Bunnings - Pakowhai Road

Decision

Independent commissioners declined this application - 29 July 2009.

• Independent Commissioners' Decision (PDF 1.3MB)

Application

The Hastings District Council has received an application for a resource consent and supporting Assessment of Environmental Effects from Bunnings Limited to establish and operate a new building improvement centre (Bunnings Warehouse) at 1325 (part), 1403 and 1411 Pakowhai Road (near its intersection with Evenden Road), Hastings.

The proposal involves the removal of existing orchard trees and market gardens and demolition of all existing buildings from the site, then the construction of a new warehouse building, outdoor nursery, timber trade sales area and timber yard and service canopies (total area of 14,121m2). 

A car parking area of 239 carparks is proposed.  Landscaping totalling an area of 8,414m2 is proposed along Pakowhai Road, the western boundary with the proposed Northern Arterial Route and the eastern boundary.  The large cedar tree on the north-west corner of 1403 Pakowhai Road is proposed to be retained within the landscaping area. 

The building will be the standard Bunnings design with a maximum height of 10.295 metres at the peak of the apex above the main entry, but with the rest of the building not exceeding a height of 9.5 metres.  The building will be painted predominantly “Bunnings Green” with signs to brand the building.

Two vehicle accesses are proposed off Pakowhai Road – one for service vehicles only and the other for the general public.

The proposed operating hours will vary during the year, but will generally be between 7am – 7pm all days of the week.  Truck deliveries will be within the hours of operation.

The subject site is zoned Plains in the Hastings District Plan and the proposal is a non-complying activity.  The proposal does not meet a number of development standards of the Plains Zone, including yard setback on the eastern boundary, maximum noise level, hours of operation, gross floor area for commercial activities, area of signs, building coverage, earthworks and hazardous substances.

Submissions

Submissions closed at 4.30 pm on 28 April 2009. A total of 23 submissions were received.

• Summary of submissions (PDF 19kB)
• Submissions part 1 (PDF 2.13MB)
• Submissions part 2 (PDF 2.17MB)
• Submissions part 3 (PDF 1.5MB)

Read the application

The application may be inspected below, or at Resource Management, 2nd Floor, Hastings District Council, Lyndon Road, Hastings, during office hours. These documents are also available on CD-ROM - see the contact details at the bottom of this page.

• 01 Planning Application and AEE Non Complying Commercial Act (PDF 7.7MB)
• 02 Appendix A Plans (PDF 1.34MB)
• 03 Appendix B Certificates of Title (PDF 111kB)
• 04 Appendix C Transportation (PDF 3.9MB)
• 05 Appendix D Landscaping (PDF 1.6MB)
• 06 Appendix E Engineering Services Report (PDF 4.5MB)
• 07 Appendix F Geotech and Contamination (PDF4MB)
• 08 Appendix G Noise Report (PDF 1.7MB)
• 09 Appendix H Land Supply Study (PDF 7.7MB)
• 10 Appendix I Regional Economics (PDF 2MB)
• 11 Appendix J Soils (PDF 294kB)
• 12 Appendix K Consultation (PDF 215kB)
• 13 Appendix L Hawkes Bay Regional Council Water Permits (PDF 325kB)

• 14 Further information request 12-01-2009 (PDF 60kB)
• 15 Further information request 10-02-2009 (PDF 97kB)
• 16 Further information request 16-03-2009 (PDF 63kB)
• 17 Further information request 16-03-2009 (PDF 106kB)

• 18 s92 reply EMS letter 20-02-2009 (PDF 80kB)
• 19 s92 reply Market Place Report 05-02-2009 (PDF 4.4MB)
• 20 s92 reply EMS Hazardous Substance assmt 20-02-2009 (PDF 279kB)
• 21 s92 reply Bunnings Hazardous Substance assmt 20-02-2009 (PDF 3.5MB)
• 22 s92 reply TDG 10-2-2009 (PDF 6.5MB)
• 23 s92 reply RC06 Existing Road Driveway layout rev A (PDF 3.7MB)
• 24 s92 reply Bunnings RC02 Site Plan RevB (PDF 766kB)
• 25 s92 reply RC02 Site Plan Further Info (PDF 799kB)
• 26 s92 reply Certificate of Title (PDF 248kB)
• 27 s92 reply AEE Addendum 20-2-2009 (PDF 344kB)
• 28 s92 reply Bunnings Hastings Urban Design Statement (PDF 41kB)
• 29 s92 reply Marshall Day Acoustic (PDF 44kB)
• 30 s92 reply Landscaping Terra Forme (PDF 381kB)
• 31 s92 reply EMS 24-03-2009 (PDF 252kB)
• 32 s92 reply Economic solutions 24-3-2009 (PDF 61kB)
• 33 s92 reply Market Place NZ 24-3-2009 (PDF 240kB)

• 34 Landscape Peer Review Hudson Associates 05-01-2009 (PDF 218kB)
• 35 Acoustic Report Peer Review Jepsen Acoustics 12-01-2009 (PDF 283kB)
• 36 Further Acoustic Report Peer Review Jepsen Acoustics (PDF 17kB)
• 37 McDermott Miller Econimic Impact assessment peer review (PDF 131kB)
• 38 McDermott Miller Logan Stone AEE peer review 12-03-2009 (PDF 124kB)
• 39 McDermott Miller Market Place report peer review 11-03-2009 (PDF 139kB)

Contact

Please contact Roger Wiffin on 871 5000 if you have any queries about the application.