Submission on Publicly Notified Proposed Selwyn District Plan
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RMA FORM 5 DPR-0162 Submission on publicly notified Proposed Selwyn District Plan Clause 6 of the First Schedule, Resource Management Act 1991 To: Selwyn District Council Note to person making submission You can make this submission by filling in an online submission form which you can find on Council’s website at www.selwyn.govt.nz/dprsubmission. The submission period for the Proposed Selwyn District Plan closes at 5pm Friday 11 December 2020. Your submission (or part of your submission) may be struck out if the Council is satisfied that at least one of the following applies to the submission (or part of the submission): · It is frivolous or vexatious. · It discloses no reasonable or relevant case. · It would be an abuse of the hearing process to allow the submission (or the part) to be taken further. · It contains offensive language. · It is supported only by material that purports to be independent expert evidence, but has been prepared by a person who is not independent or who does not have sufficient specialised knowledge or skill to give expert advice on the matter. 1. Submitter details Please note: all fields marked with an asterisk (*) are compulsory. Name of submitter(s)* Submitter address* City/Town* Postcode* Contact name (if different from above) Contact organisation (if different from above) Contact email address Contact address (if different from above) City/Town Postcode Contact phone number Please note that by making a submission your personal details, including your name and addresses, will be made publicly available in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991. This is because, under the Act, any further submission supporting or opposing your submission must be forwarded to you as well as to the Council. While all information in your submission will be included in papers which are available to the media and the public, your submission will be used only for the purpose of the District Plan Review Process. selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview 2. Trade competition declaration* I could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission. Yes No If yes: I am directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that (a) adversely effects the environment; and (b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. Yes No Note: If you are a person who could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, your right to make a submission may be limited by clause 6(4) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. 3. Hearing options* Do you wish to be heard in support of your submission? If you choose yes, you can choose not to speak when the hearing date is advertised. Yes No If others are making a similar submission would you consider presenting a joint case with them at the hearing? You can change your mind once the hearing has been advertised. Yes No selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview 4. Submission details* Yes, I am enclosing further supporting information to this submission form. Provision to which my/our My position on this The reasons for my/our submission are: The decision I/we want Council submission relates: provision is: (Please give details, eg I think this should be non-complying because we don’t want this to occur in our town centre) to make: (Please specify the Objective, Policy, (Select one option) (Please specify if you want the provision Rule, Rule Requirement, Assessment to be retained, amended or deleted, Matter, Mapping feature or other reference eg Amend – change the activity status your submission relates to, eg TCZ-R12 to non-complying) Visitor Accommodation) Oppose in part Oppose in full Support in part Support in full Oppose in part Oppose in full Support in part Support in full selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview Oppose in part Oppose in full Support in part Support in full Oppose in part Oppose in full Support in part Support in full Signature of submitter (or person authorised to sign on behalf of submitter) Date Note: A signature is not required if you make your submission by electronic means. Please return this form no later than 5pm on Friday 11 December 2020. You can: · scan and email it to [email protected] (Subject line: Proposed Selwyn District Plan Submission) · post it to Selwyn District Council, Freepost 104 653, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643, Attention: Proposed Selwyn District Plan Submission · deliver it to a Council service centre in Darfield, Lincoln, Leeston or Rolleston. selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview Head Office 20 Troup Drive Tower Junction PO Box 9339 Christchurch 8149 +64 3 379 4014 eliotsinclair.co.nz 9 December 2020 Selwyn District Council PO Box 90 Rolleston 7643 Our reference: 427853 Attention: Selwyn District Plan Review Submission to Selwyn District Plan Review This submission has been prepared on behalf of Kerry Millar of Millar’s Machinery Limited for the site at 461 Drain Road, Doyleston, legally described as Part RS 5979 (the Site). Provision to which the submission relates Millar’s Machinery Limited (the Submitter) is making a submission to the Selwyn District Plan Review to support, in part, the Urban Growth Overlay, and to rezone the Site from Rural Zone to Low Density Residential Zone at the site, shown Figure 1. Figure 1: Proposed Urban Growth Overlay, 461 Drain Road, Doyleston SDC Submission on District Plan 427853 eliotsinclair.co.nz The reasons for this submission are: The Submitter is supportive of the proposed Urban Growth Overlay and also requests residential rezoning of the allotment to give effect to the Urban Growth Overlay. Residential zoning is sought to bring this land forward for development and to enable the residential development of the allotment. The site is approximately 9 hectares in area, and with an expected yield of 12 households per hectare could provide 108 residential allotments. The rezoning of this land will bring forward residential development for the wider Selwyn area to meet the growing demand for residential land. The Site has been identified as Doy-2 “preferred future development area” in the Ellesmere Area Plan, as seen in Figure 2. The Area Plan identifies this land as suitable for Density Living 1 through to Density Living 2. The current residential land in Doyleston is proposed to be zoned Low Density Residential Zone, which allows for a minimum average net site area of 750m2 and a minimum net site area of 600m2. The Submitter requests Low Density Residential Zone to mirror the proposed zoning in Doyleston. Figure 2: Doyleston - Ellesmere Area Plan A key constraint previously identified for the Site is high groundwater and localised flooding, particularly on the eastern part of the site adjoining Leeston Road. Public information on the Selwyn District Council website (Further infrastructure upgrades coming for Leeston and Doyleston) attached in Appendix 1, states that Selwyn District Council are currently working on infrastructure upgrades to enlarge the culvert under Leeston Road near Drain Road to reduce the risk of flooding in Doyleston. It is noted that the works are expected to be completed by the end of 2020 and are currently under construction. This work being undertaken by Council will lead to a reduction in flood levels on the site and once SDC Submission on District Plan Page 2 427853 eliotsinclair.co.nz construction is complete it is expected that Council will update its flood modelling to confirm this improvement for Doyleston. It is noted that the Submitter also owns the triangular block of land between Leeston Road and Beethams Road. This land has not been identified in the Ellesmere 2031 Area Plan, nor the Proposed Urban Growth Overlay. However, this site could form part of the future subdivision area for stormwater/servicing of the development allotment. It is considered that the proposed rezoning of the allotment from Rural to Low Density Residential Zone is consistent with proposed Policy UG-P1 as the allotment has been spatially identified as a new urban growth area supported by the Ellesmere Area Plan, and proposed Policy UG-P2 as the Submission proposes to rezone the land to establish new urban areas within the Urban Growth Overlay. Further information will be provided prior to the District Plan hearing and following the update of Councils flood modelling to support the rezoning of the site. Technical reports will include: • Planning Assessment • Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI) • Servicing Report • Geotechnical report based on Council’s updated flood modelling. The decision sought is The Submitter supports the Urban Growth Overlay in the Proposed Selwyn District Plan and requests rezoning of 461 Drain Road (Part RS 5979) from Rural to Low Density Residential Zone to enable this land to come forward for residential development. Yours faithfully Laura Dance Resource Management Planner BEM MURR NZPI Assoc. [email protected] SDC Submission on District Plan Page 3 427853 eliotsinclair.co.nz Appendix 1: Selwyn District Council Further infrastructure upgrades coming for Leeston and Doyleston. SDC Submission on District Plan Page 4 427853 eliotsinclair.co.nz 12/8/2020 Selwyn District Council - Further infrastructure upgrades coming for Leeston and Doyleston nt-assets/global/emergency-bannercovid19.govt.nz/covid-19-) COVID-19 Alert Level 1 (://covid-19.selwynCouncil.govt app .nz) Further infrastructure upgrades coming for Leeston and Doyleston Three projects to improve flood protection and wastewater infrastructure around Leeston and Doyleston should be completed by Christmas. The projects include upgrades to culverts and pipes along Leeston Road and will be coordinated to minimise disruption along the road. Work on the Leeston stormwater bypass project is ahead of schedule and the closure of Leeston Road at the intersection with Station Street has been brought forward, with a detour in place using Station Street and Cunningham Street.