In addition to the general assessment criteria for discretionary and non-complying activity resource consent applications, the following shall apply to resource consent applications for cleanfill activities:

1. Management Plan.
   
   The management plan shall include:
   
   
   1. A plan of the property showing the area to be filled;
   2. The approximate quantity of material to be deposited, the type of material, the timing and progress of the operation, its operating times and the landfills completion date;
   3. A description of soil type, permeability, effect on groundwater levels and effects on adjacent land / soil structures;
   4. An investigation into the stability of the underlying land and its ability to remain stable under increased loadings in all conditions;
   5. Proposals to ensure the prevention of mass movement of the filled material itself. This will include details on benching, method of compaction, etc;
   6. Proposals for rehabilitation of the surface of the fill to prevent surface erosion such as sheet, rill and gully erosion. This will include details on topsoiling and grassing, etc;
   7. Details of traffic generation, size of trucks, movements per day, position of access points, possible effect on public roads, location of adjacent dwellings. Council will take account of the expected volume of, and routes to be used by, traffic to and from the landfill site, and the impact of this traffic on the areas through which it would regularly travel;
   8. Proposals to deal with noise, dust, smoke and other detractions from the amenities of the area;
   9. Proposals to ensure security of the site to prevent public dumping;
   10. Drainage proposals. How gullies would be drained in order to prevent excessive saturation of the fill;
   11. Proposals for control of silt which discharge from bare earth areas during operations. Such proposals may include installation of a silt pond, in which specification of the pond's dimensions would need to be provided; and
   12. Comment on the quality of material to be deposited. If leachate was discharged from the fill, how it would be contained.

Advice Note: For the formulation of a management plan the Council may request input from a Registered Engineer experienced in geotechnical matters.

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