Proposed Plan Change 15 - Buxton Gore Bay Ltd

The Hurunui District Council has accepted a request for a private plan change to the Hurunui District Plan from Buxton Gore Bay Ltd.

Proposed Private Plan Change No. 15 seeks to rezone the land within the Buxton Valley catchment to an Environment of Special Concern to be called the Buxton Valley Management Area.  The proposed district plan provisions are specific to the Buxton Valley Management Area and would enable the establishment of 83 residential lots within farming, conservation, and recreation land uses.

Proposed Plan Change
Section 32 Analysis
Assessment of Environmental Effects
Appendix A Certificates of Title
Appendix B Master Plan
Appendix C Cluster Plan
Appendix D Location of Culvert and Bridge Crossings
Appendix E Ecology Assessment
Appendix F Application for Discharge of Domestic Wastewater to Land
Appendix G Erosion and Sediment Control Plans
Appendix H Application for Discharge of Stormwater to Surface Water
Appendix I Cut to Fill Plan
Appendix J Geotechnical Report
Appendix K Landscape Assessment
Appendix L Archaeology Assessment
Appendix M Cultural Impact Assessment
Appendix N Traffic Report
Appendix O Conceptual Design Sewerage, Stormwater and Water Supply
Appendix P Accidental Discovery Protocol
Further Information

These documents are also available for viewing at the following locations:

• Amberley Office, 66 Carter Road, Amberley
• Cheviot Service Centre, 39 Hall Street, Cheviot
• Hanmer Springs Service Centre and Community Library, Cnr Amuri Avenue and Cheltenham Street, Hanmer Springs
• Hurunui Memorial Library, 111 Carters Road, Amberley
• Environment Canterbury, 58 Kilmore Street, Christchurch

Any person may make a submission on this Plan Change.  Submissions must be in writing and in the prescribed form (Form 5) in the Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 1991 or similar.  Forms are also available from the Council Offices listed above.

Submissions should be sent to Hurunui District Council, P O Box 13, Amberley 7441 or submission@hurunui.govt.nz.

The closing date for submissions was 22 August 2008 at 5.00pm.

Once all submissions have been received, the Council will prepare and publicly notify a summary of the submissions.  All the submissions will be available for public inspection and anyone may make a written submission in support of, or in opposition to any of the submissions received.  All submissions will then be considered and hearings will be held for anyone who wishes to speak in support of their submission.

Please direct enquiries to Jan Weaver at the Council's Amberley Office.