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Resource Management Act 1991
Notification of Application for a Resource Consent under Section 95A(3) (a)
Name of applicant: Willowbank Trustee Limited
Council reference: RC8436 – LU0125/21
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:
As the applications relate to each other, we have provided copies of all Minutes on both web pages for the convenience of the reader. You can find the Application RC7695 - LU0055/20 here.
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 3:
Minute 4:
Minute 5:
Minute 6:
PCC & GWRC Response to Minute 4 - 4 March 2022 (posted 4 March 2022)
Applicant Response to Minute 4 - 4 March 2022 (posted 4 March 2022)
GWRC Document: Willowbank Quarry Meeting 2 March 2022 Minutes (posted 4 March 2022)
Administrator Document: Hearing Notice 18 March 2022 (posted 18 March and removed 8 April 2022 due to being outdated and superseded by new Hearing Notice below)
Applicant Document: PCC Draft Conditions for Willowbank Quarry (posted 29 March 2022)
Applicant Document: GWRC Draft Conditions (posted 29 March 2022)
PCC Document: Meeting Minutes - Noise and Vibration 16 March 2022 (posted 29 March 2022)
Applicant Document: Memorandum of Counsel (posted 1 April 2022)
Administrator Document: Willowbank Quarry Hearing Notice 8 April 2022 (posted 8 April 2022)
18 July 2022 | Council S42A reports and evidence due |
25 July 2022 | Applicant evidence due |
1 August 2022 | Submitters expert evidence due |
9 August 2022 | Hearing Commences (9, 10, 12, 15 and 16 August 2022) |
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:
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.
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that—
(a) adversely affects the environment; and
(b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
Submissions must be received no later than 5pm Thursday 6 May 2021.
You may make a written or electronic submission. The submission must be on Form 13. Copies of this form are available from the Council’s Customer Service Centre at 16 Cobham Court or here: Form 13.
You can also make an online submission here.
Email submissions can be sent to submissions@poriruacity.govt.nz. Please include “Submission on RC7695 - LU0055/20 – Willowbank Quarry” in the subject line.
Written submissions can be sent to:
Chief Executive
Porirua City Council
PO Box 50218
Porirua 5240
Or handed in at:
Porirua City Customer Services Centre
16 Cobham Court
Porirua
A copy of your submission must also be served as soon as reasonably practicable on the applicant, whose address for service is:
Willowbank Trustee Limited
c/- Beca Limited
PO Box 3942
Wellington 6140
Attn: Aimee Brown
or emailed to: aimee.brown2@beca.com
Please include your name and contact details and let us know if you would like to attend a hearing to speak in support of your submission.
Submissions must be received no later than 5pm Thursday 6 May 2021.
All information provided as part of the submissions process will be publicly available. You can request that certain details are withheld for privacy reasons.