Limited Notified Resource Consents

The applications listed below have been limited notified under the Resource Management Act. This means that only people who have been directly notified of the application can make a submission on the application. If you have been directly notified, you will have received a notice in the post or in an email.

RC225687 & RC225736 - Selwyn District Council (Stormwater Bypass Channel)

The Selwyn District Council has applied for a joint land use consent to undertake works associated with the establishment, operation and maintenance of the Leeston Stormwater Flood Bypass Scheme, and for soil disturbance and potential removal of contaminated soils in accordance with the regulations of the National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NES-CS). The proposal has discretionary status under the Operative Selwyn District Plan, and restricted discretionary status under the Partially Operative Selwyn District Plan.

An independent commissioner has determined that the application must be limited notified to affected persons.

The proposed works include the construction of a new bypass channel and flood control gate, the Leeston Creek upgrade and the raising of bank heights adjacent to the drainage network. The extent of the areas of works are identified in Appendix 2 – Site Location Plan and General Arrangement Plans.

Stormwater Bypass Channel, Flood Control Gate and Leeston Creek Upgrade

A new stormwater bypass channel is proposed to convey high flows diverted from Leeston Creek to the upgraded drainage channels and will cross the properties at 2 Leeston Dunsandel Road (Karumata Oaks) (marked as 3 in Figure 1), 60 Leeston Dunsandel Road (2) and 178 Harmans Road (1), before connecting to the existing drainage network at the corner of Pound Road and Cunningham Street. The bypass channel will connect to Leeston Creek and includes a new flood control gate to control the diversion of high flows from the creek into the bypass channel. The carrying capacity of the Leeston Creek is also proposed to be upgraded to increase flow. This upgrade includes channel deepening and widening, reforming the batters of banks, the removal and replacement of an existing culvert, and the installation of rip rap to prevent scouring.

Raising of Bank Heights Adjacent to Drainage Network

The proposal also seeks to undertake bank raising works at several points adjacent to the existing drainage networks south of Leeston, identified as properties 4 – 10 in Figure 1 above. The properties subject to raising of bank heights include 483 Volckman Road, 143 Lochheads Road, 159 Beetham Road, 206 Lochheads Road, and 1171 and 1247 The Lake Road. The increased bank heights are proposed to accommodate peak flood levels and are generally in locations where breakouts may occur due to land falling away from the drains or historic braid paths.

Current Status

The application was deferred under S.91 on the 21st of March 2024 and the applicant has advised that they wish to address the issues identified in the submissions. As a result of this, the hearing is likely to be delayed.

Limited Notification

The application was Limited Notified on Thursday 1 February 2024. Submissions closed on Friday 1 March 2024.

Submissions Received

The following submissions have been received -

1. Owner - 159 Beethams Road
2. Owner - 483 Volckman Road
3. Owner - 143 Lochheads Road
4. Owner - 60 Leeston Dunsandel Road

Commissioner's Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Monday 12th of February 2024.

Commissioners Minute #2 [PDF, 569 KB]

Application Documents

Application and Assessment of Environmental Effects [PDF, 4097 KB]
Appendix 1 – Records of Title [PDF, 761 KB]
Appendix 1a – 60 Dunsandel Road- new RoT [PDF, 388 KB]
Appendix 2 – Site Location Plan and General Arrangement Plans [PDF, 18097 KB]
Appendix 3 – 2 Leeston Dunsandel Rd -RC215689 & 690 [PDF, 614 KB]
Appendix 4 – 60 Leeston Dunsandel Rd – RC225368 & SVR [PDF, 7435 KB]
Appendix 5 – ECAN Listed Land Use Register Statements [PDF, 5583 KB]
Appendix 6 – Contaminated Land Review – Collaborations [PDF, 2164 KB]
Appendix 7 – Selwyn District Plan Compliance Assessment [PDF, 185 KB]
Appendix 8 – Summary of Stormwater Flood Modelling and Assessment [PDF, 23261 KB]
Appendix 9 – Canterbury Regional Council Consents [PDF, 936 KB]
Appendix 10 – Cultural Advice Report [PDF, 304 KB]
Limited Notification – Form 12 [PDF, 157 KB]
Limited Notification – Affected Parties Notified [PDF, 69 KB]
Notification Decision Report [PDF, 1358 KB]

RC235464 - KeaX Limited (Solar Farm)

The Selwyn District Council received a resource consent application on 10 August 2023 from KeaX Limited. The application proposes to construct a new 111ha solar array.

Current Status

The application was first Limited Notified on Monday 13 November 2023. It had been renotified on Tuesday 21 November 2023. Submissions closed on Tuesday 19 December 2023. The application had proceeded to a Hearing on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th of March 2024. The Hearing is now closed as of Tuesday 19th of March 2024. Decision was notified on Monday 22nd of April 2024.

RC235464 - Decision
RC235464 - Approved Plans

Commissioners Eighth Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Tuesday 9th April 2024 regarding extending the timeframe for issuing the decision to on or before 22nd April 2024
Commissioners Minute 8

Commissioners Seventh Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner regarding closing of the Hearing on Tuesday 19th March 2024
Commissioners Minute 7

Applicants Right of Reply

The Applicants Right of Reply was received on Friday 15th March 2024
Reply submissions for Applicant
Appendix 1 - Amended proposed Consent Conditions
Appendix 2 - Updated Landscape Graphic Supplement
Appendix 3 - Rangiriri solar farm decision
Appendix 4 - Waerenga solar farm decision
Appendix 5 - Edgecumbe solar farm decision
Appendix 6 - Jeremy Brabant legal advice
Appendix 7 - MfE Letter

Commissioners Sixth Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Friday 8th of March 2024
Commissioners Minute 6

Hearing - Day Two (Tuesday 5th of March 2024)

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Council on Day Two (Tuesday 5th of March 2024)
Landscape Architect - A Craig
Glare & Reflectivity - R Van der Veldon
Acoustics - J Farron (No Summary Statement provided)
Environmental Health - I Stout (No Summary Statement provided)
Rural Productivity - J Gordon
Planning - R Bigsby

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Submitters identified as Affected Parties on Day Two (Tuesday 5th of March 2024)
Summary Statement - S Robinson
Summary Statement - M Dalley
Summary Attachment 1 - M Dalley
Summary Attachments 2 to 6 - M Dalley
Summary Statement - D Green/Glenmore Farming Company
Ecology (Summary Statement) - R Henderson
Ecology (Appendices) - R Henderson
Summary Evidence (amended) - R Henderson
Soil Quality - H Thompson-Morrison
Land Use Capability - S Hainsworth
Planning - S Fletcher

Hearing day one (Monday 4th of March 2024)

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Submitters identified as Affected Parties on Day one (Monday 4th of March 2024)
Legal Counsel - J Ottowa
Summary Statement - C Casey
Appendices - C Casey
Summary Statement - D Kewish

The following Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of the Applicant
Legal Counsel - A Hawkins
Applicant - C McMath
Landscape Visual Glint & Glare - A Anthony
Acoustics - W Reeve
EMF (Electromagnetic Fields) - M Gledhill
HPL (Highly Productive Land) - S Ford
Contaminated Land - Z Beechey-Gradwell
Planning - C Kelly

Commissioners Fifth Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Friday 1st of March 2024
Commissioners Minute 5

Commissioners Fourth Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Thursday 29th of February 2024
Commissioners Minute 4

Commissioners Third Minute

The following minute regarding the late filing of evidence was issued by the Commissioner on Tuesday 27th of February 2024
Commissioners Minute 3

Indicative Hearing Agenda

An indicative Hearing Agenda has been issued to the applicant and submitters in advance of the Hearing
Indicative agenda

Submitters Evidence

The following briefs of evidence have been provided by the Submitters in advance of the Hearing

Planning - Stewart William Fletcher
Ecology - Raymond John Henderson (Withdrawn evidence - refer to Commissioner's Minute 4)
Soil Quality - Hadee Thomson-Morrison
Land Use Capability - Sharn Bernard Hainsworth
Highly Productive Land - Guidance Document

Commissioners Second Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Monday 19th of February 2024
Commissioner's Minute (2)
Brookside Submitters Group Minute - Request for further information

Applicants Evidence

The following briefs of evidence have been provided by the Applicant in advance of the Hearing

Acoustics - W Reeve
Operations - C McMath
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) - M Gledhill
Highly Productive Land (HPL) - S Ford
Landscape Planning - A Anthony
Landscape Graphic Supplement - A Anthony
Soil Contamination and Leaching - Z Beechy-Gradwell
Planning - C Kelly

S42a Report & Appendices

The Planners report and Appendices have been prepared in advance of the hearing.

Planners s42a Report
Appendix A - Submissions
Appendix B - Landscape
Appendix C - Glare & Reflectivity Review
Appendix D - Glare & Reflectivity Evidence
Appendix E - Acoustic
Appendix F - Environmental Health
Appendix G - Productive Land
Appendix H - Cultural Advice Report
Appendix I - Objectives & Policies
Appendix J - Recommended Conditions

Application proceeding to Hearing

The application was first Limited Notified on Monday 13 November 2023. It had been renotified on Tuesday 21 November 2023. Submissions closed on Tuesday 19 December 2023 at 5.00pm and eight submissions were received. The application will now proceed to a hearing, to be held in Taumutu & Tauwharekakaho rooms at Selwyn District Council HQ – 2 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston commencing on Monday 4 March 2024. Additional days at the same venue are provided on Tuesday 5 March 2024 and Friday 8 March 2024. Each day will commence at 9.00am.
Notice of Hearing & Agenda

Commissioners First Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Monday 26th of January 2024
Commissioners Minute (1)

Submissions Received

The following submissions have been received -

1. Simon Robinson
2. Haurere Farms Limited
3. Corey Krygsman
4. Glenmore Farming Company
5. Donna & David Kewish
6. Clark Casey
7. Raymond Henderson
8. Pitcairn Farm Limited

RC225776 & RC225777- JO, AJ & LV Clarkson & Joyn Andrews Trustee (No.18) Ltd (Subdivision & Land Use consent)

The Selwyn District Council received a subdivision and land use consent application on 10 November 2022 from JO, AJ & LV Clarkson & Joyn Andrews Trustee (No. 18) Ltd. The application proposes to undertake a three-lot subdivision with an associated land use consent to retain a dwelling on an undersized allotment (proposed Lot 3). Lot 1 would be 28.32 ha, Lot 2, 80.93ha with a no build area of 10.38ha and Lot 3 of 9.91ha.

The application was Limited Notified on Thursday 22 June 2023. Submissions closed on Friday 21 July 2023. A hearing was held on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

Current Status

The decision was notified on Friday 23 February 2024.

RC225776 & RC225777 - Decision of Hearings Panel

Hearing

A hearing was held on Tuesday 14 November 2023.

Commissioners Minute 3

Application Documents

Form 9
AEE
Building Setout Certificate
Ecan Flood Certificate
Flood Modelling
LiDAR Map
Plan 1
Plan 2
Request for further Information
PSI
Limited Notification - Form 12
Notification Decision Report

RC215549 & RC215551 - Tim Broughton

The Selwyn District Council received a subdivision and land use consent application on 3 August 2021 from Tim Broughton. The application proposes to carry out a out a boundary adjustment in relation to RS 35830 to create Lot 1 of approximately 0.77ha, and to amalgamate the balance land of approximately 3.2ha (shown as Lot 2 on the scheme plan but which is not proposed to be a separate lot) with Lot 3 DP 70245, CB48A/629. An open space consent notice area of 19.27ha preventing any building is proposed over the balance land and adjoining Lot 3 and to erect a future dwelling within the proposed undersized allotment (created under the subdivision consent).

Current Status

The application was Limited Notified on Thursday 18 May 2023. Submissions close on Friday 16 June 2023.

Application Documents

Application and AEE
Appendix A - 108 Yeomans Rd, Subdivision Plan
Appendix B - 365 Waireka Rd, Subdivision Plan
Appendix C - PLG1 Waireka Road
Appendix D - PSI
Appendix E - Spatial Map of the Area
Appendix F - CT 670083
Appendix G - CT 670082
Appendix H - CB 48A629
Appendix I - CB 75611
Limited Notification - Form 12
NPS - Highly Productive Land Assessment
Notification Decision Report

RC225708 & RC225709 - Lochlea Farming Co Limited

The Selwyn District Council received a subdivision and land use consent application on 20 October 2022 from Lochlea Farming Co Limited. The application proposes to undertake a fee-simple subdivision to create five lots with an amalgamation and open space covenant and to erect a dwelling on each of the three undersized lots and retain a dwelling (created under the subdivision consent).

Current Status

The application was Limited Notified on Tuesday 21 March 2023. Submissions close on Thursday 20 April 2023.

Application Documents

Application AEE including Subdivision Plan and Form 9
Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI) Report
Geotechnical Report
Sewage Effluent Dispersion RC Plans
ECAN Flood Hazard Information
Record of Title
s92 Further Information Response and Updated Subdivision Plan
s95 Notification Report

RC225180 - KeaX Limited (Solar Farm)

The Selwyn District Council received a resource consent application on 17 March 2022 from KeaX Limited. The application proposes to construct a new 258ha solar array, to retain relocated buildings on site permanently and to undertake earthworks.

Current Status

The Hearing has been closed on Monday 06 March 2023. The Commissioner has fifteen (15) working days to issue a decision.

The Decision on the application has now been issued by the Commissioner on Monday 27 March 2023.

RC225180 - KeaX Limited - Decision

Commissioners Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Tuesday 21 March 2023

Commissioners Minute (5)

Commissioners Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Monday 06 March 2023

Commissioners Minute (4)

Applicants Right of Reply

The Applicants Right of Reply was received on Monday 06 March 2023

Reply submissions for Applicant - 6 March 2023
Appendix 1 - Proposed Conditions of Consent
Appendix 2 - Revised Landscape Mitigation Strategy
Appendix 3 - Orion and LUC Plan
Appendix 4 - Copy of RFI response

Commissioners Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Thursday 02 March 2023

Commissioners Minute (3)

Supplementary Evidence

The following documents were supplied to the Council after the Hearing. These documents have been shared with the Commissioner and Applicant -

Summary Statement of Stewart Fletcher with update 28 February 2023

Memorandum as to Procedural Matter

Hearing - Day Two

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Council on Day Two (Tuesday 28th February 2023) -

Graham Densem - Summary Statement - Landscaping
Jesse Aimer - Summary Statement - Planning
Jesse Aimer - Draft Conditions
Rudi van der Velden - Summary Statement - Glint and Glare
John Farren - Acoustics (No Summary Statement provided)

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Submitters identified as Affected Parties on Day Two (Tuesday 28th February 2023) -

Paul Smith - Summary Statement - Landscaping
Clark Casey - Summary Statement - Submitter
Donna Kewish - Summary Statement - Submitter
Robyn Casey - Summary Statement - Submitter
Mark Lewthwaite - Acoustic Engineer (No Summary Statement provided)
Raymond Henderson - Summary Statement - Contaminants and Ecology
Raymond Henderson - Appendix 1 - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Raymond Henderson - Appendix 2 - Hazards
Raymond Henderson - Appendix 3 - Ecological and health impacts of heavy metals and PFAS leached by solar technologies into soils, water, air and the food web at Brookside
Stewart Fletcher - Summary Statement - Planning

Commissioners Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Friday 24th February 2023

Commissioners Minute (2)

Hearing - Day One

The following Summary Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of Submitters identified as Affected Parties on Day one (Thursday 23rd February 2023) -

Statement from Glenmore Farming Company
Legal Counsel on Behalf of Joint Submitters - Hans van der Wal

The following Statements of Evidence were read at the Hearing on behalf of the Applicant -

Legal Counsel - JM Appleyard and ARC Hawkins
National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (Referenced by Legal Counsel JM Appleyard)
Campbell McMath - Operational
William Reeve - Acoustics
Summary of Evidence - Amanda Anthony (Landscape Planning)
Graphic Supplement Evidence - Amanda Anthony (Landscape Planning)
Summary of Evidence - Claire Kelly (Planning)

Hearing

A hearing was held in the Taumutu Room at Selwyn District Council, 2 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston on Thursday 23 February 2023. The hearing was adjourned and recommenced on Tuesday 28th February 2023 at the Health Hub, 3 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston commencing at 9.00am. Due to delayed flights, the hearing did not commence until 11.50am and finished at 5.30pm.

Commissioners Minute

The following minute was issued by the Commissioner on Tuesday 21st February 2023

Commissioners Minute (1)

Submitters Evidence

The following briefs of evidence have been provided by the Submitters in advance of the Hearing

Landscape - P Smith
Acoustics - M Lewthwaite
Contaminants & Ecology - R Henderson
Planning - S Fletcher

Applicants Evidence

The following briefs of evidence have been provided by the Applicant in advance of the Hearing

Glint and Glare - A Williams
Acoustics - W Reeve
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) - M Gledhill
Landscape Planning - A Anthony
Operations - C McMath
Planning - C Kelly

s42a Report

The Council and ECAN s42a reports have been prepared in advance of the Hearing

Council s42a Report
CRC223908 & CRC223909 _ECAN s42A Report

Application proceeding to Hearing

The consent was Limited Notified on 2 November 2022. Submissions closed on 30 November 2022 at 5.00pm and four submissions were received. The application will now proceed to a hearing, to be held in Taumutu Room at Selwyn District Council, 2 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston on Thursday 23 February 2023 commencing at 9.00am.

Additional Documents

The following documents are documents that may be of interest to this application

Confirmation that separate Runanga approval is not necessary
CRC223908_ECAN Consent Decision
CRC223909_ECAN Consent Decision
Magnetic and electric fields near Wairau Valley solar farm
TWAS Cultural Advice Request ECAN

Peer Reviews Reports

The following document are Peer Reviews that have been undertaken -

Peer Review - Ecological Assessment
Peer Review - Glare
Peer Review - Landscape
Peer Review - Noise

Request for Further Information and Response

The following documents are the Councils request for further information and applicant's response -

Request for Further Information 1_28 April 2022
Response to Request for Further Information 1
Request for Further Information 2_25 July 2022
Response to Request for Further Information 2

Application Documents

Application & Assessment of Environmental Effects
Appendix 1 - Regional Consent Application Form DRAFT - Signed
Appendix 1 - Regional Consent Application Form - Signed
Appendix 1 - SDC Resource Consent Application Form -signed
Appendix 2 - Location Plan
Appendix 3 - Records of Title
Appendix 4 - Site Plan
Appendix 5 - Solar Panel Plans
Appendix 6 - Single Skid Inverter Plans
Appendix 7 - Twin Skid Inverter Plans
Appendix 8 - Site Office Plans
Appendix 9 - Security Fence Plan
Appendix 10 - Statutory Assessment
Appendix 11 - Objectives and Policies
Appendix 12 - Ecological Assessment
Appendix 13 - LVEA
Appendix 13 - LVEA Graphic Supplement
Appendix 14 - Geotechnical Assessment
Appendix 16 - Visual Simulations
Appendix 16(2) - Visual Simulations
Appendix 17 - Shading Diagrams
Appendix 18 - Acoustic Assessment
Appendix 19 - Glint & Glare Assessment
S95 - Notification Decision Report

Submissions

Submissions may be made in writing to the Selwyn District Council by the closing date for such submissions.

All submissions must be dated and signed by the person making the submission, and must contain the following information:

Full name, postal address, telephone number and email (as well as fax number if applicable).
Details of the application in respect of which submission is being made (this is to include the location and application number).
Whether the application is supported or opposed should be clearly indicated.
Your submission should include the reasons you support or oppose the application.
The decision you believe the Consent Authority should make.
Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission at any hearing which may be convened to determine the matter.

A copy of your submission must be served as soon as is reasonably practicable on the applicant.

Submission Forms

You can download a submission form 13 and post or deliver to one of our service centres or make an online submission or email your submission to submissions@selwyn.govt.nz

Further information on the resource consent process is available from the Ministry for the Environment.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact the Duty Planner, Ph 0800 SELWYN or email contactus@selwyn.govt.nz

Limited Notified Resource Consents