Here is a list of claims filed in the High Court for ownership of the foreshore & seabed in the Whangarei District. Click CIV number for the claim document filed. Details of these 14 claims have been provided by the Whangarei District Council. They do not include claims made directly … Continue reading
Category Archives: Whangarei District Council
Mediation matters
Last week the Landowners Coalition participated in a mediation involving a District Plan Change initiated by the Whangarei District Council regarding Papakainga developments. While the mediation remains confidential until ratified by the Environment Court, there are some general comments about mediations that are worth sharing. But first, let’s recap on … Continue reading
No trust in landowners
Last week commissioners began hearing submissions on what is the most significant change in Whangarei District Council planning rules in decades. Alarmingly, few people actually realise the new rules are in the pipeline. Hardly a word has been mentioned in the media, and the Council itself did not hold any public meetings to inform the public of the changes. Continue reading
Landowners coalition lodges appeal to Papakainga plan change
The Landowners Coalition has lodged an appeal to Plan Change 94B Papakainga with the Environment Court. In general terms, our concerns relate to the inclusion of industrial and commercial activities as a permitted activity, whether directly related to the communal activity or not, the intensity of permitted residential development, and … Continue reading
Update on plan changes PC85 A-D, PC86A and B, PC87, PC102, PC114
Hearing for the plan changes will be taking place from 3 July 2017 through until 7 July 2017. Submitters who said they would like to speak to their submission will be contacted by the WDC to allocate a time. The plan changes are being heard together by one Hearing Panel … Continue reading
Submission to commissioners
On 21 November Bob Syron and Frank Newman presented the following submission to the hearings panel. TALKING NOTES Our submission will state out our 9 points of general submission, then make 3 points regarding process, and lastly suggest a way forward. GENERAL POSITION – 9 points 1) That environmental effects … Continue reading
Submission, plan changes 85, 85A, 85B, 85C, 85D, 86A, 86B, 87, 102, 112
Form 5 – Submission on a Change Proposed to the District Plan Policy and Monitoring Department, Whangarei District Council. Submissions must be received by: 4:00pm Tuesday, 4 October 2016 We are making a submission on: PC85 Rural Area PC86A Rural (Urban Expansion) Environment PC85A Rural Production Environment PC86B Rural (Urban … Continue reading
Then, now, and into the future
I commented recently that there appeared to be little interest in the local body elections. That changed with the arrival of a team waging a serious challenge to the Whangarei District Council (WDC) with a full slate of candidates and a high profile campaign. http://www.gowhangarei.kiwi/ Among their policies is a nil … Continue reading
Further Submission to Papakainga Plan Change (94B)
The opportunity to make cross submissions to Papakainga Plan Change (94B) closes this Tuesday the 23rd of August. Making a further submission allows a submitter to expand their earlier submission to include matters addressed by other submitters. We have made a number of further submissions, one in support and five … Continue reading
‘Outstanding’ tag puts limits on land
NORTHERN ADVOCATE By Alexandra Newlove 3:30 PM Friday Jun 17, 2016 Outstanding has become a dirty word to some as Northland councils formulate rules that will restrict development on land deemed visually significant. About 2000 property owners in Whangarei and hundreds more in Kaipara and the Far North were affected … Continue reading