Plan Change 84 - Airport Zone
Privately requested Plan Change
Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Limited requested a private plan change to the operative District Plan 1999.
The private plan change amends a number of the policies and rules relating to the Airport Zone to allow resource consent to be sought for some retail activities and for noise-sensitive activities outside the Air Noise Boundary, as well as several consequential changes.
Plan Change 84 was notified on 24 February 2016 and submissions closed on 23 March 2016. The Council received seven submissions on the private plan change - links to these are provided below.
Further submissions closed on Wednesday 28 September 2016. Five further submissions were received as below.
The Hearing for the Private Plan Change was held on 13 and 15 February and 20 March 2017.
On 19 October 2017 the Council resolved to adopt the recommendations of the Hearing Panel on Private Plan Change 84 and to notify its decision on 25 October 2017. No appeals were received.
The plan change was made operative on 16 February 2018.
Operative date for Plan Change 84
Public Notice - Operative date for Plan Change 84
Council report and wording of Plan Change 84
Decision on Plan Change 84
Public Notice - Council Decision on Plan Change 84
Council Decision on Plan Change 84
Hearing Panel Report and Recommendations
Report and Recommendations of Hearing Panel to Kapiti Coast District Council - 8 September 2017
Appendices to Hearing Panel Report
Sn42A Reporting Officer's Response
Recommended Changes to ODP (Tracked Changes) - 20 March 2017
Sn42A Reporting Officer's Response
Attachment 1 - TWOK Agenda - 25 August 2015
Attachment 2 - TWOK Minutes - 25 August 2015
Attachment 3 - Wharemauku Expressway Bridge Plans
Attachment 4 - Recommended Changes to ODP - Updated 20 March 2017
Traffic & Transport Response to Hearing Panel Minute 3 - D Wignall
Retail Response to Hearing Panel Minute 3 - T Heath
Economic Response to Hearing Panel Minute 3 - P Osborne
Hearings Panel Minutes
Minute 1 - 5 December 2016
Minute 2 - 10 February 2017
Minute 3 - 23 February 2017
Hearings Agenda
Reconvened Plan Change 84 Hearing Agenda - 20 March 2017
Plan Change 84 - Airport Zone Hearings Agenda - 13/15 February 2017
Applicant's Expert Evidence
KCAHL Evidence of Neil Donnelly - Corporate - 27/01/17
KCAHL Evidence of Tim Kelly - Transport - 27/01/17
KCAHL Evidence of Poul Israelson - Planning - 27/01/17
KCAHL Evidence of Fraser Colgrave - Economics- 27/01/17
Submitters' Expert Evidence
Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd
Economic evidence - John Small - 3 February 2017
Economic evidence - Mike Copeland - 3 February 2017
Traffic evidence - Mark Georgeson - 3 February 2017
Urban design evidence - James Lunday - 3 February 2017
Christopher Hansen - 3 February 2017
- Attachment A - Operative District Plan Definitions
- Attachment B - History of Town Centre Development
- Attachment C - ODP Provisions
- Attachment D - ODP Provisions
Others
Ngahina Trust - Matthew Holder - 3 February 2017
NZTA - Transport Evidence - Alan Kerr - 3 February 2017
NZTA - Planning Evidence - Angela Penfold - 3 February 2017
NZTA - Reference Environment Court Case - Mighty River Power Ltd v Porirua City Council
NZTA - Reference High Court Case - RJ Davidson Family Trust v Marlborough District Councils et al
Sn 42A Report
Sn 42A Report Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendix 1 - Existing Operative District Plan Provisions Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendix 2 - Retail Overview Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendix 3 - Economic Overview Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendix 4 - Traffic Assessment Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendix 5 - Noise Review Published on web on 20/12/16
Appendices 6 and 7 are contained within the Sn 42A Report
Appendix 8 - NZ Environment Court Decision Published on web on 20/12/16
Further transport information
Airport Traffic Model Review - Pre review
Airport Traffic Model Review - Post review
SIDRA Site Level of Service 23k - January 2017
SIDRA Site Level of Service 43k - January 2017
SIDRA Site Level of Service 62k - January 2017
Links to Documents:
Public Notice - Notification for further submissions
Summary of Submissions on Plan Change 84
Further Submissions
FS 1. Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd
FS 2. Ngahina Developments Ltd
FS 4. Sheffield Properties Ltd
Individual submissions
1. Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd
7. New Zealand Transport Agency
8. Coastlands amended submission post Environment Court declaration
Private Plan Change request, including Section 32 Evaluation
Public Notice (February 2016)
Frequently Asked Questions – Plan Change 84: Airport Zone
What is a Private Plan Change?
A plan change is a legal process for making a change to the operative District Plan. Any private individual or organisation (usually landowners and developers) has the right to request such a change. This private plan change was initiated by Kapiti Coast Airport Holdings Ltd (KCAHL).
When does a Private Plan Change have legal effect?
A private plan change only has legal effect once it becomes fully operative (i.e. once all submissions have been heard and decided on, any Environment Court appeals have been resolved, and the Council has formally made it operative).
What is the Council’s role on a Private Plan Change?
The Council’s role is to notify the plan change for submissions and further submissions, receive and process those submissions, and to hold a hearing to decide on the plan change.
In accordance with Section 34 and Section 34A of the RMA, the Council delegated authority to an Independent Hearing Panel to consider all submissions received on Private Plan Change 84, to consider the Private Plan Change against Sections 32 and 32AA and to report to Council recommending whether the Private Plan Change provisions should be declined, approved or approved with amendments (based upon the submissions received and the evidence heard) and the reasons for its recommendations.
In accordance with Clause 29(4) of Schedule 1 of the RMA, it is Council's role to make a decision to decline the plan change or approve it or approve it with modifications, after having particular regard to the Panel's evaluation, Council must also notify its decisions on Private Plan Change 84 and serve a copy of the decision on Kāpiti Coast Airport Holdings Limited and submitters to the Private Plan Change.
The final stage of the process is for Council to make the plan change operative under Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
What is the scope of Plan Change 84?
Plan Change 84 is a change to the operative Kāpiti Coast District Plan (NOT the Proposed District Plan).
The intent of the plan change is to remove the “prohibited activity” status on some specific land use activities (see below for simple definitions of what this means). The Plan change amends specific policies, a definition and rules applying to the Airport Zone. It removes the prohibited activity status of some specific land use activities so that resource consent can be sought. The Plan Change enables resource consent to be sought for:
- noise-sensitive activities (e.g. residential activities) outside the Air Noise Boundary as discretionary or non-complying activities (unless provided for as a permitted activity), and
- the following retail activities:
- one department store as a non-complying activity (more than one department store is a prohibited activity]
- one supermarket as a discretionary activity, and more than one supermarket as a non-complying activity; and
- more than one store between 151m² and 1,500m2 in gross floor area that retails groceries or non-specified food lines as a non-complying activity.
What are “prohibited”, “non-complying” and “discretionary activities”?
In simple terms, no one can apply for a resource consent for a “prohibited” activity: it isn’t allowed for in the District Plan.
“Discretionary” activities may be allowed. A resource consent must be applied for, and the Council will decide whether to grant it and also whether any conditions should be attached to the consent.
A “non-complying” activity also may be allowed by Council. Again, a resource consent must be applied for, and the Council will decide whether to grant it and also whether any conditions should be attached to the consent.
However, there are some extra considerations Council must also take into account: in particular resource consent can only be granted if either the adverse effects of the consent on the environment are minor, or the activity is not contrary to the objectives and policies of the District Plan.
What are noise-sensitive activities?
The operative District Plan defines noise-sensitive activities as “residential accommodation of all types, hotels, motels, pre-schools, schools, educational facilities, libraries, child care centres and hospitals”.
What is the relationship with the Proposed District Plan Hearings Process?
The hearing and decision-making process for Private Plan Change 84 to the operative District Plan 1999 is a separate process to that for hearing and deciding on submissions to the Proposed District Plan (PDP). However, because the substance of the private plan change is similar to some submissions to the PDP, the PDP Hearing Panel heard Private Plan Change 84 immediately after hearing submissions on Chapter 6 of the PDP (which contains the Airport Zone provisions).
Related links:
District Plan Frequently Asked Questions
Guidance on the Private Plan Change process
Guidance on getting involved in Council plan preparation process