Proposed Plan Change 1165, 1151 and 1091 State Highway 1, Marton

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Temporary Note

Postponement of hearing
Minute from the Hearing Commissioner to the District Plan Change section [PDF]
With the announcement by the Prime Minister this afternoon that all of New Zealand will be at level 4 in the national pandemic plan within 48 hours, the hearing of the proposed Rangitīkei District Plan Change – rural to industrial – scheduled to start on Monday 30 March 2020, is postponed.
A new date will be set and advised once this crisis is over. This won’t be until May 2020, at the earliest.

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.

The Submissions

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

Further Submissions

There were 21 submissions. These have been summarised in the table below:

Number: 1	Name: Andrew Walters (J&J Walters Ltd)
View Submission	Andrew Walters
Address for service	andrew@jjwalters.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to job creation
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 2	Name: Bryce Tasker
View Submission	Bryce Tasker
Address for service	bryce@mcilwaine.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to job creation and management of adverse effects through district plan standards to ensure no adverse effects
Relief sought	that the submission be allowed

Number: 3	Name: David H. Dean
View Submission	David H. Dean
Address for service	19 Goldings Line RD1 Marton 4787
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	sub4
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	nil
Support or oppose relevant submission	nil
Summary	provides opinions on Opus traffic report, and socioeconomic benefits, and market demand, and consultation
Relief sought	seeks clarification as to what is being proposed before a decision is made

Number: 4	Name: Gabrielle Ann
View Submission	Gabrielle Ann
Address for service	gakeen@xtra.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	Amanda and Craig Calman (sub2); Philippa Hancock (sub3); Fraser Auret (sub10)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	provides opinions on traffic effects, noise effects, and visual effects, and property values
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 5	Name: Graeme Skou
View Submission	Graeme Skou
Address for service	graeme.skou@xtra.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to job creation, growth, increased demand for supermarkets, schools, and housing
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 6	Name: Interested Residents of Marton and the Rangitikei (Felicity Wallace)
View Submission	Interested Residents of Marton and the Rangitikei
Address for service	felicity@inspire.net.nz
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	sub12
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(a)
Relevant submission	1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 8; 9; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
Support or oppose relevant submission	support and oppose
Summary	the submitter provides further submission on all original submissions except not sub7 (L. Pearson) or sub12 (their own). The further submission provides opinion on the following topics: rural amenity; market demand; Part 2 of the RMA; effects including traffic, noise, pollution, landscape and visual, amenity, screening, privacy; district plan objectives policies and rules; creation of jobs; roading upgrades; air pollution; consultation; Nga Tawa school; drinking water; wind direction; property valuation; SH1; insufficient analysis and information; unfair process; historic heritage; cultural impact assessment; incomplete aee; alternative sites unused; current state of railway infrastructure; One Plan RPS and Accelerate25; RDC financial and infrastructure strategy; large scale cumulative effects; NPS high productive land;
Relief sought	seeks that the request be placed on hold to allow further consideration

Number: 7	Name: Mitre10 Marton (Terry Ellery)
View Submission	Mitre 10 Marton
Address for service	terry.ellesy@mitre10.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission for reasons related to economic benefit
Relief sought	seek that the proposal be allowed. Seek that the submission be approved

Number: 8	Name: Paul F McAleese
View Submission	Paul F McAleese
Address for service	pmcaleese@xtra.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to providing for industrial land in Marton to attract business; management of adverse effects through planning standards
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 9	Name: Permanite Memorials (Peter Cousins)
View Submission	Permanite Memorials
Address for service	peter.cousins@permanite.net
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to economic and social benefits of investment, generally.
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 10	Name: Rangitikei Development LTD (Bain Simpson)
View Submission	Rangitikei Development Ltd
Address for service	97 Coleman Road RD1 Marton
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	NZ Bio Forestry Ltd (sub18)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports generally for the reasons of job creation and infrastructure upgrades
Relief sought	Seek that the submission be approved

Number: 11	Name: Rangitikei District Council (CEO Peter Biggs)
View Submission	Rangitikei District Council
Address for service	info@rangitikei.govt.nz
Position on substantive proposal	not stated
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(c)
Relevant submission	support Dalrymple (sub1); The Downs Group (sub11); oppose Deans (sub4); Auret (sub10); Wallace (sub12); Snijders (sub13); accepts Horizons (sub14); Kiwirail (sub16), NZTA (sub17); recognises Calman (2); Hancock (3); Sinclair (5); Auret (10)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support and oppose
Summary	Expresses opinions regard long term planning, and industrial supply and demand; RDC supports submissions 1 and 11 for the reasons of social and economic benefits from investment; RDC oppose submissions 4, 10, 12 and 13 on the basis that alternative sites are not more appropriate than the selected site; RDC accept submissions 14, 16 and 17 in so far that detailed design has not been undertaken; RDC recognises submissions 2, 3, 5 and 10 in so far that mitigations and buffers need to be provided but that detailed design has not yet occurred.
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 12	Name: Shoebridge Supermarket LTD (Brendon Shoebridge)
View Submission	Shoebridge Supermarket Ltd
Address for service	brendon.showbridge@foodstuffs.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	support relevant submission because of local benefits including job creation. Provides opinion that benefits would out weigh negative matters
Relief sought	Seek that the submission be allowed

Number: 13	Name: T&J McIlwaine LTD (Rebecca Gray)
View Submission	T&J McIlwaine Ltd
Address for service	rebecca@mcilwaine.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to economic and social benefits of investment, generally.
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 14	Name: McIlwaine Timber Processors (Randall McIlwaine)
View Submission	McIlwaine Timber Processors
Address for service	randall@mcilwaine.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to economic and social benefits of investment, generally.
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 15	Name: Robert P. Snijders
View Submission	Robert P. Snijders
Address for service	moolookiwi@outlook.com
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	sub13
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	New Zealand Transport Agency (sub17)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	support relevant submission; fairness of process; availability of information at notification
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 16	Name: Fraser Auret
View Submission	Fraser Auret
Address for service	fraserauretracing@gmail.com
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	sub10
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	Hew Dalrymple (sub1); The Downs Group (sub11); NZ Bioforestry Ltd (sub18)
Support or oppose relevant submission	oppose
Summary	oppose the relevant submissions and seeks that those submissions be disallowed
Relief sought	seek that the submissions be disallowed

Number: 17	Name: Howard Walsh
View Submission	Howard Walsh - Part A
Address for service	topdairying@gmail.com
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	not stated
Original submitter number	sub15
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	support Calman (sub2); Hancock (sub3); Dean (sub4); Sinclair (sub5); Pearson (sub7); Auret (sub10); IROMAR (sub12); Snijders (sub13); NZTA (sub17). Oppose Dalrymple (sub1); The Downs Group (sub11); NZ Bioforestry LTD (sub18)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support and oppose
Summary	the submitters provides legal opinion on the following matters raised in original submissions: traffic; noise; drainage; zoning; traffic safety; demand; information; light; infrastructure; threewaters; soils; legislative tests; Council long term plan; objectives and policies; insufficient analysis; flawed process; structure planning; site selection; detailed development plan; traffic volumes; development contributions. Seeks that the NZ Bioforestry LTD submission 18 be disallowed
Relief sought	seek that sub18 be rejected

Number: 18	Name: NZ Bioforestry LTD
View Submission	NZ Bioforestry Ltd
Address for service	wayne@nzbioforestry.co.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number	sub18
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	Hew Dalrymple (sub1); The Downs Group (sub11); Horizons Regional Council (sub14); Elaine Mary Wigglesworth (sub6); Lorraine Pearson (sub7); Kathleen Reardon (sub8)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	The submitter supports that submissions of Hew Dalrymple, The Downs Group and Horizons Regional Council. The submitter does not express support or opposition to several other submissions. The submitter provides opinions on the following: town zoning change; criteria for the selection of Marton; Intellectual Property (IP); employment opportunities; training opportunities; relationships; adverse effects including wind, noise, dust, odour, visual appears and infrastructure, water quality - waste and drainage, truck volumes. The submitter provides information on the NZ Bio Forestry LTD business plan.
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 19	Name: CEDA (John Morris)
View Submission	CEDA
Address for service	john.morris@ceda.nz
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number	nil
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(a)
Relevant submission	Horizons Regional Council (sub14)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports the relevant submission points made on the Accelerate25 Regional Growth Study (2015); investment to generate jobs
Relief sought	seek that the submission be allowed

Number: 20	Name: Gretta S. Mills
View Submission	Gretta S. Mills
Address for service	millsnz@gmail.com
Position on substantive proposal	oppose
Wish to be heard	yes
Original submitter number
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	R. P. Snijders (sub13)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission points and reasoning
Relief sought	no relief specified

Number: 21	Name: Hayden W. Gould
View Submission	Hayden W. Gould
Address for service	rangitikeidevelopmentltd@gmail.com
Position on substantive proposal	support
Wish to be heard	no
Original submitter number
Eligibility to make further submission	8(1)(b)
Relevant submission	The Downs Group (sub11)
Support or oppose relevant submission	support
Summary	supports relevant submission due to job creation
Relief sought	seek that the submission be allowed