Public notice is hereby given pursuant to S.95A Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for resource consent has been received by Otago Regional Council.
NZ Transport Agency – Beaumont
Application No. RM19.387
To undertake various activities associated with the construction of a new bridge at Beaumont. The proposal is a discretionary activity under the following rules:
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Consent Type |
Activity |
Rule and Plan |
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Land Use Consent
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Disturbance of land at a contaminated site |
Regional Plan: Waste Rule 5.6.1 |
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Erection of structures (temporary working platform(s), new bridge, the placement of rip rap (rock armouring), deposition of material, and the associated disturbance to the bed of the Clutha River/ Mata-Au. |
Regional Plan: Water Rule 13.2.1.1 |
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Removal of vegetation in the bed, including associated disturbance of the beds. |
Regional Plan: Water Rule 13.5.1.1 |
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Water Permit
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Diversion of watercourse (both temporary and permanent) Temporary damming of watercourse |
Regional Plan: Water rule 12.3.4.1(i) |
Purpose: To construct a bridge across the Clutha River/ Mata-Au at Beaumont
Location: Clutha River/ Mata-Au, approximately 140 metres west of the intersection of Millers Flat-Beaumont Road and State Highway 8, Beaumont at about NZTM2000 E1330223 N4920195
Legal Description of Properties: Crown Land, Road Reserve, Section 4 SO Plan 23609, Section 2 and 4 SO Plan 23610, Section 1 Block XX TN of Dunkeld, Section 1-6 and Section 13 Block XIII Town of Dunkeld
Reasons for public notification: The applicant requested public notification when applying for resource consent. Further information was requested from the Applicant, which the Applicant refused to provide also resulting in the requirement for the consent to be notified. Consequently, Council was unable to determine the effects of the activity, therefore there is the possibility that effects could be more than minor which would also require public notification.
Full details of this application are also available for inspection at Otago Regional Council, 70 Stafford Street, Dunedin during working hours (8 am to 5 pm). Enquiries may be directed to Rebecca Jackson by phone to 0800 474 082 or by email to rebecca.jackson@orc.govt.nz.
Submissions on the above application must be received by Otago Regional Council and the applicant (Clutha District Council) no later than 5pm on Monday 24 February 2020.
Electronic PDF submission form (DISCLAIMER: You must have Adobe Acrobat installed onto your computer to use this editable version. This form cannot be filled in on your internet browser. REMEMBER to save the form to your computer after completing then attach and send via email to submissions@orc.govt.nz)
Submissions must be forwarded to Otago Regional Council, Private Bag 1954, Dunedin, 9054 or by email to submissions@orc.govt.nz
You must also serve a copy of your submission to the applicant – NZ Transport Agency, by post at NZ Transport Agency c/- WSP Opus, Private Bag 1913, Dunedin 9054 or by email to shane.l.roberts@wsp.com
Note: The applicant has also applied to the Clutha District Council for resource consents in respect of the above proposal. Submissions on all aspects of the application will be heard together as part of a joint hearing process involving representatives from Clutha District Council and Otago Regional Council.
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:
Submissions must be dated and signed (unless submitted electronically) and must include the following information:
December 2019
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January 2020
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Clarification from further information response dated 20 December 2019 and request for further information under section 92(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) – Consent Number RM19.387.
January 2020
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Email correspondence between Otago Regional Council consents officer (Rebecca Jackson) and Damwatch Principal Hydraulic Engineer (Grant Webbly).
January 2020
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Email correspondence between AquaNet senior scientist (Dr Duncan Gray) and ORC consents officer (Rebecca Jackson).
January 2020
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Email correspondence between ORC Consents Officer, WSP work group manager - Planning and Property, and WSP Senior Transportation Engineer.
January 2020
PDF | 190 KB
Email correspondence between ORC Consents Officer and WSP Senior Transportation Engineer.
January 2020
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Email correspondence between ORC Consents Officer and WSP Work Group Manager - Planning & Property.
January 2020
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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has applied for a suite of consents to authorise the construction of a new bridge over the Clutha / Mata-au at Beaumont. As part of the application, land use consents are being sought from the Otago Regional Council for disturbance of a contaminated site under the Regional Plan: Waste and from the Clutha District Council for disturbance of land under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NES).
November 2019
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January 2020
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) propose to replace the historic bridge over the Clutha River/Mata Au at Beaumont with a new 200m long bridge. Ryder consulting have prepared an assessment of ecological effects on behalf of NZTA. This memo is a final assessment review of the Ryders AEE and the aquatic ecological components of the overall application.
November 2019
PDF | 1 MB
Technical review of supporting documentation for notice of requirement of an alteration to a designation and resource consent applications for proposed new bridge on Clutha River at Beaumont.
December 2019
PDF | 17 MB
This memo presents additional information regarding the engineering and natural hazards of the New Beaumont Bridge in response to the request for Further Information received from Otago Regional Council on the 2 December 2019.
November 2019
PDF | 109 KB
Further to our review of the Beaumont Bridge Notice of Requirement (NOR) for an Alteration to a Designation and Resource Consent Applications (RC), dated October 2019, we can conclude that we are unable to provide council with any peer review or recommendations until a comprehensive expert landscape assessment is undertaken.
January 2020
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January 2020
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January 2020
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November 2019
PDF | 179 KB
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) propose to replace the historic bridge over the Clutha River/Mata Au at Beaumont with a new 200m long bridge. Ryder consulting have prepared an assessment of ecological effects on behalf of NZTA. This memo is a review of the Ryders AEE and the aquatic ecological components of the overall application.
January 2020
PDF | 2 MB
Email correspondence from WSP Work Group Manager - Planning and Property.