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Box 191 Whangarei 0140 Telephone: (09) 438 3563 Fax: (09) 438 0251 FORM 9 APPLICATION FOR RESOURCE CONSENT UNDER SECTION 88 OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 To: Northland Regional Council (‘NRC’) Far North District Council (‘FNDC’) 1. The Northland Regional Council (‘NRC’) applies for the resource consents described below: Far North District Plan x Land use consent - Rule 12.3.6.3 ‘Excavation and filling’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule 7.6.5.3.8 ‘Noise’ – Restricted discretionary activity. - Rule 8.6.5.3.5 ‘Noise’ – Restricted discretionary activity. - Rule 7.8.5.3.4 ‘Noise’ – Restricted discretionary activity. - Rule 9.7.5.2.3 ‘Noise’ – Restricted discretionary activity. Operative Regional Water and Soil Plan (RWSP) x Land use consent - Rule 33.2.1 ‘Earthworks not located in the Riparian Management Zone – Controlled activity. - Rule 34.3.1 ‘Earthworks within the Riparian Management Zone’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule 27.3.1 ‘New stopbanks or modification to existing stopbanks’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule 29.4.1 ‘River bank protection works that do not comply with Rule 29.1(8)’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule 29.4.1 ‘Culvert crossings that do not meet the requirement of Rule 29.01.03’ – Discretionary activity. x Discharge permit - Rule 22.3.1 ‘Diversion and discharge of stormwater from a land disturbance activity’ – Discretionary activity. i Proposed Regional Plan (PRP) x Land use consent - Rule C.2.1.11 ‘Activities in the beds of lakes and rivers’ – Discretionary activity. - C.2.1.12 ‘New flood defence’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule C.3.1.8 ‘Obstructions that divert water onto other property’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule C.4.1.7 ‘Other land drainage and flood control activities’ – Discretionary activity. - Rule C.8.3.4 ‘Earthworks’ – Discretionary activity. 2. The activity to which the application relates (the proposed activity) is as follows: The proposal is to undertake various works associated with the upgrading of the Awanui Flood Scheme. The general objective for the upgrade is to: x To protect urban Kaitaia to a design standard equivalent to a 1:100 year ARI event with an allowance for climate change and freeboard; and x To improve safety of the riverbanks against slope failure. In undertaking the above works, the area will also see a decrease in the frequency of flooding for surrounding farms, which are currently protected against the 1:5 year ARI event. The works will see this protection improved to approximately a 1:20 year ARI event. The modelling plans attached in Appendix 9 demonstrate the positive flooding effects on the surrounding Kaitaia area. In order to achieve the above objectives, channel capacity is proposed to be increased via the implementation of three general methods: 1. Channel widening (benching). 2. Adding spillways within the flood channel. 3. Raising stopbanks. 4. Constructing floodwalls. 5. Toe stabilisation works. These works will be undertaken in general accordance with the NRC Scheme Design Plans attached in Appendix 3. 3. The names and addresses of the owners and occupier (other than the applicant) of the land to which the application relates are listed in Appendix 16. ii 4. The proposed activities will take place in various locations alongside the Awanui River and the Whangatane Spillway. 5. There are no other activities that form part of the proposal to which this application relates. 6. No additional resource consents and statutory approvals are needed for the proposal to which this application relates. 7. We attach an assessment of effects on the environment that: (a) includes the information required by clause 6 of Schedule 4 of the Resource Management Act 1991; and (b) addresses the matters specified in clause 7 of Schedule 4 of the Resource Management Act 1991; and (c) includes such detail as corresponds with the scale and significance of the effects that the activity may have on the environment. 8. We attach an assessment of the proposed activity against the matters set out in Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991. 9. We attach an assessment of the proposed activity against any relevant provisions of a document referred to in section 104(1)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991, including information required by clause 2(2) of Schedule 4 of that Act. Included is a check list of relevant Schedule 4 matters. 10. No other information is required to be included in the district or regional plan(s) or regulations. Joseph Henehan (Planning Consultant) Address for service: Reyburn and Bryant 1999 Ltd PO Box 191 Whangarei Telephone: (09) 438 3563 Email: [email protected] Contact person: Joseph Henehan iii Northland Regional Council - 15186 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 Report basis 8 1.2 Proposal summary 8 1.3 Property details 9 1.4 Relevant title memorials 10 1.5 Statutory context 10 BACKGROUND – THE AWANUI FLOOD MANAGEMENT AREA 12 2.1 Physical description of the catchment 12 2.2 Climate 12 2.3 Land use 13 2.4 Significant ecological features 14 2.5 Effects of flooding 15 2.6 Historical Flood Scheme Works at Kaitaia 16 2.7 Whangatane spillway 18 2.8 Flood storage in Lake Tangonge 19 2.9 Flood warning system 20 2.10 The Awanui River Flood Management Plan 21 2.11 Other statutory mandates – Civil Defence Emergency Management Act, 2002 22 THE SITE AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT 23 3.1 Site description 23 THE PROPOSAL 26 4.1 General 26 4.2 Consideration of alternatives 26 4.3 Proposed works 27 4.4 Earthworks (cut and fill) 31 4.5 Proposed disposal areas 31 4.6 Temporary river crossings 32 4.7 Access 32 4.8 Easements 33 4.9 Erosion and sediment control 33 4.10 Construction hours 33 4.11 Construction noise 33 4.12 Existing services 34 4.13 Designation 35 4.14 Draft conditions 35 FAR NORTH DISTRICT PLAN ASSESSMENT 36 5.1 Activity status 36 5.2 Resource consents required 36 5.3 Assessment criteria for earthworks 37 5.4 Assessment criteria for noise [Rules 7.6.5.3.8, 8.6.5.3.5, 7.8.5.3.4, 9.6.5.2.7 and 9.7.5.2.3] 40 5.5 Objectives and policies assessment 40 REGIONAL PLAN ASSESSMENT 44 6.1 Activity status 44 6.2 Resource consents required 44 6.3 Legal effect of rules and plan weighting 45 6.4 RWSP General Assessment Criteria (diverting water and temporary culvert crossing) 46 6.5 RWSP Assessment Criteria (earthworks) 47 6.6 RWSP Assessment Criteria (stopbanks) 49 6.7 RWSP objectives and policies assessment (cultural) 49 6.8 RWSP objectives and policies assessment (earthworks) 50 6.9 RWSP objectives and policies assessment (flood control works and temporary river crossings) 50 6.10 PRP objectives and policies assessment (tangata whenua) 51 6.11 PRP objectives and policies assessment (land and water) 52 6.12 PRP objectives and policies assessment (natural hazards) 52 6.13 PRP objectives and policies assessment (regionally significant infrastructure) 52 Page 1 Northland Regional Council - 15186 OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENTS 54 7.1 Assessment context 54 7.2 Regional Policy Statement for Northland 54 7.3 New Zealand Coastal
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