Current applications of interest

The applications listed on this page are considered to be of public interest. This does not mean the application will have a public submissions process. The Council will undertake an assessment of environmental effects to determine how the application should proceed. Depending on the decision reached an application can proceed in three different ways:

Non-notified	An application will proceed on a non-notified basis if the adverse effects on both the environment and people are less than minor. This means the environmental effects are deemed acceptable and no parties are considered to be affected, or written approval has been provided by all parties considered to be adversely affected.
Limited notification	An application will be limited notified if the adverse effects on particular identified persons are minor or more than minor. The application will be open for submissions from those identified persons only. If those people wish to be heard, a hearing will be held.
Public notification	An application will be publicly notified if adverse effects on the environment are more than minor. The application will be open for anyone to submit on. If people wish to be heard, a hearing will be held.

If you have any questions about these resource consent applications please contact planning@hurunui.govt.nz.

For more information on the resource consent process visit the Ministry for the Environment website.

RC240028: 380 Waipara Flat Road - Solar Farm

This application is being publicly notified. For more information on the application and notification process click here.

RC250156: 419 Waipara Flat Road - Solar Farm

Applicant: JDE Forbes and Euston Street Trustees Ltd

Status: The Application is to be limited notified.

Section 95 report

Proposed activity: Construction and operation of a solar farm, including:

Solar panels over a 76 hectare area of an 199 hectare site;
10 MV (medium voltage) units and inverters located centrally in the site;
10 Battery Energy Storage Systems located centrally in the site;
Landscape screening of the site boundaries consisting of 3 metre wide pinus radiata planted in a double row, excluding the site access point and where there is existing vegetation planting along the boundaries.

Other consents: Canterbury Regional Council CRC262386 for operational stormwater discharge.

Application documents