Key Issues Report of the Porirua City Council - Environmental ...

application whilst managing its adverse environmental effects as well as
potential adverse effects upon it from nearby activities.
4.78 The NPSET contains policies that are relevant to the Transpower resource
consent. Policy 1 relates to the recognition of the benefits of the provision of
electricity transmission including maintaining security of supply and effective
operation.
4.79 Policies 2 – 8 of the NPSET are also relevant to the Transpower resource
consent. These policies cover a combination of the managing of the effects on
the environment of transmission line activities whilst affording recognition for
such activities.
5 SUMMARY OF CONSENTS
5.1 There are potentially some applications for landuse resource consent required
under the provisions of the Porirua City District Plan also. These relate to the
undertaking of Earthworks in the Rural Zone for the construction of the
"Proposed Track after Construction" which is partially located outside of the
designation as shown on Sheet AC09 (Construction Access Plans). Also new
vehicle crossings onto roads in the Rural Zone require either Controlled Activity
land use consent 29 (off PCC roads) or Discretionary land use consent (off State
Highways) 30 . It is considered that applications for these could be deferred to
into the future once final design of the construction works is completed.
5.2 It is quite probable that an application for resource consent may be required in
the future for the re-establishment of the Porirua Gun Club on another site. The
Porirua Gun Club will no longer be able to occupy this site should the proposed
NoR be approved and given effect to. It is not considered that this is necessary
to be applied for as part of the current proposal and probably not appropriate
given that they may well not have confirmed an alternative site yet.
5.3 Depending on the location of the proposals identified above, as well as
applicable District Plan provisions, there may be a need to obtain affected
persons approvals (Section 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991) and/or
that the matter is potentially processed on a notified/limited basis. This is
potentially more likely to be the case in the instance of a resource consent
application for the re-establishment of the gun club being applied for due to
such effects as noise.
6 PERMITTED BASELINE AND EXISTING ENVIRONMENT
6.1 As part of the commissioning of this report, the EPA has requested the
provision of details of the permitted baseline and existing environment for the
resource consents applied for within PCC's jurisdiction. The EPA has also
29 Rule D4.1.2(iv) of the Porirua City District Plan.
30 Rule D4.1.4(iv) of the Porirua City District Plan.
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