Notified Resource Consent
BP Oil New Zealand Limited
Notification of an application for resource consent under section 93(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991.
The Greater Wellington Regional Council and Hutt City Council have received the following application for resource consent.
Location:
119 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt (Lots 1 & 2 DP 85252) and the coastal marine area from the south end of the Seaview Wharf to Port Road.
Map Reference:
Approximate map reference R27; 2669737.5993771 (Port Road terminal) and the pipeline between approximate map references NZMS 260 R27; R27; 2669829.5993480 (Port Road) and 2669088.5992606 (south end of the Seaview Wharf).
Name of Applicant:
BP Oil New Zealand Limited
Address for Service:
BP Oil New Zealand Limited, C/- Burton Planning Consultants Limited, PO Box 33 817, Takapuna 0740, Attention: David le Marquand.
Proposal:
The applicant is seeking resource consent to construct and operate a new fuel storage terminal in Seaview. The proposal involves construction of seven bulk storage tanks (containing a range of petroleum products and fuels) ranging in size from 1,500m3 to 8,500m3 and associated facilities.
Consents applied for from Greater Wellington Regional Council:
[27563] Coastal permit to change the use of an existing pipeline by changing the substance conveyed through the pipeline (from caustic soda to petroleum product) and allowing the pipeline to rest on petroleum product (petrol, diesel or ethanol).
[27588] Land use consent to construct up to ten bores for groundwater monitoring purposes and piling works for structures at the Port Road terminal facility.
[27589] Discharge permit to discharge operational water potentially containing petroleum product from the Port Road terminal into the stormwater network which discharges into the coastal marine area.
Overall the application is considered as a discretionary activity.
Consents applied for from Hutt City Council:
The proposed bulk fuel storage terminal requires land use resource consent for non-compliances with the hazardous facility, earthworks and noise rules of the City of Lower Hutt District Plan. Overall the application is considered a discretionary activity.
Submissions
Submissions must be received by 5.00pm Tuesday 21 July 2009 to the following:
For Greater Wellington aspects of this proposal:
The Manager
Environental Regulation
Greater Wellington Regional Council
PO Box 11646
Wellington 6142
For more information about making a submission download our Making a submission on a resource consent application brochure.
You can use a Greater Wellington submission form if you wish.
For Hutt City Council aspects of this proposal:
The Chief Executive
Hutt city Council
Private Bag 31912
Lower Hutt 5040
The application and all supporting information can be viewed at the following places during normal working hours:
- Hutt City Council, Consents Counter, Main Administration Building,
30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt; - Environment Help Desk, Level 3, The Regional Council Centre,
142-146 Wakefield Street, Wellington; - War Memorial (Central) Library, Corner of Queens Drive and Woburn Road,
Lower Hutt; - Petone Community Library, Britannia Street. Petone; and
- Eastbourne Community Library, Rimu Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt.
The officers in charge of processing this application are Jeremy Brophy, Resource Consents Planner, Hutt City Council (T 04 570 6753) and Nicola Addison, Environmental Regulation, Greater Wellington (T 04 381 7995).
Hearing Details
Dates and Times: Monday 17 August, Wednesday 19 August and Thursday 20 August 2009 - 9.30am - 4.00pm
Tuesday 18 August 1.30pm - 4.00pm
Venue: Hutt City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Council Building, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt
Decision
Granted with conditions.