Paul Turner representing the Paul Turner Farm Trust (APP-20242761)

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-20242761] is for the following resource consents to authorise proposed activities at 237 Sinclair Road, Opio:

• A land use consent to use land for an expanded dairy farm: increasing the area by 57 hectares and increasing the existing milking herd from 450 to 550 dairy cows;
• A discharge permit for the incidental discharge of contaminants from farming activities;
• Discharge permit to discharge dairy shed, and self-feeding silage pad effluent to land from the proposed dairy operation;
• Water permit to take and use 83,306 litres/day of groundwater per day for dairy shed wash down and stock drinking water; and
• Vary a land use consent to use land for two self-feeding silage pads by including the use of these facilities in the month of May.

Purpose: Dairy Farming Operation

Location: 237 Sinclair Road, Opio at about NZTM2000 1218892E 4900083N

Legal Description of Property: Lot 2 DP 608014 and Lot 1 DP 6203

Address for Service: Jade Fitzek - jade@landpro.co.nz, c/- Landpro Limited, 13 Pinot Noir Drive, PO Box 302, Cromwell

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). Enquiries may be directed to Ryan Hodgson by phone to (03) 211 5115 or by email to ryan.hodgson@es.govt.nz

Submissions on the above application must be received by Environment Southland no later than 5 pm 19 May 2025. 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:

1. your name, postal address and telephone number (and fax number if applicable);
2. details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission;
3. whether it is in support of, or in opposition to the application, or is neutral;
4. your submissions, with reasons;
5. the decision that you wish Council to make; and
6. 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.