Plan Change 42

• The Environment Court issued its decision on the 28th July 2009, to adopt what was referred to as Proposed Plan Change 42. The decision included a request for amendments to the plan change and for parties to confer and produce a final set of provisions for the Court’s approval.
  
  • Environment Court Decision 28 July 2009 (PDF 1MB)
• On 1 December 2009, the Environment Court Order issued the consent order approving the final set of provisions for the plan change.

• Action Sheet, Item 10 - Plan Change 42: Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park (PDF 28kB)
• Environment Court Order approving Plan change 42 (PDF 3.3MB)

Subsequently Council has formally resolved to make this Plan Change an operative part of the Hastings District Plan. Plan Change 42 finally became operative on 22 February 2010.

This Plan Change was heard by independent commissioners (Alan Watson and Terry Brown) on 3 & 4 March 2008.

• Minutes of Hearing (PDF 107kB)

The commissioners recommended approval of the Plan Change with modifications (for Council initiated Plan Changes commissioners make recommendations to Council who make the final decision).

• Commissioners Recommendations (PDF 385kB)

These recommendations were adopted in full by Council with its decision being notified on 25 August 2008. This decision has subsequently been appealed and the Plan Change is now in the Environment Court appeal process.

• Notice of Appeal (PDF 57kB)

Summary

The Hastings District Council has notified Plan Change 42. This Plan Change seeks to establish a new zone titled ‘Section 11.3 Special Purpose Zone: Regional Sports Park’ and make consequential amendments to the following existing sections of the Hastings District Plan:

Section 2.4 Urban Development and Strategic Urban Directions
Section 2.8 Rural Resource Strategy
Section 13.4 Earthworks District Wide Activity
Section 13.5 Community Facilities, Recreation and Marae District Wide Activity
Section 13.7 Advertising and Signs District Wide Activity
Section 14.1 Traffic Sightlines, Parking, Access and Loading
Section 14.2 Noise
Section 18.0 Definitions

The purpose of the Plan Change is to provide for the development of a regionally focused and comprehensive sports park development, including the replacement of the Nelson Park athletics facilities, on some 30 hectares of land currently zoned Plains. The land is accessed off Percival Road, Hastings, being located between this road and the Hawke’s Bay Expressway as shown below:

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A Notice of Requirement to designate an extension of Percival Road through to Lyndhurst Road is associated with Plan Change 42 and the subject of a separate public notice and submission process (for which submissions have now closed).

• Notice of Requirement (PDF 65kB)

Read the Plan Change

• Proposed Plan Change 42 – Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park (PDF 564kB)

Submissions

A total of 24 submissions were received for Plan Change 42.

• Read the summary of submissions (PDF 56kB)
• Read the submissions received in full (PDF 2.3MB)

Further Submissions

Further submissions closed on 18 January 2008

Background Documents

• Plan Change 42 Covering Report (Including Section 32 Assessment) (PDF 952kB)

Supporting Technical Documents and Appendices to Covering Report:

• Appendix A - Site Location Plan (PDF 96KB)
• Appendix B - Overall Concept Plan (PDF 11KB)
• Appendix C - Stage 1 Earthworks Consent Application (PDF 6.6MB)
• Appendix D - Development Concept Reports
  • Part 1 to 7 (PDF 431KB)
  • Appendix A (PDF 1MB)
  • Appendix B (PDF 351KB)
  • Appendix C (PDF 4.9MB)
  • Appendix D (PDF 3.4MB)
  • Appendix E (PDF 2.4MB)
  • Appendix F (PDF 967KB)
  • Appendix G - Option 1 (PDF 473KB)
  • Appendix G - Option 2 (PDF 465KB)
  • Appendix G - Pages 4 to 18 (PDF 2.8MB)
  • Appendix G - Pages 19 to end (PDF 5.4MB)
• Appendix E - Structural & Geotechnical Report (PDF 6.7MB)
• Appendix F - Construction Management Report (PDF4.2MB)
• Appendix G - Lighting Design Report (PDF 306KB)
• Appendix H - Proposed Macro Infrastructure Report (PDF 299KB)
• Appendix I - Stormwater Management Report (PDF 2.5MB)
• Appendix J - Noise Assessment Report (PDF 219KB)
• Appendix J1 - Appendix to Noise Assessment Report (PDF 59KB)
• Appendix K - Transport Assessment Report (PDF 4.7MB)
• Appendix L - Landscape & Visual Assessment Report (PDF 1.6MB)
• Appendix M – Contamination Investigation Report (PDF 4.1MB)
• Appendix N – Certificates of Compliance (PDF 939KB)
• Appendix O – Consultation Newsletter (PDF 2.5MB)
• Appendix P – Archaeological Assessment (PDF 80KB)

More information

For more information on this plan change, please contact Philip McKay on 06 871 5000 email: philipam@hdc.govt.nz