Willowbank Quarry

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Willowbank Quarry Resource Consent Applications Joint Hearing Schedule

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Independent Commissioner Appointed

Resource Management Act 1991

Notification of Application for a Resource Consent under Section 95A(3) (a)

Name of applicant: Willowbank Trustee Limited

Council reference: RC7695 - LU0055/20

An independent Panel of Commissioners have been appointed to hear this matter - David McMahon, of Resource Management Group Ltd (RMG) as Chair.

Please note that the Minutes relate to both applications:

  • RC7695 - LU0055/20 (Willowbank Trustee Ltd for the operation and maintenance of Willowbank Quarry and associated access track until 2025)
  • RC8436 – LU0125/21 (Willowbank Trustee Ltd for the continuation of the existing activity and the long-term expansion and operation of Willowbank Quarry)


Key Dates:

22 July 2022 Council S42A reports and evidence due
29 July 2022 Applicant evidence due
5 August 2022 Submitters expert evidence due
15 August 2022 Hearing Commences (15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 August 2022)

Panel Directions

Please refer to the following directions minutes issued by the Commissioner, and the associated responses requested or additional information received:

Minute 1:

Minute 2:

  • Minute 2 issued by the Commissioner on 25 August 2021

Minute 3:

  • Minute 3 issued by the Commissioner on 21 January 2022

Minute 4:

Minute 5:

  • Minute 5 issued by the Commissioner on 14 March 2022

Minute 6:

  • Minute 6 issued by the Commissioner on 1 April 2022

Minute 7:

Minute 8:

  • Minute 8 issued by the Commissioner on 5 August 2022

Minute 9:

  • Minute 9 issued by the Commissioner on 12 August 2022

Minute 10:

  • Minute 10 issued by the Commissioner on 21 August 2022

Minute 11:

Minute 12:

Minute 13:

  • Minute 13 issued by the Commissioner on 6 September 2022

Minute 14:

  • Minute 14 issued by the Commissioner on 29 September 2022

Memos to Panel

Section 42A Reports

Expert Evidence

Rebuttal Evidence

Summary Statements

Porirua City Council

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Karen Williams - Planning

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Simon Button - Landscape

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Jamie MacKay - Terrestrial Ecology

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Malcolm Hunt - Noise

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Sandy Ormiston - Engineering Geology

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Harriet Fraser - Transport

Summary Statement - Porirua City Council - Jon Styles - Vibration

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Summary Statement - Greater Wellington Regional Council - Genevieve Walker - Planning

Summary Statement - Greater Wellington Regional Council - Nicholas Singers - Wetland Ecologist

Summary Statement - Greater Wellington Regional Council - Deborah Ryan - Air Quality

Summary Statement - Greater Wellington Regional Council - Gregor McLean - Erosion and Sediment

Summary Statement - Greater Wellington Regional Council - Michael Greer -Freshwater Ecologist

Applicant

Summary Statement - Applicant - Nathan Baker - Planning

Summary Statement - Applicant - Wade Robertson - Landscape and Visual

Summary Statement - Applicant - Bram Mulling - Ecology

Summary Statement - Applicant - Glenn Pope - Erosion and Sediment

Summary Statement - Applicant - Tim Kelly - Transport

Summary Statement - Applicant - Siiri Wilkening - Acoustics

Summary Statement - Applicant - Mathew Noonan - Air quality

Submitters

Summary Statement - Waka Kotahi - Sarah Jenkin - Planning

Willowbank hearing Updated Summary Statement - Sarah Jenkin - Planning (17.8.22)

Summary Statement - Waka Kotahi - Jason Chow - Transport

Willowbank Quarry Updated Summary Statement - Jason Chow - Transport (17.8.22)

Summary Statement - JEPS - Rebecca Stirnemann - Ecology

Summary Statement - JEPS - David Wanty - Traffic

Summary Statement -JEPS Stuart Keer-Keer - Air Quality

Legal Submissions

Hearing Presentations

Matters Tabled at the Hearing

Day 1 (Monday 15 August 2022)

Day 2 (Tuesday 16 August 2022)

Day 3 (Wednesday 17 August 2022)

Day 4 (Thursday 18 August 2022)

Day 5 (Friday 19 August 2022)

Other hearing related documents

Final Draft Conditions and Comments

Resource consent application

Please note that submissions closed 6 May 2021.

Resource Management Act 1991

Notification of Application for a Resource Consent under Section 95A(7) & (8)

Name of applicant: Willowbank Trustee Limited

Council reference: RC7695 - LU0055/20

The applicant proposes: To continue ongoing operation and maintenance of the Willowbank Quarry until 31 December 2025 at 264b Paremata-Haywards Road / 355 Murphys Road (Lot 1 DP 86208, Lot 2 DP 426235, Part Section 113 Pauatahanui AG RES, and Lot 4 DP 407801).

Landuse consent is sought to continue to supply material for both Transmission Gully and other projects in the local area, including flood protection works, roading projects and smaller site developments, in order to meet identified demand for aggregates.

The key aspects of the land use component of the proposal include:

  • The quarry site will be operated from Monday to Saturday, between the hours of 6.30am and 7.30pm in the summer months, and 7am to 5pm in the winter months.
  • Heavy vehicle movements to and from the site will only take place between 10am and 3pm from Monday to Friday. These hours are proposed in order to avoid peak traffic times along State Highway 58.
  • Truck movements will be 64 ‘in’ and 64 ‘out’ during these operating hours. This equates to an average of two trucks using the access track every five minutes between 10am and 3pm, Monday to Friday.
  • Approximately four staff will be onsite to operate the quarry during operating hours. Light vehicles used to transport workers to and from the quarry will access the site off Murphy’s Road (at 85 Murphys Road – which is part of the wider subject site).
  • Excavation will be carried out by heavy machinery typically utilised in quarrying activities – including bulldozers, excavators, compactors, a scraper fleet, an articulated dump truck fleet, a road truck fleet, graders, drill rigs, elevated work platforms and water carts.
  • The excavation of rock material will at times require blasting within the quarry. Any blasting will be undertaken in accordance with appropriate procedures, including the notification of neighbouring properties. Crushing and screening will take place within the quarry site.
  • Reinstatement of the quarry, including relevant ecological mitigation will generally include hydroseeding of excavated faces and the reconstruction/re-establishment of streams, wetlands and associated vegetation.
  • Primary access to the quarry (i.e. for heavy trucks) will be via the intersection with Paremata-Haywards Road/ State Highway 58.

Resource Consent is required for the proposal as it is not provided for as a Permitted Activity in the Rural Zone in the Porirua City District Plan (the District Plan). The proposal is considered to be a Discretionary Activity pursuant to Rule D4.1.4 of the District Plan.

The application may be inspected at the Porirua City Council, Administration Building, Customer Service Centre (ground floor), Cobham Court, Porirua, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, or on the Porirua City Council website – www.poriruacity.govt.nz. Please contact Ellen Seumanufagai on 04 237 1494 if you have any questions about the application.

Submission Documents

Application documents

How you can have your say:

Submissions closed 6 May 2021.

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