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CHICKEN MEAT
Planning and Environment Guideline for Establishing Meat Chicken Farms – Second Edition Guide 2 Applicant Guide
116 pages
Published: 12 Feb 2026
Author(s): Eugene McGahan, Mary-Frances Copley, Stephen Wiedemann
ISBN: 978-1-76053-614-5
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This Planning and environment guideline for establishing meat chicken farms (Guide 2 – Applicant Guide) and its companion document Guide 1 – Assessment Guide provide an update to the first national planning and environmental guidelines developed for Australia’s chicken meat industry.
The principal aim of these guidelines is to ensure that the chicken meat industry’s ongoing economic growth upholds the principles of environmentally sustainable and socially responsible development. This will be achieved by ensuring that future meat chicken farms are located, designed, and managed sustainably to provide confidence for ongoing industry investment. The outcomes are anticipated to be positive for community-industry and government-industry relationships.
These guidelines incorporate the latest research and innovation (both national and international). They have been developed through an extensive review of state environmental requirements and application guidance for meat chicken farms and other intensive animal industries. These guidelines were developed in collaboration and consultation with researchers and industry experts, as well as local government and state departments of planning, environment, primary industries, and agriculture.
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