TOMAGO could be home to a new $300 million gas plant which will help "safeguard" the future supply of gas in NSW after the state government gave the project the green light.
AGL is behind the plant, known as the Newcastle Gas Storage Facility Project, which was first put on exhibition with the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure in June 2011.
Now almost 12 months later, after being referred to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission the project has been approved.
But a department of planning spokesperson said the project still required federal government approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
While on public exhibition 25 submissions were received in relation to the project with the 14 submissions received from the general public and special interest groups being against the proposal.
The key areas of concerns in the submissions were the impact on Aboriginal heritage, impact on flora and fauna and also the impacts of coal seam gas extraction.
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