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Please be advised Resource Consents lodging and processing will be paused from the 20 December 2025 – 10 January 2026 as per the Resource Management Act, days within this period are not considered as working days. Thank you for your patience and we wish you a safe and happy festive season.

8.2 Development Controls

The following development controls apply, rather than Sections 3.1 to 3.4 to the activities listed below:
  1. Landscape planting to a minimum depth of 3 metres shall be developed and maintained around the perimeter of any of the above activities. Landscape planting shall be assessed in accordance with Section 1.4.1 (iv).
  2. All Yards Minimum 3m

    • Electrical Substations and Switching Stations above and including 66kv
    • Electrical, Radio, Telecommunication and Council Depots or workshops,
    • Telephone exchanges,
    • Radio, Meteorological or Telecommunication buildings greater than 30m2 gross floor area,
    • Gas compressor stations valve and take off stations, sales gates and regulator stations, but excluding standard regulator stations with a maximum floor area of 3 m2 and maximum height of 2m.
    • Windmills, wind power generators,
    • Community solid waste management sites, sewage treatment plants
    • Water reservoirs, hydro electric power stations, geothermal natural gas biomass and coal-fired generators of electricity facilities

Objectives/Policies
3.5.2.1 O1, O2 P1, P2, P3, P4