Private Plan change request 80: rezone Rural Inner Plain Zone to Business 2A Zone, Rolleston

Operative as of 1 June 2023

CURRENT STATUS: Operative as of 1 June 2023

See where this fits in the overall plan change process [PDF, 419 KB].

About the private plan change

On 5 October 2021 Two Chain Road Limited lodged a private plan change request with the Council. The request seeks a change to the Operative Selwyn District Plan by rezoning approximately 98 hectares of current rural land in Rolleston to Business 2A Zone. This would enable an industrial zone.

On this page you can find all the information on the plan change request, including material that has been made available at each stage of the application process.

Map showing the proposed site

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Update 1 June 2023

The Plan Change is now Operative as of 1 June 2023

Certificate of Approval [PDF, 267 KB]

Update 9 May 2023

The period for lodging appeals on Private Plan Change 80 ended on Monday 8 May 2023 and no appeals were received. The provisions of Private Plan Change 80 will therefore become fully operative on 1 June 2023.

Update 22 March 2023

At its meeting on 8 March 2023, the Selwyn District Council resolved to accept the Commissioner’s recommendation to approve Two Chain Road Limited’s request to rezone approximately 98 hectares of Rural Inner Plains land in Rolleston to Business 2A. This decision has be publicly notified on 22 March 2023, providing an opportunity for parties involved in Plan Change 80 to lodge an appeal against the decision. A copy of the public notice is below.

Public Notice of Council Decision [PDF, 32 KB]
Council Agenda 8 February 2023 [PDF, 6898 KB] and The Minutes [PDF, 488 KB]

Update 16 February 2023

Council has received the Commissioner’s final recommendation in relation to PC80. Council will consider this recommendation at an upcoming meeting.

Commissioner David Caldwell Recommendation [PDF, 682 KB]
Recommendation Attachment [PDF, 482 KB]
Appendix A1- Final Rule Marked Up [PDF, 108 KB]
Appendix A2 - Final Rule Clean [PDF, 98 KB]
Appendix A3 - ODP [PDF, 966 KB]
Appendix B - Table of submission points [PDF, 118 KB]

Update 26 January 2023

In response to Minute No.6 [PDF, 70 KB], the following submissions/statements have been lodged.

Update 18 January 2023

The Commissioner has issued Minute No. 6 [PDF, 70 KB].

Update 9 December 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No. 5 - Closing Hearing [PDF, 62 KB].

Update 2 December 2022

Please see the following Closing Legal Submissions [PDF, 22815 KB] provided by the applicant:

Update 22 November 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No 4 - Applicant's Reply [PDF, 103 KB]

Update 18 November 2022

As per the Commissioner's Minute Number 3 circulated on 8 November 2022, Please see the following supplementary evidence from officers in response to the Commissioner’s Minute 3.

Liz White supplementary evidence
[PDF, 920 KB]

Update 16 November 2022

As per the Commissioner's Minute Number 3 circulated on 8 November 2022, the following further evidence has been provided by the applicant:

Update 8 November 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No.3: Further information and Directions [PDF, 107 KB] .

Update 11 November 2022

We have received the following email: Correspondance from D Middleton in response to Commissioners Minute #2 [PDF, 60 KB]

Update 28 October 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No.2 [PDF, 108 KB] regarding the site visit and related matters.

Update 21 October 2022 - Hearing Day 2

The following documents were tabled on day two of the hearings.

Council:

Summary of evidence: Derek Foy (Economic) [PDF, 129 KB]
Summary of evidence: William Reeve (Acoustic) [PDF, 38 KB]
Summary of evidence: Mat Collins (Transport) [PDF, 86 KB]
Summary of evidence: Bron Faulkner (Landscape/Urban Design) [PDF, 38 KB]
Summary of evidence Appendix: Bron Faulkner [PDF, 447 KB]
Summary of evidence: Liz White (Planning) [PDF, 158 KB]
Summary of evidence: Murray England (Servicing) [PDF, 112 KB]

Applicant:

Summary of evidence: Natalie Hampson (Economics) [PDF, 77 KB]
Summary of evidence: Ben Turner (Real Estate) [PDF, 60 KB]
Summary of evidence: Kim Seaton (Planning) [PDF, 154 KB]

Update 20 October 2022 - Hearing Day 1

The following documents were tabled on day one of the hearings by the applicant:

Update 19 October 2022

As per the Commissioners Hearing Minute circulated on 16 August 2022, direction has been given regarding the Hearing Schedule [PDF, 98 KB].
For those who are unable to attend the hearing in person it will be available to view on the Selwyn District Council YouTube Channel.

Update 13 October 2022

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 16 August 2022, the following evidence and/or material has been provided by submitters:

New Zealand Defence Force - Rebecca Davies (Planning)  [PDF, 467 KB]
Ara Poutama Aotearoa, the Department of Corrections - Statement of evidence of Maurice Dale (Planning)  [PDF, 234 KB]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - Evidence of Stewart Fletcher (Planning)  [PDF, 130 KB]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - Appendix 1A - SH1 Rolleston recommended plan map [PDF, 833 KB]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - Appendix 1B - Dunns Crossing Road GA and typical cross sections [PDF, 2398 KB]

Update 6 October 2022

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 16 August 2022, the applicant’s expert evidence is now available for viewing.

Ben Turner - Real Estate [PDF, 152 KB]
Chris Blackmore - Transport Modelling [PDF, 220 KB]
Dave Compton-Moen - Landscape, Visual Amenity & Urban Design [PDF, 195 KB]
Kim Seaton - Planning [PDF, 5922 KB]
Mark Everest - Agriculture [PDF, 607 KB]
Mark Lewthwaite - Noise [PDF, 227 KB]
Mark Taylor - Ecology [PDF, 557 KB]
Natalie Hampson - Economics [PDF, 1160 KB]
Nick Fuller - Transport [PDF, 874 KB]
Nick O'Styke - Real Estate [PDF, 157 KB]
Nicole Lauenstein - Urban Design [PDF, 925 KB]
Paul Farrelly - Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PDF, 387 KB]
Sam Staite - Real Estate [PDF, 162 KB]
Tim Carter - Company [PDF, 294 KB]
Tim McLeod - Infrastructure & Engineering [PDF, 184 KB]
Victor Mthamo - Soils & Water Supply [PDF, 737 KB]

Update 28 September 2022

As per the Commissioners Hearing Minute, the following Officer's S42A report has been prepared and circulated to submitters and the Commissioner for consideration at the hearing.

Officers Section 42A Report [PDF, 1480 KB]
Appendix A - Acoustic Peer Review [PDF, 141 KB]
Appendix B - Ecology Review [PDF, 107 KB]
Appendix C - Economic Review [PDF, 1659 KB]
Appendix D - Geotech Peer Review [PDF, 171 KB]
Appendix E - Landscape Review [PDF, 374 KB]
Appendix F - Servicing Report [PDF, 2009 KB]
Appendix G - Transport Report [PDF, 2907 KB]

Update 16 August 2022

A Commissioner has been appointed and a hearing is to be held at the Selwyn Health Hub, 2/3 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston from Thursday 20 October 2022 to Friday 21 October 2022, to consider the application.

The Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 16 August 2022 requested that expert evidence be pre-circulated at set times.

The Officer's report is currently being prepared and will be available to view on 28 September 2022.

Update 28 June 2022 - Further Submissions Closed

The period for further submissions closed on 22 June 2022. No further submissions were received.

The next steps will be to determine if any further information is required in response to the matters raised in submissions, and to schedule a hearing.

Update 8 June 2022 - Further Submissions

The original submissions have been summarized and are open for further submissions until 5pm, Wednesday 22 June 2022. The period for further submissions was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times on 8 June 2022.

Public Notice [PDF, 37 KB]

Summary of Submissions
Submitter's Contact Details [PDF, 66 KB]

Further submissions may only be lodged by any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest or that has an interest in the plan change greater than the interest the public has, or by the local authority itself.

Further submissions must be limited to matters either in support of or in opposition to an original submission made on Plan Change 80. This must be in writing and in accordance with Form 6, which is available below or from any Council Service Centre. Further submissions must be served on Selwyn District Council and a copy must be provided to the person who made the original submission no later than 5 working days after a further submission is provided to Council.

Online Submission Form 6 (Submissions closed)
PDF Submission Form 6 (Submissions closed)

Further submissions may be made through the website (this can include uploading attachments) or you can download and print the PDF further submission form.

Further submissions not lodged through the website can be:

Posted to: Selwyn District Council, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643
Emailed to: submissions@selwyn.govt.nz
Faxed to 347-2799

Update 30 May 2022 - Late Submission Received

A late submission has been received from KiwiRail Holdings Limited in relation to this plan change request. The submission is available to view online on Summit Up.

Update 25 May 2022 - Late Submission Received

A late submission has been received in relation to this plan change request. This is available to view online on Summit Up.

Update 13 May 2022 - Submissions Received

10 submissions were received in relation to PC80 and can be viewed online at Summit Up.

The summary of submissions, and period for further submissions, will be notified in due course.

Update 10 May 2022 - Submissions Closed

Public submissions on Plan Change request 80 closed at 5pm on Monday 9 May 2022. The submissions will be made publicly available in due course. Once submissions have been summarised, the period for further submissions will be notified.

Update 7 April 2022 - Amended Application

The plan change application has been amended to incorporate the further information requested. The following documents superseded the original documents received.

Private Plan Change Request including s32 report – Updated in response to RFI
Further Information Request Response
Attachment 1 – Record of Titles
Attachment 2 – ODP – Updated in response to RFI
Appendix A Infrastructure Report – Updated in response to RFI to include Appendix C
Appendix B Integrated Transport Assessment – Updated in response to RFI
Appendix C1 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment – Updated in response to RFI
Appendix C2 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment – Graphics
Appendix C3 Two Chain Road – Typical Section – In response to RFI
Appendix D Economic Assessment
Appendix E Versatile Soils
Appendix F1 Preliminary Site Investigation
Appendix F2 Hail Plan – In response to RFI
Appendix G1 Ecological Values
Appendix G2 Ecological Values Update – In response to RFI
Appendix H Geotechnical Assessment
Appendix I Noise Assessment
Appendix J Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd Consultation – In response to RFI

Update 6 April 2022 - Public Notification

Private Plan Change 80 was accepted for notification at Council’s meeting on 23 March 2022.

The Plan Change was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times newspaper on 6 April 2022.

Public Notice [PDF, 34 KB]

Any person may make a submission in support of or opposition to the plan change, or any part of it. Submissions close at 5pm Monday 9 May 2022.

Online Submission Form 5 (Submissions closed)
PDF Submission Form 5 (Submissions closed)

Submissions may be made through the website or you can download and print the PDF submission form.

Submissions not lodged through the website can be:

Posted to: Selwyn District Council, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643
Emailed to: submissions@selwyn.govt.nz
Faxed to 347-2799

After 9 May 2022, submissions will be summarised and made available to the public.

Update 14 February 2022

In response to Council’s request dated 9 November 2021, the following response was received on 11 February 2022. The response is currently being reviewed to ensure that the matters raised in the request for further information have been satisfactorily addressed.

Further Information Request Response [PDF, 661 KB]
Attachment A - HAIL Plan [PDF, 6055 KB]
Attachment B - Updated s32 Report [PDF, 663 KB]
Attachment C - Updated Section [PDF, 100 KB]
Attachment C - Updated Landscape Assessment [PDF, 298 KB]
Attachment C - Updated ODP [PDF, 225 KB]
Attachment D - Updated ITA [PDF, 2618 KB]
Attachment E - Ecology Update [PDF, 1677 KB]
Attachment F - Appendix 5 Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd Consultation [PDF, 303 KB]
Attachment G - Updated Appendix C of Infrastructure Report [PDF, 3448 KB]

Update 17 November 2021

The application has been reviewed and a request for further information was issued on 9 November 2021.

Further Information Requested [PDF, 879 KB]

Update 5 October 2021 - Private plan change application received

The request is currently being reviewed to ensure the information is adequate for public notification. Once this has been completed and any required information received it will be taken to Council to be considered for notification. If Council decides to accept the request it will be publicly notified and opened to submissions.

Application:

The Plan Change request consists of the following documents:
Due to the size of the Application, it has been broken into component parts:

Private plan change request - Two Chain Road Limited and Attachment 3 s32 report [PDF, 657 KB]
Attachment 1 Record of Titles [PDF, 1000 KB]
Attachment 2 Outline Development Plan [PDF, 240 KB]
Appendix A Infrastructure Report [PDF, 6077 KB]
Appendix B Integrated Transport Assessment [PDF, 2157 KB]
Appendix C Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment [PDF, 260 KB]
Appendix C Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - Graphics [PDF, 5342 KB]
Appendix D Economic Assessment [PDF, 243 KB]
Appendix E Versatile Soils [PDF, 885 KB]
Appendix F Preliminary Site Investigation [PDF, 15546 KB]
Appendix G Ecological Values [PDF, 1284 KB]
Appendix H Geotechnical Assessment [PDF, 6974 KB]
Appendix I Noise Assessment [PDF, 739 KB]

Contact

For further information contact the team on 0800 SELWYN (735 996) or email contactus@selwyn.govt.nz

Private Plan change request 80: rezone Rural Inner Plain Zone to Business 2A Zone, Rolleston

CURRENT STATUS: Operative as of 1 June 2023

About the private plan change

Map showing the proposed site

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