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Auckland Regional Policy Statement

Proposed Change 8: Landscape and Volcanic Features

Proposed Change 8 to the Auckland Regional Policy Statement amends the existing landscape and volcanic cone viewshaft provisions of Chapter 6: Heritage. Change 8 as publicly notified included:

  • amendments to Map Series 2 and 3 and new Map Series 3a included to replace the existing Outstanding and Regionally Significant Landscapes with the new Outstanding Natural Landscapes and Features information
  • amendments to Appendix F: Auckland Regional Landscape Assessment to explain how the new Outstanding Natural Landscapes were identified and a table that summarises the key landscape attributes of the Outstanding Natural Landscapes
  • amendments to Map Series 4 and new Map Series 4a included to incorporate the revised volcanic cone viewshafts
  • the inclusion of a new Appendix I listing the new volcanic cone viewshafts and their surveyed coordinates
  • changes to include new Objectives, Policies and Methods in Chapter 6: Heritage and the accompanying issues and reasons, relating to volcanic features and landscape.

Proposed Change 8 was notified on 26 September 2005 and the submission period closed on 31 October 2005.  The further submission period closed on 28 July 2006. Hearings were held on Proposed Change 8 in May and June 2007.

Decisions

Decisions have been made on the submissions and further submissons that related to the Volcanic Features component of Change 8.  However, following consideration of matters raised in submissions and in evidence presented at the hearings, the Hearing Committee determined to undertake a variation of the Landscape component of Change 8.  This decision was ratified by the full ARC Regional Strategy and Planning Committee on 17 September 2007.  Until this variation is undertaken it is not proposed to make decisions on the submissions and further submissions that relate to the Landscape component. 

The provisions of Change 8 that relate to Landscape therefore remain as notified, effectively on hold, until the variation process is complete.

View the Change 8 Decision Report (Volcanic Features) here:

Change 8 Decision Report (Volcanic Features) October 07 (1.5 MB PDF)

Appeals

Five appeals were lodged with the Environment Court, in relation to the decisions on the volcanic features provisions of Change 8. The two versions of Change 8 below are notated to show the volcanic features provisions which are now subject to appeal.

The Decisions Version does not refer to the provisions that relate to Landscape (which are subject to variation).  In contrast, the Combined Version includes both the Volcanic Features provisions (as amended by the Decisions and notated following appeals lodged) and the Landscape provisions (as notified and subject to variation).

Change 8 Decisions Version (Volcanic Features) October 2007 - Notated following appeals lodged

Change 8 Decisions Version October 2007 - Notated following appeals lodged (323.8 KB PDF)

Map series 4a - Visual Protection of Volcanic Cones (Decisions Version)

Note this map series is subject to appeal

Volcanic Cone Viewshafts - Descriptions

 (This document provides helpful additional information however it does not from part of the statutory Auckland Regional Policy Statement.)

Change 8 Combined Version March 2008

This document contains:

  • Volcanic Features Decisions Version Oct 07 Notated following appeals lodged
  • Landscape Provisions - as notified and subject to variation

Change 8 Combined Version March 2008 (504.6 KB PDF)

Map series 3a - Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes (Notified Version)

Note: This map series is subject to variation

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Further information

You can find further information on the notification of Proposed Changes 8 in March 2005 here.

For further information or to request copies of documents please telephone the Regional Policy team on 09 366 2000 (option 1) or 0800 80 60 40 if calling outside the free calling area or email planinfo@arc.govt.nz

Updated April 2009.

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