Proposed Plan Change 7 - Quarrying and Mining

Proposed  Plan Change No. 7 was first notified on 12 March 2005.  Given the length of time that has passed since notification, and because there have been changes in property ownership across the district; the Council decided to re-notify the plan change on 9 August 2008 to enable additional submissions to be lodged.

The plan change seeks to:

• Change the status of Q&M from a discretionary to a non-complying activity when locating within 500m of a residential area.
• Provide for residential activity as a discretionary activity if locating within 500m of a commercial Q&M.
• Change statements of the resource management issue, policies and explanations concerning Q&M activity.
• Add a new definition for 'hard rock quarrying', and refer to that as a particular type of quarrying in the policies.
• Provide for small quantity gravel extraction from specific riverbeds as a permitted activity.

Plan change text and s32 analysis

Summary of decisions requested (2005)


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.

If you have already made a submission to this plan change you do not need to re-submit as your original submission still stands.  However, you may withdraw your submission by giving the Council written notice if you no longer wish to be party to this process.

The closing date for submissions is 5 September 2008 at 5.00pm.

The plan change documents are also available at the following locations:

• Amberley Office, 66 Carter Road, Amberley
• Cheviot Service Centre, 39 Hall Street, Cheviot
• Culverden Service Centre and Amuri Community Library, Amuri Area School, School Road, Culverden
• Hanmer Springs Service Centre and Community Library, Cnr Amuri Avenue and Cheltenham Street, Hanmer Springs
• Hurunui Memorial Library, 111 Carters Road, Amberley

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 on (03) 3140048.