Application for a lease, licence and easement concession by Alistair MacLeod and Charles Gallagher

Introduction

Have your say on an application by Alistair MacLeod and Charles Gallagher for a lease, licence and easement in the Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve. Submissions close 22 April 2025.

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: Alistair Mair MacLeod and Charles Michael Gallagher
Location of Proposed Activity: Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve fronting; Lot 1 DP 4143 (MB3D/377) in Double Cove
Concession type: Lease, licence and easement.
Summary of proposal: The application is for a lease for exclusive use of existing structures on the Sounds Foreshore Reserve, including a sleep out, portion of a house, staircases, septic system and terrace. The application also includes an easement for the right to convey electricity over the Sounds Foreshore Reserve to a house, and a licence for a retaining wall, handrail and firewood tank.

How to make a submission

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

Submissions close on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 at 5.00 pm.

1. Prepare your submission

Record what you think on the submission form.

Any person or organisation wishing to be heard at a possible hearing in support of their submission must request an opportunity to appear before the Director-General. This request must be included in your submission.

2. Send us your submission

Send your submission by email or post. You'll get a confirmation email or letter when a submission has been received.

Email: permissionschristchurch@doc.govt.nz
Subject line: Submission on 107162-OTH – Application from MacLeod and Gallagher

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

Attention: Kaya Thorn, 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, 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's likely to occur the week starting 5 May 2025.

Decision

No details at this point. Details, such as submissions and the decision outcome, will be added when they are available.

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.  

Contact

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

Email: permissionschristchurch@doc.govt.nz