Farm Machinery Business Resource Consent Application

Independent hearing commissioner Wendy Baker has given consent to Power Farming Holdings Ltd to remove two monkey puzzle trees, subject to conditions.

Conditions include a requirement for the company to provide the Gore District Council with two seedlings germinated from seeds collected from the two monkey puzzle trees.

These seeds are to be planted on Council reserve with a plaque describing the history and significance of the trees. The plaque is to be funded by Power Farming Holdings.

The company must also pay $18,000 to the Council’s parks department. The money will be used to plant 70 trees in an open area on the eastern side of the Gore-Mataura highway. You can read the entire decision here.

Previously

The Council has received a resource consent application from Power Farming Holdings Ltd to establish a farm machinery business at 40 Charlton Lane, adjacent to State Highway 1 at the southern entrance to Gore.

The applicant is applying for land use consent to locate a farm machinery sales business with an on site workshop and part division in the Industrial Zone. Consent is further sought to remove two trees, listed as Notable Trees in the District Plan, from the site.

One large existing shed near to the southern boundary is to remain, all other existing buildings on site will be removed.

The main building will be located centrally on the site with access off Charlton Lane. It's proposed to have 32 car parks . Hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday 7:30am to 12 noon. The business will be closed on Sundays and public holidays.

Making a Submission

Submissions must be received by 5:00pm Wednesday 3 August.

Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:

• adversely affects the environment, and
• does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

Submissions can be made online by using the form below or by downloading this form.

They can be delivered to the Council by:

Email: planning@goredc.govt.nz - add Power Farming Holdings Ltd 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, 29 Bowler Avenue, Gore.

Submissions must be served on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable after filing your submission with the Council. The applicant's contact details are:

Email: Christine McMillan christine@bonisch.nz

Post to:

c/- Bonisch Consultants

Attn: Christine McMillan

P O Box 1262

Invercargill