Concession application by Colin Pile

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease for a term of 30 years. 

Application details:

Applicant: Colin John Pile
Location of proposed activity: Conservation Area – Moeraki and Moeraki Foreshore Marginal Strip 
Map reference: Latitude: 45.3592° S, Longitude: 170.8552° E (coordinate system WGS84)
Concession applied for: Commercial activities will be carried out in two modified shipping containers, with exclusive access to the building. The adjacent public land will have non-exclusive access.
Summary of proposal:
The proposed activity is a continuation of the activity currently authorised as PAC-13-18-11 for conservation area Moeraki Unit J42 095. This application is also for a licence for non-exclusive use of the Moeraki Foreshore Marginal Strip. 

The business is a fish and chip shop and trading as 'The FishWife', selling fresh caught varieties of fish and locally caught crayfish. 

Application documents:

• Application information form 1a (PDF, 945K)
• Application form Private Structures 3b (PDF, 267K)
• Map of The Fishwife situated at the containers (PDF, 702K)
• Application site image 3b a (PDF, 900K)
• Application site map 3b a1 (PDF, 490K)

Make a submission

Submissions closed 5 pm Thursday 12 January 2023.

Once submitted, submitters' information is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and may be released under that Act.  If you wish to keep any part of your submission confidential, you need to state this in writing when making your submission.

What happens next

After submissions close:

1. DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
2. A hearing will be held if there have been requests to be heard by the Director-General. If you have expressed an interest in presenting your submission at a hearing, you'll be contacted by DOC regarding this.
3. DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
4. DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation.
5. The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application.

Hearing details

A closed session hearing was held on 9 February 2023.

Decision

A final decision has been made on this application. It has been approved by the decision maker for a term of 15 years.

Contact

If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Max Clark, Permissions Advisor. 

Email: maclark@doc.govt.nz