Notifications
Resource Consents
We currently have two notified land use consent applications:
Application Number: | LUC21/0103 |
Applicant: | AK Tech Services Limited |
Proposed Activity(s): | Land use consent at Acton Road, Rakaia to address the non-compliances associated with construction of agricultural workshop & storage for farm implements & machinery, zoned Rural A |
Address: | Acton Road ASHBURTON (LOT 5 DP 456684) |
Notified on 26 October 2021
Submissions closed on 24 November 2021
Summary of Submissions notified on N/A
Further Submissions closed on N/A
Proposed Hearing Date 12 May 2022, 10AM
Commissioners Recommendation: Approved
Decision made on 31 May 2022




LUC21/0103 Documents































Application Number: | LUC21/0114 |
Applicant: | Waitomo Energy Limited |
Proposed Activity(s): | Land use consent to construct, operate and maintain an unmanned fuel service station on West Street, Ashburton. More specifically, the site is located on the opposite side of West Street from the Ashburton Domain and is approximately 200m south of the Walnut Avenue intersection. The site is zoned Open Space A in the Ashburton District Plan (Part Reserve 953). The application includes a detailed description and an assessment of environmental effects. |
Address: | West Street (SH1), ASHBURTON |
Notified on 24 March 2022
Submissions closed on 26 April 2022 5pm
Summary of Submissions notified on TBA
Further Submissions closed on TBA
Proposed Hearing Date TBA
Commissioners Recommendation: TBA
LUC21/0114 Documents













Application Number: | LUC21/0029 |
Applicant: | Tricroft Properties Limited |
Proposed Activity(s): | Land use consent at 363 West Street for an area of approximately 1000sqm of retail space to operate a Smiths City store and associated non-compliances. |
Address: | 363 West Street ASHBURTON |
Decision made 18 October 2021







The following are two versions of the revised application supplied by the applicants, a tracked change version which identifies where the application has been altered and a “clean” version with no tracked changes


Submissions originally closed at 5pm on the 23rd of July 2021.
Due to an administration error, this date has been extended to allow for submissions to be received through to 5pm on the 9th of September. This extension of time is intended to provide submitters with the opportunity to review the final version of the application received by Council.
The hearing for this application is scheduled to be held on 16th and 17th of September 2021 commencing at 9:00 am in the Ashburton District Council Chambers on Havelock Street in Ashburton.
Note: This hearing may be held remotely if required under COVID 19 health restrictions. This page will be updated with instructions as to how to view the hearing online if required.
If you have any questions please contact the Planning Team via planning@adc.govt.nz or through 03 307 7700
Application Number: | LUC21/0050 |
Applicant: | Tracy Ann Fleet |
Proposed Activity(s): | Application to remove a tree protected under the Ashburton District Plan (District Plan listing no. 64) at 30 Queens Drive Allenton, Zoned Residential C |
Address: | 30 Queens Drive, Allenton, ASHBURTON DISTRICT |
Decision made 5 November 2021













Submissions closed 5pm on the 30th July 2021.
The hearing for this application in scheduled to be held on 4 October 2021 commencing at 9:15am in the Ashburton District Council Chambers on Havelock Street in Ashburton.
Note: This hearing may be held remotely if required under COVID 19 health restrictions. This page will be updated with instructions as to how to view the hearing online if required.
If you have any questions please contact the Planning Team via planning@adc.govt.nz or through 03 307 7700
Changes to District Plan
Ashburton District Plan: Plan Change 4
Ashburton District Council has prepared Plan Change 4 to its Operative District Plan (2014). The change covers the following areas:
- Amendments to the Objectives and Policies of the Business Section (5.4) to reinforce and strengthen the role of the Town Centre (Business A) for commercial activity
- Amendments to the Rules of the Business Section (5.8) to manage various types of business activities, including introducing thresholds as to the range and extent of commercial activities enabled to locate within particular Business Zones.
- Amendments to the definition of commercial Activities and associates sub-groups to improve clarity and certainty as to the range of activities provided in each of the respective Business Zones.
- Notified on 4 November 2020
- Submissions closed on 4 December 2020
- Summary of Submissions notified on 27 January 2021
- Further Submissions closed on 11 February 2021
- Proposed Hearing Date 14 May 2021
- Commissioners Recommendation adopted by Council, 30 June 2021
Commissioners Recommendation Plan Change 4




s42A Report
Further Submissions
The period for further submissions closed on Thursday 11 February 2021. Two submissions were received, which can be viewed below:
The period for further submissions was publicly notified in the Ashburton Guardian on 27 January 2021 and in the Ashburton Courier on 28 January 2021.
Submissions
Public submissions on Plan Change 4 closed at 5pm on Friday 4 December 2020. Five submissions were received in relation to Plan Change 4 and can be viewed below:





Public Notification
The Plan Change was publicly notified in Ashburton Guardian newspaper on 4 November 2020 and Ashburton Courier newspaper on 5 November 2020.
Proposed Plan Change Documents



Application to remove a heritage item from the District Plan Schedule
Currently, the Ashburton District Plan lists the Peter Cates Grain Store at 229-241 West Street, Ashburton in its Schedule of Heritage buildings/items (H9, Appendix 12.1). The application, which follows, seeks to remove that listing on the basis that its current owner is unable to make an economic return given the costs of retaining and refurbishing the building to rentable state.
The application has been made to the Environment Court under section 85 of the Resource Management Act. It follows an earlier application for resource consent to demolish the building that was declined by the Council (LUC15/0006). An appeal by the current owner against that decision was subsequently withdrawn prior to the lodging of the section 85 application.
While the application is to be heard by the Environment Court, the Council has been asked to 'host' the application, along with any submissions and hearing documents, including any minutes and directions from the Court, on its website. Accordingly, all documents relevant to the application will be posted below and may be accessed by any party or the general public.
If you have any queries regarding the application, please contact the applicant (C/- the address for service in the application), or the Environment Court Registrar at Christchurch regarding the lodging of submissions.
Section 85 Application:













The following responses to the public notice have been received





Expert witness evidence








Supplementary Evidence




Conferencing Statements



Rebuttal Evidence



Resource Consents granted
View the list of Resource Consents granted under delegated authority for May 2022
State of the Environment Reporting
Read about State of the Environment Reporting undertaken in 2017 and 2018.