1 Annebrook Road - Waikato District Council

Form 18
Notice of Requirement by Waikato District Council
for a designation
Sections 168(1), (2) and 181 and clause 4 of First Schedule
Resource Management Act 1991
To:
From:
Waikato District Council
Private Bag 544
Ngaruawahia
Attn: The Planning Manager
Waikato District Council
Roading Department
Private Bag 544
Ngaruawahia
Waikato District Council gives notice of requirement for a designation for road works. The notice of
requirement is for a designation as outlined below.
1(a)
The sites to which the notice of requirement for designations for a road
works apply are as follows:
1. The designation of a road corridor between Annebrook Road and Matangi Road, Matangi.
Including, the construction, operation and maintenance of this road and all ancillary structures, works
and activities directly associated with the Annebrook to Matangi link road.
A plan of the proposed designation and the typical road cross section is attached to this notice.
1(b)
The nature of the proposed public work is:
The proposed designation comprises works associated with the construction, operation and
maintenance of the proposed Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link (which shall include all structures,
works, alternative accesses and activities, as indicated on the attached plans). The extent of the
works and the methodology are generally described in the Notice of Requirement for the Annebrook to
Matangi link road.
Works specifically relating to land subject to the proposed designation include:
• Earthworks to form the road foundation
• Road construction
• Construction of footpaths and vehicle crossings where appropriate
• Upgrading the stormwater drainage works
• Access to properties adjacent to the realignment

• Relocation of various utility services including stormwater pipes, telecommunication cables, power
poles where applicable.
The proposed Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link will have a typical cross section as follows:
a) The link road will have a 7 metre wide carriageway with 1 lane each way. There will be a 3.2
metre berm/swale on each edge of the carriageway with a 2.0 metre walkway/cycleway on
one side only. The proposed road reserve has a total width of 20 metres.
The Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link designation area extends from a point 600 metres east of
the State Highway 1/Annebrook Road intersection to a point 1000 metres south of the State Highway
26 / Matangi Road intersection.
The only property physically affected by the requirement is shown on the plan attached to this Notice
of Requirement. The property affected and its legal description is also shown on the plan.
Waikato District Council seeks an expiry period of 10 years for the designation pursuant to section 184
(1)(c) of the Resource Management Act 1991. This expiry period allows for the protection of the road
corridor for future road works required as a result of increasing traffic volumes and to allow for the
detailed design and construction of the road works plus allowing for consenting, tendering and
construction processes. It is expected that the construction of the Annebrook Road to Matangi Road
link will be required within 10 years.
Waikato District Council requests the inclusion in the District Plan of the following notation for the
designation as described in this Notice of Requirement:
"For local authority road purposes and ancillary purposes”
1(c)
The effects that the road work will have on the environment, and the
ways in which any adverse effects will be mitigated, are:
The effects that the proposed road works will have on the environment are described further in this
Notice of Requirement. These include:
• Visual
• Noise
• Construction effects
• Property effects
• Traffic effects
Background
Annebrook Road currently joins onto State Highway 1 through a newly painted Seagull priority ‘T’
intersection at a location where 22,000 vehicles per day travel to and from Hamilton. A right turn in or
out of Annebrook Road is currently substandard, especially in peak periods. Safety will decrease as
traffic volumes increase on State Highway 1, eventually to 30,000 vehicles per day by 2020 before the
Hamilton Bypass is constructed.
The existing Annebrook Road intersection is not sustainable in its present form until 2021 when the
Bypass is constructed. Therefore the Tamahere Structure Plan promotes a strategic link from
Annebrook Road to Matangi Road. Traffic would then make use of Matangi Road and State Highway
26 to gain access to Hamilton. This strategic link allows Annebrook Road to eventually be closed off
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to State Highway 1. Maintaining left turn movements while providing a link to Matangi Road could
encourage rat running from SH 26 to SH 1, so is not recommended.
There are no known archaeological features or cultural heritage features that would be affected by the
designation, however a condition would be invited on any resource consents that will be obtained for
the road construction.
Visual
The new link road is located in an area of Country Living that is largely developed with existing houses
and accessory buildings. The new link road itself will be located on an area of flat topography and
little cutting will be required to construct the road. The alignment does not traverse any areas of
existing vegetation nor does it cross any streams or watercourses. The location is not noted in the
Waikato District Plan as having any features that are worthy of specific consideration and is not
covered by a Special Landscape Area or Ridgeline Policy Area. It is therefore considered that any
visual effects will be less than minor.
Noise
Noise from traffic on the proposed new link road can be controlled to within the requirements of the
Transit guidelines by providing appropriate mitigation. Given the flat topography, the short length of
new road and the small catchment that the new road link will service it is not expected to result in
significant noise effects. It is therefore considered that any adverse noise effects will be less than
minor.
Construction Effects
There will be some additional effects associated with the construction of the Annebrook Road to
Matangi Road link. These will mainly result from the increased noise and dust associated with the
earthmoving and construction equipment required to construct the road.
The natural environment is limited in that the only property affected by the Notice of Requirement is
currently developed for low intensity grazing and contains mainly pasture species. There are no trees
on the property that will be affected by the Notice of Requirement.
Sediment control for the Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link will consist of standard sediment
control measures, which will be established during construction to minimise silt movement off the
construction site. All measures will be designed so as to comply with the relevant Waikato Regional
Council earthworks guideline and in addition earthworks will be carried out during the drier part of the
year (October to April) to avoid the risk of increased sedimentation runoff during heavy storm events.
Property Effects
The Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link road does effect private property in terms of having to
acquire some land and use it for the road. The only property that the proposed Notice of Requirement
affects is currently vacant land and discussions have already taken place with the affected landowner.
The effects on the property will be compensated for by the Council in accordance with the Public
Works Act. Council has to purchase land from affected landowners and in doing so compensates
them in accordance with the Public Works Act. The principle of that compensation is that no affected
property owners should suffer a loss due to the construction of the link road. Council is required to
ensure that access to the property is retained and that the affected landowner is no worse off after the
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project, than before. Council will be negotiating with the affected landowner at the appropriate time to
discuss land purchase and compensation details. Therefore in terms of the existing built environment
it is considered that the adverse effects will be less than minor.
Traffic Effects
The traffic effects arising from the development of the Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link will be an
increase of localised traffic directed out to Matangi Road as opposed to the current situation where
traffic has direct access to State Highway 1. The primary reason for proceeding with the Notice of
Requirement is one of the long-term safe functioning of the District Road network, and in this specific
case the linkage between the District Road and the State Highway network. The localised increase of
traffic on the link road and Matangi Road will be offset by increased safety and efficiency in the
movement of people and goods to and from the Annebrook Road area.
1 (d) Alternative sites, routes, and methods have been considered to the
following extent:
The requirement for alternative access to the Annebrook Road area has arisen following a strategic
review of the traffic network for the Tamahere Structure Plan. The existing Annebrook Road
intersection with State Highway 1 will become less and less serviceable over time as traffic volumes
on the State Highway increase, at least until the Hamilton bypass is constructed. The existing
topography and the stream adjacent to the existing Annebrook Road intersection make alternative
access locations onto State Highway 1 economically impractical. The preferred alignment makes use
of an area of flat topography that is not currently developed for Country Living purposes. Any other
alternative routes through to Matangi Road would result in a high degree of property disruption and
adverse effects on existing properties and dwellings. It is therefore considered that the preferred
alignment is the most appropriate route to achieve the purposes of the Waikato District Council in
providing a safe, efficient and effective transportation network.
1 (e) The public work and designation are reasonably necessary for
achieving the objectives of the requiring authority because:
• The primary objective of the designation of the Annebrook Road to Matangi Road link is to protect
this corridor for the eventual construction and development of a link road. This will ensure that an
alternative route is available for Council to eventually develop as traffic on State Highway 1
increases in volume and exiting from the existing Annebrook Road intersection becomes
unsatisfactory.
In a broader transportation context the protection of this future road link will ensure that the
residents of Annebrook Road can continue to have safe access to and from Hamilton and without
having to use the existing intersection with State Highway 1 which is unsatisfactory.
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