Plan Change 54 – Industrial

For some years Whanganui District Council has been conducting a "rolling review" of its District Plan provisions. 

In 2019, the council commenced a review and update of the existing District Plan provisions regulating industrial activities in the Manufacturing Zone. Any changes to the existing Plan provisions will be addressed in proposed Plan Change 54.

Operative

On 20 December 2022 Council approved the proposed amendments in PC54 - Industrial, and resolved to make the changes operative on 25 January 2023.

Public Notice(PDF, 618KB)

Appeals

Consent Order - Ian McDonald 16/08/22(PDF, 2MB)

Consent Order - Ara Poutama Aotearoa Department of Corrections 26/05/22(PDF, 310KB)

Minute of Environment Court - 25/05/22(PDF, 107KB)

Three appeals have been lodged with the Environment Court.

• Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections(PDF, 1MB)
• Ian McDonald(PDF, 5MB)
• A T Wanganui Limited(PDF, 8MB)

Decision

Amendment to Decision

For consistency, the following amendments have been made as a variation to Appendix 2 - Recommended provisions as per Schedule 1 Clause 16(2):

GIZ-S3 Visual Amenity

g. Screen planting is not located within 10m of the Gas Transmission Network.

GIZ-S8 Earthworks

All activities shall comply with the standards in EW-Earthworks and shall not be located within 10 metres of the GTN.

The Plan Change Decision was publicly notified on Saturday 19 February 2022.  The period for lodging appeals closed on Friday 1 April 2022.

Public Notice(PDF, 122KB)

The council accepted the Recommendation Report and Appendices on Tuesday 15 February 2002.

The Commissioners have completed the following Recommendation Report:

• Recommendation Report and Appendix 1 - Recommendations on Submissions(PDF, 420KB)
• Appendix 2 - Recommended PC54 Provisions(PDF, 3MB)
• Appendix 3 - Recommended PC54 Maps(PDF, 95MB)
• Appendix 4 - Recommended Appendix M to the District Plan(PDF, 3MB)

The Hearing of Submissions was held on Tuesday 16 November 2021 by Independent Commissioners.

Hearing Documents

• Officer Right of Reply(PDF, 160KB)

• Additional Material to s42A Report(PDF, 106KB)

• Errata Hearing Report (s42A)(PDF, 304KB)
• Minute 2 - Directions from the Commissioner(PDF, 134KB)
• Hearing Report (s42A)(PDF, 303KB)
• Appendix 1 - Public Notices(PDF, 167KB)
• Appendix 2 - Submissions and Further Submissions(PDF, 20MB)
• Appendix 3 - Summary of Submissions by topic(PDF, 101KB) and Table of Recommendations(PDF, 214KB)
• Appendix 4
  • Proposed Amended District Plan Maps(PDF, 4MB)
  • Marked Up Plan Text(PDF, 3MB) 
• Appendix 5 - Cultural Impact Assessment Reports(PDF, 7MB)
• Appendix 6 - Section 32AA Re-Evaluation(PDF, 577KB)
• Minute 1 - Directions from Commissioner(PDF, 155KB)
• Errata Hearing Report (s42A)

Further Submissions

Closed on 24 September 2021

• Further Submissions received(PDF, 123KB)

An additional submission (see below) was received from 4Sight Consulting on behalf of the Oil Companies, but was omitted from the original Summary of Submissions.

Oil Companies Submission(PDF, 384KB)

• Public Notice(PDF, 81KB)
• Summary of Submissions(PDF, 101KB)
• Submission Received(PDF, 17MB)

Submissions

Plan Change 54 was publicly notified on 3 July 2021. Submissions closed on 30 July 2021.

• Submission Form(PDF, 235KB)
• Public Notice(PDF, 136KB)
• Section 32 Report(PDF, 677KB)
• Appendix 1 - Proposed District Plan Map Changes(PDF, 14MB)
• Appendix 2 - Proposed District Plan Text Changes(PDF, 2MB)

An Engagement Plan and Discussion Papers were prepared in October 2019 to focus and facilitate engagement:

• Issues and Options Paper Manufacturing Zone(PDF, 96KB)
• Issues and Options Paper Hazardous Substances(PDF, 112KB)
• Engagement Plan(PDF, 164KB)

A number of technical reports have been commissioned to inform the review. Those completed to date are:

• Impact Assessment Report - Ngati Tamareheroto(PDF, 5MB)
• Impact Assessment Report - Te Runanga o Tupoho(PDF, 1MB)
• Archaeological Assessment Mill Road (Feb 2020)(PDF, 5MB)
• Mill Road Structure Plan Report (March 2020)(PDF, 5MB)

• Appendix A - Figures(PDF, 14MB)
• Appendix B - Landscape Design Report(PDF, 5MB)
• Appendix C - Geotechnical Assessment(PDF, 1MB)
• Appendix D - Groundwater Desktop Report(PDF, 3MB)
• Appendix E - Three Waters Design Summary(PDF, 87KB)
• Appendix F - Stormwater Maps(PDF, 4MB)
• Appendix G - Wastewater Maps(PDF, 8MB)
• Appendix H - Water Maps(PDF, 12MB)
• Appendix I - Cost Estimates(PDF, 652KB)
• Appendix J - Consultation Report(PDF, 3MB)

• Whanganui Industrial Land Market Assessment (March 2019)(PDF, 4MB)
• Whanganui Industrial Land Demand Study (July 2018)(PDF, 65MB)

It is anticipated that the council will be asked to approve public notification and a call for submissions to Plan Change 54 in the first half of 2021.

Follow this page for progress updates on this work. If you have any queries, please contact Justin Walters at Justin.Walters@whanganui.govt.nz or call 06 3490001.