Moorings, including swing moorings

Moorings are structures fixed in, on, or under the foreshore or seabed to attach boats to. They can also be fixed in, on, or under the bed of a river or lake.

The erection, construction, placement, alteration, removal, or demolition of any structure in the coastal marine area is controlled in the Regional Coastal Plan. The erection, construction, placement, alteration, removal, or demolition of any structure in the bed of a river or lake is controlled in the Regional Freshwater Plan.

Structures in the coastal marine area

Rule 15 of the Regional Coastal Plan requires a coastal permit to place any structure or any part of a structure that is fixed in, on, under, or over any foreshore or seabed for the sole purpose of swing mooring a vessel. This is a controlled activity provided the discharge complies with the standards and terms stated in the rule.

Rule 6  of the Regional Coastal Plan permits the maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, addition or alteration of any existing lawful structure, or any part of an existing lawful structure that is fixed in, on, under or over any foreshore or seabed, including any associated disturbance of the foreshore or seabed, provided the activity complies with conditions stated in the rule. "Existing" means existing on 29 June 1994 (the date the Proposed Plan was publicly notified).

Rule 7 of the Regional Coastal Plan permits the removal or demolition of any structure, or any part of a structure that is fixed in, on, under or over any foreshore or seabed, including any associated disturbance of the foreshore or seabed, provided the activity complies with conditions stated in the rule.

Rule 8 of the Regional Coastal Plan permits the erection or placement of any temporary structure, or any part of a temporary structure that is fixed in, on, under or over any foreshore or seabed, including any associated disturbance of the foreshore or seabed, provided the activity complies with conditions stated in the rule.

Outside any Area of Significant Conservation Value, Rule 25 of the Regional Coastal Plan requires a coastal permit for activities involving the use and development of structures and not specifically provided for in another rule. This is a discretionary activity.

Within any Area of Significant Conservation Value, Rule 26 of the Regional Coastal Plan requires a coastal permit for activities involving the use and development of structures and not specifically provided for in another rule. This is a non-complying activity.

Structures in rivers and lakes

Rule 33 of the Regional Freshwater Plan permits the removal or demolition of structures fixed in, on, under or over the bed of a river or lake provided the activity complies with conditions stated in the rule.

Rule 43 of the Regional Freshwater Plan requires a land use consent to maintain, repair, replace, extend, add to, or alter any structure that lawfully existed on 25 January 1997 (the date the proposed plan was publicly notified). This is a controlled activity provided it complies with the standards and terms specified in the rule.

Rule 49 o f the Regional Freshwater Plan requires a land use consent to use the bed of any river or lake in any way that is not provided for by one of rules 22 to 48. None of these rules specifically provide for moorings. This is a discretionary activity.