Decision Report of Independent Hearing Commissioner

21 AUGUST 2020

The appointed Independent Hearing Commissioner, under delegated authority from the Rangitīkei District Council, has made decisions in regard to the Plan Change to the Rangitīkei District Plan which proposed rezoning of 1165, 1151 and 1091 State Highway 1, Marton from Rural to Industrial, and on matters raised in submissions to that plan change.

The Independent Hearing Commissioner’s decisions on the proposed Plan Change are to rezone approximately 40 ha from Rural to Industrial, with an overlay entitled Industrial Development Area which is subject to additional objectives, policies and rules being added into the Rangitīkei District Plan.

Read the full Decision Report [PDF]

Any person who made a submission or further submission to the Plan Change to the Rangitīkei District Plan which proposed rezoning of 1165, 1151 and 1091 State Highway 1 has the right to appeal the decisions made by the Council, in respect to their submission or further submission, to the Environment Court. Any appeal must be made on Form 7 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and be lodged with the Environment Court within 30 working days of service of the notice of decision.

Closure of Hearing

27 JULY 2020

Minute #9 of Independent Commissioner [PDF]

This Minute is to inform all parties that the Hearing for the Proposed Plan Change to rezone land from Rural to Industrial on the southern edge of Marton is now closed.

Adjournment of Hearing

8 JULY 2020

Minute #8 of Independent Commissioner [PDF]

This Minute is to provide further direction on the proposed plan change to rezone land from Rural to Industrial on the southern edge of Marton.

Adjournment of Hearing

30 JUNE 2020

Minute #7 of Independent Commissioner [PDF]

This Minute is to provide further direction on the proposed plan change to rezone land from Rural to Industrial on the southern edge of Marton.

Adjournment of Hearing

19 JUNE 2020

Minute #6 of Independent Commissioner [PDF]

Any enquiries or correspondence on the hearing should be directed through Charlie Hopkins via – charlie@thecatalystgroup.co.nz

UPDATE: Direction on Hearing

16 JUNE 2020

Minute #5 of Independent Commissioner [PDF]

The above minute confirms a revised schedule for the Hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Direction from the Hearing Commissioner

Direction on Amended Hearing & Evidence Circulation [PDF]

The above minute confirms the new dates for the hearing, the venue, the revised timeline for the circulation of evidence prior to the hearing, where to view evidence, an outline of the conduct of the hearing, and information about hearings.

Proposed Rangitīkei District Plan Change

• Purpose of proposed changes
• Submissions
• Further Submissions
• Supplementary Evidence
• Specialist Reports
• Information prepared during the adjournment as requested by the Hearing Commissioner
• Final submissions in response to the Commissioner’s invitation
• Supplementary right-of-reply

Public Notice of Decisions Requested in Submissions and call for Further Submissions Proposed Rangitīkei District Plan Change – rural to industrial

Clause 7 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991

A summary of decisions requested by persons making submissions to the Proposed Rangitīkei District Plan Change – rural to industrial is available. The Council has received 18 submissions. Parties had until 31 January 2020 to make further submissions.

Note: The Resource Management Act specifies 10 working days from the public notice. However, ‘working days’ excludes the period 20 December to 10 January, meaning the count of working days starts on 13 January. Wellington Provincial Anniversary is also excluded. The due date would thus normally be 28 January, but Council may extend this time limit, and specified the due date as 31 January 2020.

Purpose of proposed changes

Because of the shortage of vacant industrial land in the Marton area, Council has adopted the Proposed District Plan Change for rezoning of approximately 217 ha of rural land at 1165, 1151 and 1091 State Highway 1, Marton, to be industrial land, and for amending District Plan maps 4 and 21 to reflect the zone change. The area has boundaries to Wings Line, State Highway 1, Makirikiri Road and the Main Trunk Railway, Rangitīkei District

The section 32 report outlining the purpose of the zone change and its potential implications is available on Council’s website. Also there are the supporting specialist reports referenced on pages 10-11 of the section 32 report including two not particularly noted there (see end of this page):

• Economic Impact Assessment – Potential industry types (Martin Visser), July 2019
• Overview of geotechnical and natural hazards (Horizons Regional Council), September 2019 (noted in section 6.4 of the section 32 report)

In addition, the specialist reports foreshadowed in that report but not available before submissions closed are available on the Council’s website

• Preliminary geotechnical appraisal (Mark Frampton, WSP Opus), September 2019
• Traffic impact report (Matt Evis, WSP Opus), November 2019
• Section 42A Report was issued on 6 March 2020

Printed copies of any of these documents are available on request by phoning the Council: 0800 422 522.

Available Information

Information on the proposed Plan Change and the Summary of Decisions Requested in submissions can be found at:

• The Rangitīkei District Council website
• Bulls Library
• Marton Library
• Main Council Office, Marton
• Taihape Library

Please contact Michael Hodder, Community & Regulatory Services Group Manager, on 06 327 0099 or email michael.hodder@rangitikei.govt.nz if you require further information.

Proposed Plan Change Process

Once the Further Submissions period has closed, the Council may hold pre-hearing meetings with any or all submitters in to clarify and/or resolve submissions. A hearing will then be convened to consider submissions and further submissions and issue decisions on the matters raised. Anyone making a submission or further submission that indicated that they wished to be heard has the right to attend the hearings and present their submission. Upon receiving no - 646Kb tice of a decision on their submission, any person who disagrees with or is dissatisfied with the decisions made may appeal the decision to the Environment Court.

There were 18 submissions. These have been summarised [PDF document - 646KB]

The individual submissions are as follows [PDF format]:

Hew Dalrymple
Amanda and Craig Calman
Philippa Hancock
David Dean and Joy Bowra Dean
William and Carol Sinclair
Elaine Mary Wigglesworth
Lorraine Pearson
Kathleen Reardon
D and J Anderson Family Trust
Fraser Auret
The Downs Group
Interested Residents Marton and Rangitikei
Robert Snijders
Horizons Regional Council
Howard and Samantha Walsh
Kiwirail
NZ Transport Agency
NZ Bio Forestry Ltd