Administrative timeline

Chronology

Regulatory and administrative chronology for the Lal Lal Wind Farm record.

Chronology

Administrative and technical chronology

The chronology is structured to show how the governing framework, technical documents, FOI disclosure record and Trustee administrative record developed over time.

Period / Date	Record event	Repository significance
Planning framework	Planning Permit PL-SP/05/0461 and operational noise conditions	Conditions 23–27 establish the operational noise governance framework later examined in the record.
2017	Background monitoring and NCTP preparation	Foundation for operational noise limits and later compliance methodology.
23 January 2018	Noise Compliance Testing Plan	Endorsed methodology including K15aa, measurement locations, timing, reporting and SAC pathways.
2019	Construction and commissioning chronology; K15aa replacement monitoring	Central to the background sound and commissioning record.
2021	Stage 1 Elaine material and K15aa baseline monitoring report	Records reliance upon the 2019 K15aa monitoring position.
2022	NMP, auditor correspondence and SLR Elaine noise compliance letter	Connects J14aa / 308 Elaine-Mount Mercer Road with K15aa reference location and NMP custody questions.
2023–2024	Stage 1 and Stage 2 post-construction assessment material	Operational compliance reporting, SAC observations and auditor material form part of the disclosed record.
2024–2025	Historical Beneficiary FOIs	EPA FOI-002, FOI-031, FOI-060 and FOI-066 contribute to the historical source record.
2026	Trustee SRAMs, Annexes and documentary verification	Historical and disclosed material organised into the continuing administrative record.
29 June 2026	Crystallisation of supplementary record	Current administrative and evidentiary record crystallised for further administrative communication.
Website v3.0	Repository converted into issue-led public archive	Independent Documentary Verification, K15aa, NCTP, NZS and SAC pages elevated as public guides to the record.