SUBMISSION ON NPDC’S PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN

To: District Council Address: Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth 4342 Email: [email protected]

Submitter Details Please note that all information provided in your submission, including your personal information, will be made publicly available.

Name of submitter: Trails Trust (in formation) Postal address: 8 Shelter Grove, , New Plymouth Email address: [email protected] Phone number: 0279291200

Trade Competition Can you gain an advantage in trade competition in making this submission? Yes No

Are you directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that: (1) Adversely affects the environment; and (2) Does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. Yes No

Council Hearing Do you wish to be heard in support of your submission? Yes No

If others make a similar submission would you consider presenting a joint case with them at a hearing? Yes No

Submission The submission points, reasons and decisions sought are set out in the attached document.

______22 November 2019 Signature of the person making submission or the person authorised to sign on behalf of the person making submission (Note: A signature is not required if you are making your submission by electronic means)

Page |1 The specific submissions and the decisions sought for NPDC’s Proposed District Plan are as follows: Section/Sub- Support/Support in Submission Relief sought section/Provision Part/Oppose (Explain the reasons why you support/support in (Give precise details of the decision you want the part/oppose the specific provisions or wish to have them Council to make. To mark up changes to a provision amended.) strike through text you want to remove and underline text you want to add) Part 2: District-wide Oppose/Support in I support the Councils intention to identify and I seek the following relief: matters / Natural Part protect “key strategic Public Access Corridors” and Environment Values / to develop associated policies and rules for the That the White Cliffs Walkway is specifically Public Access maintenance and enhancement of public access to identified as a key strategic Public Access Corridor and along the coast and waterbodies. However, I within the overview section of the Public Access believe the White Cliffs Walkway should be added chapter of the proposed plan and within Policy PA- to the Proposed District Plan and shown on the P1 as follows: accompanying planning maps as a key strategic Public Access Corridor. “PA-P1 Identify and map public access corridors that provide access to the coast and waterbodies Owing to legalisation issues, the White Cliffs and/or connect open spaces and other public Walkway has in recent years been closed. Before areas, including: this time, following a long-used route, the walkway provided an important link between Pukearuhe and 1. the Coastal Walkway; and Tongaporutu. The walkway gives access to a 2. the shared pathway network and Taranaki section of coast and coastal land that possesses Traverse. very high cultural, historical, recreational, scenic, 3. the White Cliffs Walkway” and natural values.

The restoration of full public access to this area That the White Cliffs Walkway corridor/route from would be wholly consistent with the Public Access Pukearuhe to Tongaporutu is shown on the objectives and policies set out in the Proposed planning maps/eplan. District Plan.

I note that the key strategic Public Access Corridors listed in the Proposed District Plan do not include any corridors north of Waitara. The current uneven geographical spread of these corridors would be improved through inclusion of the White Cliffs Walkway.

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To: New Plymouth District Council Address: Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth 4342 Email: [email protected]

Submitter Details Please note that all information provided in your submission, including your personal information, will be made publicly available.

Name of submitter: Taranaki Trails Trust (in formation) Postal address: 8 Shelter Grove, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth Email address: [email protected] Phone number: 0279291200

Trade Competition Can you gain an advantage in trade competition in making this submission? Yes No

Are you directly affected by an effect of the subject matter of the submission that: (1) Adversely affects the environment; and (2) Does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. Yes No

Council Hearing Do you wish to be heard in support of your submission? Yes No

If others make a similar submission would you consider presenting a joint case with them at a hearing? Yes No

Submission The submission points, reasons and decisions sought are set out in the attached document.

______22 November 2019 Signature of the person making submission or the person authorised to sign on behalf of the person making submission (Note: A signature is not required if you are making your submission by electronic means)

Page |1 The specific submissions and the decisions sought for NPDC’s Proposed District Plan are as follows: Section/Sub- Support/Support in Submission Relief sought section/Provision Part/Oppose (Explain the reasons why you support/support in (Give precise details of the decision you want the part/oppose the specific provisions or wish to have them Council to make. To mark up changes to a provision amended.) strike through text you want to remove and underline text you want to add) Part 2: District-wide Oppose/Support in We support the Councils intention to identify and I seek the following relief: matters / Natural Part protect “key strategic Public Access Corridors” and Environment Values / to develop associated policies and rules for the That the missing sections that would link up the Public Access maintenance and enhancement of public access to existing paper road (Forest Road) is specifically and around the mountain and waterbodies. identified as a key strategic Public Access Corridor within the overview section of the Public Access Linking up missing sections of the existing paper chapter of the proposed plan and within Policy PA- road (Forest Road) corridors would create better P1 as follows: access opportunities to create and/or maintain any future around the mountain tourist trail plans. We “PA-P1 Identify and map public access corridors believe that having access to these missing sections that provide access to the coast and waterbodies should be added to the Proposed District Plan and and/or connect open spaces and other public shown on the accompanying planning maps as a areas, including: key strategic Public Access Corridor. 1. the Coastal Walkway; and These missing sections around the national park 2. the shared pathway network and Taranaki boundary would include, but is not limited to: Traverse. • Alfred Road Wetland to Egmont Road, 3. the White Cliffs Walkway • Egmont Road to Ngatoronui Stream. 4. Forest Road links”

These added sections could provide access to areas of land that possesses very high cultural, historical, That the missing sections paper road (Forest recreational, scenic, and natural values. Road) corridor/route from Alfred Road Wetland to Egmont Road, and Egmont Road to Ngatoronui The restoration of full public access to this area Stream are shown on the planning maps/eplan. would be wholly consistent with the Public Access objectives and policies set out in the Proposed District Plan.

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