Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway Proposal June 2013
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SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway Proposal June 2013 www.epa.govt.nz 2 Summary of submissions: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal June 2013 i Summary of submissions: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal Executive summary On 18 March 2013, the NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail lodged two notices of requirements and 49 resource consent applications with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal. The EPA publically notified the Proposal on 18 May 2013 and called for submissions. The submission period closed at 5pm on 17 June 2013. The EPA received 55 complete submissions before the close of the submission period. The EPA also received two late submissions and one incomplete submission where further information was not received until after the close of submissions. The Board of Inquiry accepted all three of these submissions. A wide range of concerns were raised in submissions and many submitters chose to propose specific conditions. Of the 58 submissions received: 21 submitters (36.2%) oppose the Proposal in full or in part, 25 submitters (43.1%) support the Proposal in full or in part, 8 submitters (13.8%) are neutral, 4 submitters (6.9%) have mixed positions, The majority of submitters are from the Ōtaki and Te Horo areas (36% and 33% respectively), At this stage, 35 submitters (60%) want to be heard at the hearing. June 2013 ii Summary of submissions: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal June 2013 iii Summary of submissions: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal Table of contents 1. Structure of the report ........................................................................................................................... 1 2. Limitations of this report ....................................................................................................................... 1 3. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 2 3.1. Background.................................................................................................................................. 2 3.2. Public notification ......................................................................................................................... 3 4. Submissions received ........................................................................................................................... 4 5. Position on Proposal and decision sought ......................................................................................... 5 5.1. Position of submitters on the Proposal ........................................................................................ 5 5.2. Decision sought on the Proposal by submitters .......................................................................... 5 6. Trends observed in submissions ......................................................................................................... 7 6.1. Submitters wishing to be heard ................................................................................................... 7 6.2. Submissions by sector ................................................................................................................. 7 6.3. Trade Competition ....................................................................................................................... 8 6.4. Submissions by location .............................................................................................................. 8 7. Reasons for submissions ...................................................................................................................... 9 7.1. Benefits of the Proposal .............................................................................................................. 9 7.2. Lack of benefits and better alternatives ..................................................................................... 10 7.3. Economic and financial impacts ................................................................................................ 12 Economics of the Proposal ........................................................................................................ 12 Financial impacts ....................................................................................................................... 12 7.4. Effects on water ......................................................................................................................... 13 Flooding ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Stormwater ................................................................................................................................ 14 Groundwater .............................................................................................................................. 14 Water takes................................................................................................................................ 14 7.5. Erosion and sediment control .................................................................................................... 15 7.6. Contaminated land .................................................................................................................... 16 7.7. Effects on ecology and general environmental concerns .......................................................... 16 Terrestrial ecology ..................................................................................................................... 16 Aquatic ecology ......................................................................................................................... 17 Pare-o-matangi Reserve ........................................................................................................... 17 7.8. Noise and vibration impacts ...................................................................................................... 18 7.9. Landscape, visual and amenity impacts .................................................................................... 19 7.10. Impacts on culture, heritage and archaeology .......................................................................... 20 June 2013 iv Summary of submissions: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway proposal 7.11. Social, health and wellbeing impacts ........................................................................................ 21 7.12. Access concerns ....................................................................................................................... 21 Emergency access .................................................................................................................... 22 7.13. Cycling, Walking and Bridleways............................................................................................... 23 7.14. Impacts on Ōtaki Rail ................................................................................................................ 23 8. Conditions requested .......................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix one .................................................................................................................................................. 35 Alphabetical index of submitters ............................................................................................................. 35 Appendix two .................................................................................................................................................. 37 Numerical index of submitters ................................................................................................................ 37 List of tables Table 1: Position on the Proposal ............................................................................................................ 5 Table 2: Decision sought on the Proposal ............................................................................................... 6 Table 3: Submitters who wish to be heard by position ............................................................................. 7 Table 4: Submissions by sector and position ........................................................................................... 7 Table 5: Submissions by location and position ........................................................................................ 8 Table 6: Common issues and concerns raised in submissions ............................................................... 9 Table 7: Submissions referring to benefits of the Proposal ................................................................... 10 Table 8: Submissions in support without specific reasons ..................................................................... 10 Table 9: Submissions in opposition because of a lack of benefits ......................................................... 11 Table 10: Submissions referring to economic and financial concerns ................................................... 13 Table 11: Submissions referring to effects on water .............................................................................. 15 Table 12: Submissions referring to erosion and sediment control ......................................................... 16 Table 13: Submissions referring to