Consultation with affected parties
Processing of applications is generally simpler, quicker and less costly if you have consulted with anyone who may be affected by the activity. The Resource Management Act 1991 requires the applicant to carry out the consultation, not the Regional Council.
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Good consultation practices
- Give people sufficient information to understand your proposal and the likely effects it may have on them
- Allow sufficient time for them to assess and respond to the information
- Consider and take into account their responses
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Why consult?
The Resource Management Act requires all applicants to consult with any affected persons before lodging a consent application. The scope of the consultation required should correspond to the scope of the proposed activity.
Consultation will identify both potential and actual environmental effects. It will also act as a guide to the amount of public concern surrounding an application. Concerns can be discussed directly with the relevant parties and some areas of potential conflict defused prior to the application being made.
While the Otago Regional Council does not have a statutory role in these discussions, assistance can be given to an applicant and any interested parties on clarification of any procedural matters.
>> Email Council staff - use 'Resource consent enquiry' as your subject
Applicants should consult with all affected parties and if possible obtain their written approval, particularly for non-notified applications (Section 94 of the Resource Management Act).
Pursuant to Sections 93 & 94 of the Resource Management Act all resource consent applications must be limited or publicly notified unless the adverse effects from the proposal are considered by the Otago Regional Council to be minor and written consent to the proposal has been provided from all potentially affected parties.
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Potentially affected parties
Though affected parties will depend on the location and type of activity, typically affected parties include:
Department of Conservation
>> Visit the Department of conservation website's Otago page
Tel: 03 4770 677
Interests include fish species.
Fish and Game New Zealand >> Visit the Fish and Game website
For catchments north of Shag Point, contact Central South Island Fish and Game Council. Tel: 03 615 8400
For all other catchments within Otago, contact Otago Fish and Game Council. Tel: 03 4779 076
Interests include sport fish and game birds.
Public health services
>> Visit the Public Health South website
For the Queenstown area, contact Public Health South. Tel: 03 442 2500
For all other areas of Otago, contact Public Health Service of Health Care Otago. Tel: 03 474 1700
Interests include potable water supplies and sewage.
City and district councils
Dunedin City Council - Tel: 03 477 400
>> Visit the Dunedin City Council website
Clutha District Council - Tel: 03 418 1350
>> Visit the Clutha District Council website
Central Otago District Council - Tel: 03 448 6979
>> Visit the Central Otago District Council website
Queenstown Lakes District Council - Tel: 03442 7330
>> Visit the Queenstown Lakes District Council website
Waitaki District Council - Tel: 03 434 8060
>> Visit the Waitaki District Council website
Interests include potable water supplies and where land is being subdivided or significant structures are being constructed. If a resource consent is required from both the Otago Regional Council and the City or District Council, the applications may have to be considered jointly.
Iwi via Kai Tahu ki Otago Ltd
>> Visit the Kai Tahu website
Tel: 03 477 0071
Areas of special interest to Kai Tahu are:
- any activity in the coastal environment
- any activity on the surface of water
- the disposal of effluent
- any activity that results in the removal of indigenous vegetation
- any activity that is located within 20m of the mean high-water springs or within 20m of a river, lake or wetland
- the disturbance of land if it affects:
- landscapes of importance to Kai Tahu or
- sites of significance including waahi tapu (sacred site or place) and waahi taoka (valued possession, treasure e.g. lake, river, Maori language)
New Zealand Historic Places Trust
>> Visit the NZ Historic Places Trust website
Otago/Southland Area Office
P.O. Box 5467
Dunedin
Ph. 03 477 9871
Fax. 03 477 3893
Interests include archaeological sites (eg. Maori, European or Chinese pre-1900 AD) and built heritage.
Landowners
These include adjacent landowners and downstream users.
Interests include water takes and discharges.
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