Private plan change request 73: rezone approx. 160 hectares in Rolleston

CURRENT STATUS: Environment Court determines appeal

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

About the private plan change

On 17 November 2020 Rolleston West Residential Limited lodged a private plan change request with the Council. The request seeks a change to the Operative Selwyn District Plan by rezoning approximately 160 hectares of land in two separate locations on Dunns Crossing Road, Rolleston. This would enable approximately 2100 residential sites and two commercial areas.

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.

Variation 1 to PC73

On 20 August 2022, Council notified Variation 1 to Plan Change 73 to the Operative District Plan. This variation is required by the Government’s new building intensification rules to allow for more housing and at greater heights, in relevant residential areas.

Council notified its decision on Variation 1 to Plan Change 73 on 19 August 2023. Those parts of the private plan change that were altered by the Council’s decision to accept the recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel, become operative on 28 August 2023.

IPI Public Notice [PDF, 39 KB]
IPI Part B Recommendation Report [PDF, 340 KB]

Supporting document

Section 32 Report [PDF, 1108 KB]

Map showing the proposed site

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Update 24 May 2022

The period for the lodgment of any appeal closed 23^rd May 2022. The Decision of Council has been appealed to the Environment Court.

Update 3 May 2022

On 29^th April 2022, the plan change applicant lodged an appeal against the decision of Council to decline the request.

The period for the lodgement of any appeal is open until 23^rd May 2022. As such, there is time for other parties to consider if they wish to appeal the decision, or be joined as a party to the applicant’s appeal.

Notice of appeal [PDF, 496 KB]

Update 6 April 2022

At its meeting on 23 March 2022, the Council considered the recommendation of the Commissioner in respect of the plan change request. Council resolved at this meeting to accept the Commissioner's recommendation on Plan Change 73 as its formal decision, and decline the plan change request. This decision will be publicly notified on 6 April 2022, providing an opportunity for parties involved in Plan Change 73 to lodge an appeal against the decision. A copy of the public notice is below.

Public Notice of Council Decision [PDF, 29 KB]

Update 22 March 2022

At its meeting on 23 March 2022, the Council will consider the recommendation of the Commissioner in relation to the plan change request. See pages 314-416.

Council Agenda 23 March 2022 [PDF, 21841 KB] and the Minutes [PDF, 187 KB]

Update 4 March 2022

Council has received the Commissioner’s recommendation in relation to PC73. Council will consider this recommendation at a forthcoming meeting of Council.

Update 10 January 2022

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 9 [PDF, 76 KB] relating to procedural matters arising from the Resource Management (enabling housing supply and other matters) Act.

Update 22 December 2021

In response to the Commissioners Minute 8 [PDF, 70 KB] we have received the following responses on the impact of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill on the plan change.

Christchurch City Council & Canterbury Regional Council [PDF, 146 KB]
Rolleston West Residential Limited [PDF, 193 KB]
Selwyn District Council [PDF, 165 KB]

Update 17 December 2021

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 8 [PDF, 70 KB] seeking comment on the impact of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill on the plan change. Any comment is to be provided no later than 5pm Tuesday 21 December 2021.

Update 30 November 2021

The Commissioner has provided Minute 7 for closure of the Plan Change 73 hearing, formally closing the hearing as at 29 November 2021.

Commissioner Minute - Hearing Closure [PDF, 63 KB]

Update 2 November 2021

The applicant has exercised their right of reply on 2 November 2021. This consists of the following documents:

Closing Legal Submission [PDF, 182 KB]
Proposed Rules Package and ODPS (Appendix 1) [PDF, 1987 KB]
Identification of location of submitters (Appendix 2) [PDF, 403 KB]
Evidence in Reply from Cathy Nieuwenhuijsen (Odour) (Appendix 3) [PDF, 284 KB]
Evidence in Reply from Donovan Van Kekem (Odour) (Appendix 4) [PDF, 22818 KB]
Ministry for the Environment’s Guidance and Factsheet (Appendix 5 & 6) [PDF, 1219 KB]

Update 28 October 2021

At the request of the applicant, the Commissioner has issued Minute 6 has granted an extension to the filing of the applicant's right of reply. This is now to be provided by 5.00pm on Monday 1 November 2021.

Update 26 October 2021

In response to the commissioners Minute 4, the following material was provided by Mr. Nicholson (Urban Design). The applicant identified the topics proposed to be addressed in their Right of Reply, which is to be provided by 28 October 2021.

Mr. Nicholson (Urban Design) response to Minute 4 [PDF, 121 KB]
Applicant's response to Minute 4 [PDF, 145 KB]

The Hearing Commissioner issued Minute 5.

Commissioner Minute 5[PDF, 66 KB]

Update 7 October 2021

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 4 [PDF, 141 KB], with a specific question for Mr Nicholson (Urban Design) to respond to, along with details of the timetable for the applicant’s right of reply.

Update 5 October 2021

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 3 [PDF, 64 KB] regarding his intention to undertake a site visit and further questions for Mr Nicholson (Urban Design).

Update 28 September 2021

The hearing for PC73 commenced Tuesday 28 September and will continue until Thursday 30 September.

Documents tabled at the hearing will be uploaded as available.

Applicant:

Legal Submission on behalf of Applicant [PDF, 287 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Carter on behalf of the Applicant [PDF, 524 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Jones (Real Estate) [PDF, 146 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Copeland (Economics) [PDF, 149 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Akehurst (Economics) [PDF, 155 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Colegrave (Economics) [PDF, 145 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Farrelly (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) [PDF, 189 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Ms Nieuwenhuijsen (Odour) [PDF, 143 KB]

Summary of Evidence – Mr Van Kekem (Odour) [PDF, 149 KB]
Summary of Evidence - Mr Lewthwaite (Acoustic) [PDF, 539 KB]
Summary of Evidence - Mr Fuller (Traffic) [PDF, 156 KB]
Summary of Evidence - Mr Phillips (Planning) [PDF, 2559 KB]
Summary of Evidence - Mr McLeod (Infrastructure) [PDF, 146 KB]
Summary of Evidence - Mr Compton-Moen (Urban Design) [PDF, 2575 KB]
Summary of Evidence -Ms Lauenstein (Urban Design) [PDF, 168 KB]

Submitters:

Legal Submission on behalf of Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council  [PDF, 150 KB]
Summary of Evidence – Mr Tallentire on behalf of Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council [PDF, 24 KB]
Summary of Evidence – Ms White on behalf of Waka Kotahi [PDF, 22 KB]
Attachment to Summary -Ms White  [PDF, 3825 KB]
Summary of Evidence – Mr Thomson on behalf of Gallina Nominees Limited and Heinz-Wattie Limited Pension Plan  [PDF, 334 KB]
Summary of Evidence - A Smith, D Boyd and J Blanchard [PDF, 292 KB]
Chris Barrett - Letter tabled at hearing [PDF, 101 KB]
Ministry of Education - Letter tabled at hearing [PDF, 198 KB]

Council:

Summary Statement – Mr Bender (Air Quality) [PDF, 33 KB]
Summary Statement – Mr Collins (Transport) [PDF, 88 KB]
Summary Statement – Mr England (Infrastructure) [PDF, 102 KB]
Summary Statement – Mr Boyd (Resource Recovery Park) [PDF, 170 KB]
Summary Statement – Mr Nicholson (Urban Design) [PDF, 33 KB]
Summary Statement – Dr Trevathan (Acoustic) [PDF, 87 KB]
Summary Statement – Ms White (Planning) [PDF, 132 KB]

The applicant has not yet exercised their right of reply. This will be undertaken in writing. Once the Commissioner is satisfied that he has all the information he requires, the hearing will be closed.

Update 24 September 2021

As Councils’ urban design expert is unable to attend the hearing for PC73, a pre-hearing conference was held on Thursday 23 September 2021 between the applicant and the Council’s urban design experts. Following this conferencing, a joint witness statement has been prepared to identify the points on which the experts agree and/or disagree in relation to urban design and landscape effects associated with the plan change.

Joint Witness Statement - Urban Design [PDF, 326 KB]

Update 22 September 2021

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 2 [PDF, 80 KB] which outlines the Level 2 Covid restrictions and responds to a memorandum on behalf of the Applicant dated 21 September 2021.

Update 21 September 2021

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 19 August 2021, the submitter's evidence is now available for viewing.

Evidence - A Smith, D Boyd and J Blanchard - Ivan Thomson [PDF, 548 KB]
Evidence - Gallina Nominees Ltd and Heinz-Wattie Ltd Pension Plan - Ivan Thomson [PDF, 1058 KB]
Evidence - Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency - Sarah White, Planner [PDF, 139 KB]
Evidence - Canterbury Regional Council and Christchurch City Council - Keith Tallentire [PDF, 281 KB]

Update 10 September 2021

The hearing is now to be held in the Habgood Lounge, Lincoln Event Centre, 15 Meijer Drive, Lincoln, commencing at 9am on 28 and 29 September 2021, with 30 September 2021 a standby date (if a third day is needed) to consider the application.

Update 6 September 2021

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.

Officer's S42A report [PDF, 3674 KB]
Growth Planning in Selwyn District - Ben Baird, Policy Analyst [PDF, 1341 KB]
Officer Comments - Pines Resource Recovery Park - Andrew Boyd, Solid Waste Manager [PDF, 432 KB]
Officer Comments - Servicing and Waste Water Treatment Plant - Murray England , Asset Manager [PDF, 3128 KB]
Noise Assessment Review - Dr Jeremy Trevathan, Acoustic Engineering Services [PDF, 218 KB]
Odour Assessment Review - Chris Bender, Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd [PDF, 690 KB]
Transportation Hearing Report - Flow Transportation Specialists [PDF, 2786 KB]
Urban Design and Landscape - Hugh Nicholson, UrbanShift [PDF, 2384 KB]

Update 19 August 2021

A Commissioner has been appointed and a hearing is to be held at the Selwyn Health Hub, Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston on 28 and 29 September 2021, with 30 September 2021 a standby date (if a third day is needed) to consider the application.

The Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 19 August 2021 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 6 September 2021.

Update 5 August 2021

The period for further submissions on the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) submission closed on Wednesday 4 August 2021. 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 21 July 2021 – Re-notification of Summary of Submissions

Council notified the summary of submissions and called for further submissions on 16 June 2021, with the period for further submissions closing on 30 June 2021. Following this, Council received a late submission from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). With the agreement of the private plan change proponent, the Council is re-notifying the summary to include the NZDF submission.

The NZDF submission [PDF, 1045 KB] has been included in the summary and is open for further submissions until 5pm, Wednesday 4 August 2021. The period for further submissions was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times 2 July 2021.

Public Notice [PDF, 40 KB]

Summary of Submissions (Important note: When viewing the Summary of Submissions online, please make sure you use a computer, laptop or tablet. The Summary of Submissions does not work when using your mobile phone.)

Submitter’s Contact Details [PDF, 28 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.

Any further submission must be limited to matters either in support of or in opposition to the original submission made by the NZDF on PC73. This must be in writing and in accordance with Form 6, which is available from any Council Service Centre or online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/pc73.

Further submissions must be served on Selwyn District Council and a copy must be provided to the NZDF no later than 5 working days after a further submission is provided to Council.

Online Submission Form 6 (Submissions closed) (Important note: When making a submission online, please make sure you use a computer, laptop or tablet. The online submission form does not work when using your mobile phone.)
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

Update 1 July 2021 - Further Submissions Closed

The period for further submissions closed on 30 June 2021. Three further submissions were received in relation to PC73, which can be viewed below.

PC73-0006 FS Jason Horne [PDF, 585 KB]
PC73-0010 FS Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [PDF, 768 KB]
PC73-0048 FS Ministry of Education [PDF, 758 KB]

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 16 June 2021 - Further Submissions

The original submissions have been summarised and are open for further submissions until 5pm, Wednesday 30 June 2021. The period for further submissions was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times 16 June 2021.

Public Notice [PDF, 415 KB]

Summary of Submissions (Important note: When viewing the Summary of Submissions online, please make sure you use a computer, laptop or tablet. The Summary of Submissions does not work when using your mobile phone.)

Submitter’s Contact Details [PDF, 38 KB]

Further submissions must be limited to matters either in support of or in opposition to an original submission made on Plan Change 73. 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) (Important note: When making a submission online, please make sure you use a computer, laptop or tablet. The online submission form does not work when using your mobile phone.)
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

Update 6 May 2021 - Late submission received

A late submission has been received there is now a total of 49 submissions
PC73-0050 Ivan George Robertson *Late Submission [PDF, 1120 KB]

Update 5 May 2021 - Submissions received

Submissions:
48 submissions were received in relation to PC73 and can be viewed below. The summary of submissions, and period for further submissions, will be notified in due course.

Update 3 May 2021 -Submissions Closed

Public submissions on Plan Change 73 closed at 5pm on Monday 3 May 2021. The submissions will be made publicly available in due course. Once submissions have been summarised, the period for further submissions will be notified.

Update 31 March 2021 - Public Notification

Plan Change 73 was accepted for notification at Council’s meeting on 10 March 2021.

The Plan Change will be publicly notified in the Selwyn Times newspaper on 31 March 2021.

Public Notice [PDF, 32 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 3 May 2021.

Online Submission Form 5 unavailable (Submissions closed)
(Important note: when making a submission online, please make sure you use a computer, laptop or tablet. The online submission form does not work when using your mobile phone.)

PDF Submission Form 5 (Submissions closed)

Submissions may be made through the website (this can include uploading attachments) 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 3 May 2021, submissions will be summarised and made available to the public.

Update 29 March 2021 - Amended Application

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

Private Plan Change Request - Rolleston West Residential Limited [PDF, 8744 KB]
Appendix A - Infrastructure Assessment [PDF, 5325 KB]
Appendix B - Geotechnical Assessment [PDF, 7647 KB]
Appendix C - Preliminary Site Investigation Report [PDF, 2323 KB]
Appendix D - Integrated Transport Assessment [PDF, 10655 KB]
Appendix E - Landscape and Urban Design Assessment [PDF, 11406 KB]
Appendix F - Ecological Assessment [PDF, 2724 KB]
Appendix G - Economic Assessment [PDF, 233 KB]
Appendix H - Odour Assessment [PDF, 2591 KB]
Appendix I - Acoustic Assessment [PDF, 758 KB]
Appendix J - Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd [PDF, 557 KB]

Update 10 March 2021

The matters raised in the request for further information have been addressed. Council will consider how to proceed with the plan change request at its meeting on 10 March 2021.

Council Agenda (report on page 62)

Update 5 February 2021

In response to Council’s request dated 22 December 2020, the following response was received on 5 February 2021. The response is currently being reviewed to ensure that the matters raised in the request for further information have been satisfactorily addressed.

Applicant response to Council's further information request [PDF, 12611 KB]

Update 24 December 2020

The application has been reviewed and a request for further information was issued on 22 December 2020.

Further information requested [PDF, 306 KB]

Update 18 November 2020

This application 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 Plan Change it will be publicly notified and opened to submission.

Application:

The Plan Change request consists of the following documents:

Application for Private Plan Change in a single file [PDF, 50174 KB]

Application broken into component parts:

Private Plan Change Request - Rolleston West Residential Limited [PDF, 12578 KB]
Appendix A - Infrastructure Assessment [PDF, 5325 KB]
Appendix B - Geotechnical Assessment [PDF, 4914 KB]
Appendix C - Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI) Report [PDF, 1997 KB]
Appendix D - Integrated Transport Assessment [PDF, 7725 KB]
Appendix E - Landscape and Urban Design Assessment [PDF, 12491 KB]
Appendix F - Ecological Assessment [PDF, 2725 KB]
Appendix G - Economic Assessment [PDF, 234 KB]
Appendix H - Odour Assessment [PDF, 560 KB]
Appendix I - Acoustic Assessment [PDF, 418 KB]

Contact

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

Private plan change request 73: rezone approx. 160 hectares in Rolleston

CURRENT STATUS: Environment Court determines appeal

About the private plan change

Variation 1 to PC73

Map showing the proposed site

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