On 15 April 2024, Council received a request from the applicant to suspend the processing of their application pursuant to Section 91A of the Resource Management Act 1991, and Council must oblige.
The reason for this request is to enable the applicant to address some of the matters raised in the submissions prior to the hearing. These matters fall into the following broad categories: health and safety; ecology; traffic and transportation; noise; and contaminated land.
This processing suspension will cease in accordance with either Section 91B or 91C of the Act (being the date when the applicant requests the Council to cease to suspend the processing of the application, or once 130 working days have elapsed).
Further updates will be posted here regarding the provision of any additional information that comes out of this action, including how to access that information once available.
Council has received 328 submissions on this application. You can view the submissions via the links below. Two thirds of the submissions support the proposal, one third of the submissions oppose it. 88 submitters have requested to be heard (of those, 30% support the proposal, 70% oppose it).
Further updates will be posted regarding the next steps in the application process when details are confirmed.
Tasman District Council has received the following application for resource consent.
Publicly notified Wednesday 24 January 2024. Submissions closed on at 5pm on Monday 26 February 2024.
Read a general overview of what is proposed in the amended application here or read on for full details.
Māpua Community Boat Ramp Trust
Site address: 5, 11 and 6-16 Tahi Street, Māpua
Legal Descriptions: Lot 6 DP11502, Lot 1& 5 DP11502, Lot 2 DP 11502, Lot 2 DP 11106, Sections 13,14, 15, 16, 24 & 25,26, 27, 28 & 29 SO496194
Records of Title: RTs NL6C/850, NL 7B/371, NL7B/373, 7B/374, 7B/375, NL7B/376, 743706, 743708, 743709,743712 & 743714s
The application seeks approval for the construction and operation of a new boat ramp within the coastal marine area and foreshore, with access from the Māpua Waterfront Park and associated consents for access and parking on the western side of Tahi Street, signage, stormwater discharge and earthworks.
The proposal also includes the construction of a Sea Scout / Community building within the Māpua Waterfront Park.
The subject site includes 5, 11 and 6-16 Tahi Street, Māpua, and is zoned Recreation, Open Space, Residential and Coastal Residential under the Tasman Resource Management Plan.
The land is also subject to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011, with activities described in the Hazardous Activities and Industries List having been undertaken on it in the past.
RM230253: Land use consent to construct boat ramp and signage in the Open Space Zone and Coastal Environment Area.
RM230388: Land use consent for carparking in association with the boat ramp plus a public parking area.
RM230254: Land use consent under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health for soil disturbance.
RM230255: Land Disturbance within the Coastal Environment Area for construction of the boat ramp, sea scout building and associated infrastructure including car parking areas.
RM230256: Disturbance of the Coastal Marine Area in association with construction of the boat ramp.
RM230257: Occupation of the Coastal Marine Area for the purpose of constructing and operating a boat ramp.
RM230258: Discharge of sediment to the Coastal Marine Area during construction of the boat ramp.
RM230259: Discharge of stormwater into the Coastal Marine Area.
| RMA | Consent Type | Activity | Status |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Operation of a boat ramp in the Open Space zone. | Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Construction of a building [sea scout building and boat ramp] which does not comply with boundary setbacks. | Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Use of a building [sea scout building] for a community activity in the Recreation zone. | Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Breach of permitted noise levels within the Residential, Open Space and Recreation zones. | Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Erection of 9 signs associated with the boat ramp and car parking. | Restricted Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Construction of more than one crossing which exceed the maximum width and exemption from providing a footpath on the eastern side of Tahi Street to serve the Sea Scout building. | Restricted Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Breach of visibility splay standards, not sealing the car park and no provision of a loading area on car park on the western side of Tahi Street. | Restricted Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Construction of a building [boat ramp] which is not setback from Mean High Water Springs in the Coastal Environment Area. | Restricted Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use | Land Disturbance within the Coastal Environment Area for construction of the boat ramp, sea scout building and associated infrastructure including car parking. | Discretionary |
| Section 9 | Land Use (NES:CS) | Soil disturbance and change of use of contaminated land. | Restricted Discretionary / Discretionary |
| Section 12 | Coastal permit | Land disturbance within the Coastal Environment where there is the potential for material to enter the coastal marine area. | Discretionary |
| Section 12 | Coastal permit | Disturbance and occupation of the seabed and foreshore associated with construction and use of the boat ramp. | Discretionary |
| Section 12 | Coastal permit | Discharge of sediment during construction to the coastal marine area. | Discretionary |
| Section 12 | Coastal permit | Discharge of stormwater to the coastal marine area. | Discretionary |
These resource consents required are all inter-related and are considered collectively (bundled) as a discretionary activity.
You can see the application documents below.
If you have any questions about the application contact us by email at rcadmin@tasman.govt.nz or phone 03 543 8400.
Read a general overview of what is proposed in the amended application here.
Submissions closed at 5pm on Monday 26 February 2024.
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that—
a) adversely affects the environment; and
b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.
You can lodge your submission with the Tasman District Council (Resource Consents Administration Officer) in any of the following ways:
You must also serve a copy of your submission on Māpua Community Boat Ramp Trust (the applicant) as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Tasman District Council. The applicant’s contact details are:
Māpua Community Boat Ramp Trust
C/- Davis Ogilvie Ltd, FAO Mark Morris
via email: nelson@do.nz or physical address: 1/42 Oxford Street, Richmond 7020.
More information on submissions can also be found here.
The following applies if you are a trade competitor of the applicant.
Your right to make a submission may be limited by the trade competition provisions in Part 11A of the Resource Management Act 1991.
You can make a submission only if you are directly affected by an effect of the activity to which this application relates that:
You must declare in your submission:
You must have asked to speak at a hearing. If you will consider making a joint submission with any person presenting a submission simialr to yours, you must tell us that you're willing to make a joint submission under those circumstances.
I request (under section 100A of the RMA), that you delegate your functions, powers, and duties to hear and decide the application to one or more hearings commissioners who are not members of the local authority.
