Information shall be provided as required under the 4th Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the following information shall be provided, where appropriate, to Council as part of any application for resource consent.

1.1.1 Written Report

1. A certificate of title and details of any matters affecting title to the site. This includes copies of documents relating to any encumbrances, covenants, easements, leases or building line restrictions imposed on the land.
2. For all applications for Marae, Wharenui and Housing Developments of a similar nature, and any other applications involving multiple-owned land, the status of the proponents and evidence that the landowners agree with the proposal.
3. A description of the proposed activity. Where applicable this shall include:
   
   
   1. The hours of operation;
   2. Number of people employed and/or accommodated on the site;
   3. Type and frequency of vehicle movements to and from the site;
   4. A description of the carparking, loading and access provisions on the site;
   5. Type of materials stored on the site and the method of storage;
   6. The nature and use of any hazardous substances including their use manufacture, transportation, storage and disposal;
   7. The type, frequency and duration of any discharge of contaminants into the environment, including odour, dust, spray drift and any emission of noise;
   8. A description of proposed methods for the treatment and/or disposal of effluent, stormwater, and any other potential contaminant provided by the activity;
   9. Duration and nature of construction.

 

4. The time-frame over which the development is likely to occur should also be described if staging of the works is proposed, an indication of the number and extent of the stages and duration of the work required for completion of each stage should also be provided.

 

5. A statement indicating all other resource consents which may be required from any consent authority in respect of the activity to which the application relates, and whether the applicant has applied for such consents.

 

6. All applications for resource consent must include an assessment of effects on the environment.
   
   Such an assessment shall be in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to the Act and should include an indication of the consultation undertaken. Any assessment of effects supplied must provide sufficient information for any person to understand the actual or potential effects (both beneficial or adverse) of that proposed activity on the environment, and the ways it is proposed to mitigate any adverse effects.
   
   As part of an assessment of effects, the applicant may be required, unless it is unreasonable in the circumstances, to consult as part of the assessment with the following persons as appropriate:
   
   
   • The owner(s) and occupier(s) of the subject land;
   • Persons likely to be directly affected by the proposed activity;
   • The District and Regional Council;
   • New Zealand Transport Agency
   • New Zealand Railways Corporation (KiwiRail);
   • The Department of Conservation;
   • The New Zealand Historic Places Trust;
   • Iwi Authorities;
   • Community Health;
   • Fish & Game Council
   • Environmental Futures
   • Federated Farmers
   • Royal Forest & Bird Society
   • Te Aroha Earthwatch
   • Other authorities or organisations as relevant.

 

7. Any resource consent affecting a heritage item is to provide information appropriate to the nature of the proposal and the significance of the item involved. This assessment can include building reports, heritage inventories or conservation plans, historical information and photographs and should include diagrams and, important, photographs of the existing situation.

 

8. All discretionary applications shall be accompanied by an engineering assessment and investigative evidence of the site which indicates that the site can be safely developed, and the measures to be adopted to avoid, flooding, forest fire hazard, land instability and ecotoxicity potential.

 

9. For subdivision consent applications, where any entitlement to apply for subdivision of a Small Rural Lot as a controlled activity or to apply for subdivision of a Rural Lifestyle Lot subdivision as a restricted discretionary activity is to be retained with one of the newly created lots, the consent applicant shall clearly nominate the lot which shall hold the entitlement. The retention of that entitlement will then be recorded in the consent decision and in a consent notice on the new title for the lot holding the entitlement.

1.1.2 Plans

Any application for resource consent shall include plans (to scale) illustrating the proposal. The plans shall include:

1. A plan showing the location of the site, with road name, property number, legal description, north point and the name of the owner and applicant (if different from the owner);
   
   
2. A site plan of the property at an appropriate scale adequate to show the level of detail relevant to the proposal. The site plan shall show:
   
   1. All legal boundaries of the property including all property dimensions and the area of the site;
   2. The extent and nature of any fill on the site, any areas of instability/earth movement and a description of any habitats, wetlands, watercourses or other significant topographical features on the site including any indigenous vegetation.
   3. The location (with distances to site boundaries) and dimensions of all existing and proposed buildings, additions or alterations;
   4. The proposed use of each building;
   5. Original and proposed contours and ground levels, in relation to the Department of Survey and Land Information datum, or as appropriate in relation to a permanent datum established on the site, at a level of detail to enable assessment of compliance with building height, building height in relation to boundary, and vehicle access gradient rules;
   6. Floor levels of all buildings expressed in terms of the Department of Survey and Land Information datum, or in relation to a permanent datum established on the site;
   7. The position of any easement over the site;
   8. The location of water courses, and drainage and sewerage pipes, power and telecommunication lines within and adjacent to the site;
   9. The extent of proposed earthworks including filling, excavation and retaining walls dimensions horizontally and vertically;
   10. The existing and proposed location of parking and loading spaces, vehicle and pedestrian access, manoeuvring areas and proposed traffic circulation within the site. Including, information to enable assessment of any access issues including the location of vehicle crossings and details of adjoining roads and any changes thereto that affect or are affected by access to the site;
   11. Dimensioned areas of proposed landscape treatment together with all existing and proposed sealed areas;
   12. The locations and dimensions of any heritage resource listed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3;
   13. The location and dimensions of any known archaeological site;
   14. For multiple residential units, the location and dimensions of the building platform, parking, private recreational areas, and common areas.
       
       
3. For all applications for Marae, Wharenui and Housing developments a plan showing:
   
   1. The complete development and general stages of construction including the location of dwellings, marae and garages/carports; and
   2. Places, objects, buildings and trees that are protected under the provisions of the District Plan.
      
      
4. A floor plan of each building at a scale of not less than 1:100, or as appropriate, showing:
   
   1. The present or proposed future use of all parts of the building including basements, parking, lift towers, storage or service areas.
      
      Where several floors are of the same area and use, a standard floor plan may be shown.

 

5. Elevations of each building at a scale of not less than 1:100 showing:
   
   1. External appearance of buildings including doors and windows;
   2. Building height, and height in relation to boundary, illustrating degree of compliance or non-compliance;
   3. Original ground levels along boundaries in relation to datum used at 1 metre intervals;
      
      
6. Landscape plans at a scale of 1:100 (1:200 if the site is larger than 1500m²) and shall show the following:
   
   1. The areas within the site to be landscaped;
   2. The exact nature of the proposal including the intensity of the use taking into consideration height, yards, coverage and size of the site;
   3. The identification and location of any existing tree or groups of trees (to the area occupied by their driplines) and whether these are to be retained;
   4. Any trees that are protected in Schedules of the District Plan and the measures for the retention of these trees:
   5. The plant species to be used within the landscaped areas, including plant numbers, planting size and spacing, as well as the height and spread at maturity;
   6. Areas that are to be grassed;
   7. The outline of buildings, car parks and vehicle accessways.

Unless otherwise stated, when assessing a landscape plan, Council will have regard to the following assessment criteria:

1. Whether existing landscape features are integrated into the new development;
2. Whether the layout and design are of a high standard, and provide a visual environment that is interesting and in scale with the proposed development;
3. Size of trees to be planted at the time of planting and at maturity;
4. The timing of implementation of the landscape plan and the maintenance of approved planting;
5. Whether the type and the location of planting promotes public safety.

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