Proposed Plan Change 1 (Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā) - Notification of Decisions Requested by Submissions and Further Submissions Sought

The statutory period for further submissions has now closed.

For the latest information regarding the proposed plan change, please visit the Proposed Plan Change 1 (Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā) page.

A proposed plan change seeking the identification of the Awatarariki Debris Flow Policy Area, including a "high risk", "medium risk" and a "low risk" area, and rezoning the high-risk area from Residential to Coastal Protection Zone at the Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā.

Whakatāne District Council received 8 submissions to the Proposed Plan Change. 

The submission by Glenn Baker was received after the formal period for submissions had closed. A decision on whether to accept the late submission will be made by Independent Commissioners appointed to the Hearing Panel. Acceptance of further submissions on this late submission will be subject to the late submission being accepted by the Commissioners. 

Further submissions were sought and were received until 4:00 pm on Tuesday, 11 December 2018.

A further submission can only be made in support of, or in opposition to, any original submission. Under clause 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991, the following persons may make a further submission:

  • (a) any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest, and
  • (b) any person that has an interest in the proposed plan change greater than the interest that the general public has, and
  • (c) the local authority.

All submissions, and the Summary of Decisions Requested by Submissions, are available electronically below.

The Summary of Decisions Requested by Submissions, submissions, and the proposed Plan Change may be inspected during normal office hours at:

  • Customer Services desk, Whakatāne District Council, Commerce Street, Whakatāne
  • Matatā Community Resource Centre, 31 Wilson Street, Matatā
  • Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre, 49 Kākahoroa Drive, Whakatāne
  • Edgecumbe Library, 38 College Road, Edgecumbe
  • Murupara Library and Service Centre, Civic Square, 48 Pine Drive, Murupara
  • Ōhope Library, 4 Harbour Road, Ōhope

    Documents

    Further information

    Further Submissions to Proposed Plan Change 1 (Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā)

    Submissions to Proposed Plan Change 1 (Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā)

    1. Awatarariki Residents Incorporated - (PDF, 164 KB)
    2. Bay of Plenty CDEM Group - Part 1 (PDF, 485 KB) - Part 2 (PDF, 283 KB)
    3. Glenn Baker - (PDF, 127 KB)
    4. Keith Leslie Sutton - (PDF, 48.3 MB)
    5. KiwiRail - (PDF, 125 KB)
    6. Margaret Gracie - (PDF, 143 KB)
    7. Matata Residents Association - (PDF, 506 KB)
    8. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa - Part 1 (PDF, 281 KB) - Part 2 (PDF, 360 KB)

    Bay of Plenty Regional Council Proposed Plan Change 17 (Awatarariki Fanhead)

    Whakatāne District Council has requested a change to the Regional Natural Resource Plan. The two plan changes are being administered together.  

    Find out more about the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s proposed plan change.