Public notice is hereby given pursuant to S.95A of the Resource Management Act 1991 that the following application for resource consent has been received by Environment Southland.
The application [reference APP-20232992] is for the following resource consents to authorise proposed activities at Bluff Harbour/Awarua:
- A Coastal Permit, to place to moorings and to occupy part of the coastal marine area with two moorings.
The moorings will be block and chain type moorings, with 6 tonne anchor blocks. They will each be able to moor a vessel up to 200 gross tonnes and up to 40 metres in length. The swing area around each mooring is 62 metres.
Purpose: Mooring of two vessels up to 40 metres in length.
Location: 460-600 metres north of the Island Harbour in Bluff Harbour, Awarua. The mooring blocks will be placed at about NZTM2000 1,242,214E 4,830,568N and 1,242,270E 4,830,440N
Legal Description of Property: Coastal Marine Area
Address for Service: Mr C Harpur, 2 Preston Drive, Arrowtown 9302
Full details of this application are also available for inspection at Environment Southland, corner of Price Street and North Road, Waikiwi, Invercargill during working hours (8.00 am to 5.00 pm).
Submissions on the above application must be received by Environment Southland no later than 5 pm 17 August 2023. A submission form is available below and you may also download a printable submission form and forward the completed form by email to service@es.govt.nz or esconsents@es.govt.nz
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.
Submissions must be dated and signed (unless submitted electronically) and must include the following information:
- your name, postal address and telephone number (and fax number if applicable);
- details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission;
- whether it is in support of, or in opposition to the application, or is neutral;
- your submissions, with reasons;
- the decision that you wish Council to make; and
- whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission
and you must also serve a copy of your submission on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable.
