Nelson City Council

Current publicly notified resource consents

Details of all applications for resource consent may be examined in the office of the Planning and Consents Division, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson during normal office hours (8am to 5.00pm).

Application Nos

RM095331, RM095332, RM095333, RM095334, and RM095335

Applicant

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

Location

Waimea Inlet (foreshore and seabed between Bells Island and the south-west tip of the Monaco Peninsula, plus foreshore on the south-east coast of Monaco Peninsula). 

Proposal  

Resource consent is sought for the construction and maintenance of a duplicate sewerage pipeline between Monaco Peninsula and the Bells Island Treatment Plant, and to undertake maintenance work on the existing pipeline. 

Coastal Permits

• To construct pipelines under the bed of the Waimea Inlet (RM095331);
• To undertake maintenance of pipelines under the bed of the Waimea Inlet (proposed new duplicate pipeline and treated wastewater return pipe) (RM095332);
• To undertake maintenance of pipelines under the bed of the Waimea Inlet (existing pipeline) (RM095333); and
• To disturb the foreshore and bed of Waimea Inlet over a distance of more than 1000 metres (RM095334).

Regional Land Use Consent

• To undertake earthworks on Saxton Island within the coastal environment overlay (RM095335).

Note:  The route of the proposed pipeline across Waimea Inlet lies partly within Nelson City and partly within Tasman District.  Resource consent is required by both authorities.  Similar applications have been lodged with Tasman District Council.

A copy of each submission must be sent to: Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, C/O CPG New Zealand Ltd, PO Box 13875, Christchurch 8141, Attention: Georgina McPerson; and the Nelson City Council

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE APPLICATION LISTED ABOVE WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE NELSON CITY COUNCIL UNTIL FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2010.

Making a submission on a publicly notified resource consent

Submission forms and copies of the application material may be obtained at the Nelson City Council Planning Section, Ground floor, Trafalgar Street Buildings, 110 Trafalgar Street.

Submissions can be made by any person, in writing, on form ‘SUB96’ or in a similar form and should be addressed to the Chief Executive, Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson, Attention Consents Administrator.

Download a submission form for a publicly notified resource consent (PDF @ 100KB).

Who can make a submission?

Any person may make a submission to the Council on a resource consent application that has been publicly notified.

What's involved in making a submission?

Any submission shall:

• Be in writing.
• Be served on the Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson, no later than the closing date specified in the public notice (20 working days after the date of notification).
• Also be served on the applicant as soon as possible after serving the submission on the Council.

What should be included in a submission?

State the reasons for making the submission and the decision that the person wishes the Council to make (ie, grant or refuse consent) and the general nature of any conditions sought. Whether or not the person making the submission wishes to be heard in respect of the submission.

Speaking about your submission at the hearing

All persons lodging a written submission have the right to attend and speak at the hearing of the application. You may be represented by a chosen person (i.e. a lawyer or planner or friend), and/or make a joint submission with other persons. You are entitled to make your submission in the Maori language, however the Council needs early advice of this to allow time to organise an interpreter. If you feel you may be affected by a proposal, you should make a submission. If you do not, you will have no opportunity to do so at a later stage, and no right to appeal any decision.

Any persons making a submission and indicating a desire to be heard at a hearing will be notified of the hearing date and, at a later date, the decision. They will also receive a copy of the planning report prepared on behalf of the Council approximately one week before the hearing.

If you intend to be heard and wish to present additional information to support your submission, you should provide twelve (12) copies at the hearing.

Should you later decide to withdraw your submission for any reason, the Council would appreciate you advising the consents administrator in writing as soon as possible. Once you have withdrawn your submission, its contents cannot be considered at the hearing. If you decide, after withdrawing, that you still want a say, then you must make a new submission.