 2025 and should quote Draft Planning Agreement – Muswellbrook Battery Energy Storage System.

Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager and can be submitted in the following ways:

• Email – council@muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au
• Post – PO Box 122, Muswellbrook 2333

Privacy

Submissions are used for the purpose of considering the specific document on Public Exhibition and become a record of Council. Any personal information you provide to us will be used and disclosed for this purpose, or a directly related purpose, unless you consent to another use or disclosure, in emergencies or as otherwise required or authorised by law. The provision of information to Council is voluntary.

Submissions are considered open access information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and may be included in Council’s meeting business paper and accessible to the public on Council’s website.

Under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, you have the right to access your personal information held by Council, without excessive delay or expense. You also have the right to have your personal information corrected in certain circumstances (e.g. if it is inaccurate). Should you wish to access or correct your personal information, please make a written request to Council by:

• Post – PO Box 122, Muswellbrook NSW 2333
• Email – council@muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au

For more information, please read Council’s Privacy Management Plan available on our Policies and Documents page. If you have any queries about this privacy statement, please contact Council.