Application for a lease and licence by Andrew Harrison

Introduction

Have your say on an application by Andrew Harrison for a lease for a boatshed and part of a dwelling, and a licence for wastewater system in the Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve. Submissions closed Friday, 22 December 2023.

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

Application details

Applicant: Andrew Harrison
Location of proposed activity: Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve fronting; Section 2, Queen Charlotte Sound District, Te Weka Bay.
Concession type: Lease and licence.
Summary of proposal: This is a lease application for a boatshed and part of a dwelling to encroach on the reserve, and a licence application for wastewater system to encroach on the reserve. 
Application documents:

How to make a submission

Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.

Submissions closed on Friday, 22 December 2023 at 5:00 pm.

1. Prepare your submission

Record what you think on the submission form.

Any person or organisation wishing to be heard in support of their submission must request (within that submission) an opportunity to appear before the Director-General.

2. Send us your submission

Send your submission by email or post. 

Email: permissionschristchurch@doc.govt.nz
Subject line: 93568-OTH, Submissions re. Andrew Harrison

Post:
Director-General
Department of Conservation
161 Cashel Street
Central Christchurch, 8013

Attention: Trish Gill, Permissions Advisor

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

If a hearing is required, it is likely to occur on the week starting 15 January 2024.

DOC comment regarding publicly notified applications

The Minister of Conservation has made no determination regarding the suitability of this proposed concession on public conservation land. This public notification should not be interpreted as an intention on the part of the Minister of Conservation to grant the proposed concession.  

Decision

The concession application was approved.

Contact

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

Email: permissionschristchurch@doc.govt.nz