New Gore Bridge Resource Consent Application

The Environment Court upheld an appeal by the Waimea Plains Landscape Preservation Society against the bridge. We were ordered to pay the society $15,373 costs. This project is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to be involved.

The Gore District Council is proposing to build a cable-stay bridge across the Mataura River, about 650 metres upstream of the existing Gore traffic bridge.

This requires land use resource consents from Environment Southland and the Council, as the regulating authorities. The consent applications were notified and a two day hearing was held before three independent commissioners.

The decision by the Commissioners' to approve the applications has been appealed by the Waimea Plains Land Protection Society Inc. You can read the appeal and supporting information under Resource Consent Appeal Information (at right of page).

The new bridge will provide a cycling and walking link, and carry a new water pipeline from the East Gore water treatment plant to the Jacobstown Wells.

It is proposed to locate the bridge near the intersection between Church and Huron streets on the east bank, and Surrey Street on the west bank.

The bridge's dimensions are:

• 39 metres at its highest point,
• 90 metres long, and
• 3 metres wide.

Making A Submission - Submissions have closed

Submissions may be in writing or electronically.

To make a submission on the application before the Council, you can use the online form below or download a submission form from the Documents section on this page. Submissions to the application before Environment Southland must be made to that authority (refer below).

Any person can make a submission in support of the project, in opposition, or neutral.

Submissions must be received by 5.00pm Wednesday 16 September 2020. They can be delivered to the Council by:

Email: lets.talk@goredc.govt.nz - add Gore Bridge Consent Submission in the subject line

Post to:

Freepost Authority 213 (no stamp necessary)

Gore District Council

P O Box 8

Gore 9740

Deliver to:

Gore District Council, 10C Ardwick Street, Gore.

You must also serve a copy of your submission to the applicant (the Council) as soon as reasonably practicable after filing your submission with the Council. It can be sent by:

Email: claire@landpro.co.nz

Post to:

Gore District Council Resource Consent Submission

C/- Claire Perkins,

Landpro Limited,

PO Box 302,

Cromwell 9342

Striking Out Submissions

Please note your submission (or part of your submission) may be struck out if the Council is satisfied at least one of the following applies to all or part of the submission:

• it is frivolous or vexatious,

• it discloses no reasonable or relevant case,

• it would be an abuse of the hearing process to allow the submission (or the part) to be taken further,

• it contains offensive language,

• it is supported only by material that purports to be independent expert evidence, but has been prepared by a person who is not independent or who does not have sufficient specialised knowledge or skill to give expert advice on the matter.

Environment Southland Consent

The proposal also requires resource consent from Environment Southland. A separate form, prepared by Environment Southland, should be used to make a submission to the regional authority.

Further information is available on Environment Southland's website or by contacting Consents Officer Jade McRae, phone 0800 768845, or email service@es.govt.nz