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Environment Court: Port of Tauranga to seek expansion consent after Govt declines
4 May, 2021 06:54 PM
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The Port of Tauranga has expansion plans afoot to ease supply chain congestion. Photo / File
A bid to fast-track a $68.5 million Port of Tauranga plan to extend wharves and dredge the harbour has been rejected - despite fears that delaying the project will worsen supply chain congestion. An application could be made to the Environment Court but a hapū iwi affiliate of Tauranga Moana says it has concerns about potential impacts on the environment, harbour and residents.
Documents from the Ministry of Environment show the Port of Tauranga wanted to extend the existing Sulphur Point and Mount Maunganui wharves and dredge an access channel to accommodate growing cargo volumes and larger vessels. It sought a special fast-tracked consent process.
Submissions were received from Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Kuku, Ngāi Tukairangi and the Whareroa Marae. “While the proposal sits comfortably with some Tauranga City Plan provisions, again these are secondary to the activity itself,” Sweetman said. “Simply, the applicant seeks to establish an over height tank farm adjacent to and visible from an existing established sensitive area, that is of great significance to tangata whenua and where they live, work and play. “I agree with the applicant that the proposal will sit within a context of large established industrial buildings and structures. “However, contrary to the applicant’s and consistent with the Tauranga City Council’s view, I find that this sits unfavourably against the application.’’
Friday, 5 February 2021, 4:20 pm
Joint Media Release - Bay of Plenty Regional
Council and Tauranga City Council
Resource
consents for the development of a new jet fuel storage
facility in Mount Maunganui have been declined.
The
decision under the Resource Management Act in relation to
the Timaru Oil Services Limited application was released
yesterday. (subs February 4)
It confirmed that
resource consent was declined for several reasons, including
the determination that the amenity and cultural effects
associated with the proposed tanks were not
acceptable.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Consents
Manager, Reuben Fraser says this decision demonstrates the
importance of the local community around Whareroa Marae
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