Applicant: Far North Solar Farm
Status: Further information requested from applicant. The application is currently on hold awaiting receipt of further information.
Further information request
Proposed activity: Construction and operation of a solar farm, including:
- Solar panels over 180.8 hectares of the site to generate in the region of 143.8 MWp
- Access tracks at regular intervals through the site, plus use of the existing vehicle crossing.
- An MV room near the road boundary with SH7. Thirty inverter stations are proposed at regular intervals across the site adjacent to the access tracks.
- An area of grape vines for a winery are proposed in the south eastern corner of the site adjacent to Weka Creek.
- An exclusion zone around the existing house and buildings located on the site adjacent to the eastern boundary.
- Revegetation of the slopes between the terraces. The boundary with the creek has a mix of planting, mostly Japanese Cedar but in some places natives on request from the adjacent neighbour.
- Screening of the road boundary, southern, northwestern and eastern boundaries of the site with plantings 3m in width and 4m tall.
- The site is to be surrounded by a fence 1.8m in height with 3 strands of barbed wire above.
Address: 380 Waipara Flat Road
Please note the application documents are very large files.