Tasman Bay Asphalt

Proposal

Tasman Bay Asphalt Limited proposes to construct and operate an asphalt plant at 272 Bartlett Road, Appleby, next to the Waimea River berm.

The proposed hours of operation are a maximum of ten hours (daytime - and no later than 9.00 pm) within any 24 hour period, and with asphalt transported off site between 6.30 am to 10.00 pm.

Acoustic barriers are proposed along boundaries. 

Asphalt plant

The proposed asphalt plant is a MARINI Latin America Carbon T-Box 130 Asphalt Plant. It is described as a modular relocatable system.

The attachments to the AEE show the proposed site layout and images and specifications of the plant. Those modules include:

• A four bay dosing module for aggregate (with adjacent control room).
• Conveyor belt linked to a mixing drum module where aggregate is dried and mixed with bitumen from two adjacent trailer units.
• Above the mixing drum module is a bag house module to filter discharges from the burner, before the air is then discharged from a chimney stack, which projects at least two metres above the module.
• Once mixed the asphalt is goes to a silo, used then to load trucks for delivery.

With the exception of the silo module, no foundations are needed. 

Proposed structures are up to 11 metres above ground level - the silo and stack would be the tallest. 

The anticipated vehicle movements associated with the operation of the asphalt plant are described as including:

• those associated with the two on-site employees, and
• up to four single truck delivery movements during per day, and
• occasional movements for diesel refills and replacement of bitumen trailers. 

Earthworks

The earthworks proposed include for the following purposes:

• levelling and compaction of the site for the proposed use,
• construction of acoustic bunds, 
• repair of the existing stopbank involving its realignment,and to accommodate vehicle access alongside it's entire length, with associated ongoing maintenance, and
• the formation of a ramp to the stopbank to the north of the application site to allow public access whilst the asphalt plant operates.

The land is zoned Rural 2 under the Tasman Resource Management Plan, is within the Waimea River Park, and vested in the Council for river control purposes.

The resource consents 

The resource consents sought include the following: 

• Land use consent to construct and operate the asphalt plant, and associated activities – application RM201000
• Discharge permit to discharge contaminants to air from the plant  – duration 35 years – application RM201002
• Land use consent for earthworks in the Land Disturbance Area 1, including to the stopbank to re-align it, and then maintain it - application RM201018

Note - subsequent to the lodgement of the application, the Applicant and Council planners identified that some other resource consents originally applied for were not needed, as those parts of the proposal were considered permitted activities.  

Documents

The application included an assessment of environmental effects and supporting information.

Application, Assessment of environmental effects and attachments (note Air discharge assessment separate)

01A RM201000 Tasman Bay Asphalt Ltd - Application AEE and attachments.pdf (pdf 4.1 MB)

Air discharge assessment (attachment 5)

01B RM201000 Tasman Bay Asphalt Ltd - Attachment 5 - Air discharge assessment.pdf (pdf 2.1 MB)

Council's request for more information and the Applicant's response

01C RM201000 Tasman Bay Asphalt Ltd - Council request for info and Applicant response.pdf (pdf 753 KB)

If you have any questions about the application contact us by email or phone.

The application was notified and submissions closed on 5 July 2021 at 4:00 pm.

Tasman Bay Asphalt Limited

c/o Staig & Smith Ltd

Email: [email protected]

Post: PO Box 913, Nelson 7040

FAO: Jane Bayley

These are the copies of the submissions received.

RM201000 - Submissions 01 to 73.pdf (pdf 9.4 MB)

If the status of any submission changes, the submission document is updated.

You can ask to see a copy of any correspondence relating to a change in status.

The Panel, made up of the two independent commissioners, can issue minutes, which are their directions to the participants on any particular points of the 'process'.

Minute no 1 issued by the Panel on 1 December, moving the due / available dates for the evidence exchange timetable from the Wednesday to the Friday for each week. 

Link to Minute no 1

Minute no 2 was issued by the Panel on 27 January and directed what the next steps and timetable were after the hearing was adjourned, including:

• air quality experts caucassing, and
• parties having a chance to comment on the applicant's offered conditions before the applicant's right of reply.

Link to Minute no 2 (pdf 256 KB)

Note: the chance to comment on possible conditions does not indicate any intent by the Panel to grant consent. It is so they're informed on people's views on possible conditions before they enter their deliberations.

Hearing details

Held:   Wednesday 19 January 2022, Thursday 20 January 2022
             & Friday 21 January 2022 morning.

Starts:   9.30 am Wednesday, 8.30 am Thursday, Friday 8.30 am.

Where:  Council Chambers, Tasman District Council, 189 Queen Street, Richmond 

Adjourned: Friday 21 January 2022.

The decision makers are independent Hearing Commissioners David Mountfort (chair) and Liz Lambert

Any documents received at the hearing can be seen through this webfolder.

Link to hearing documents folder

Submitter presenting their own evidence did not need to provide it before the hearing. 

The Council planner's section 42A report and recomemndation was released before the Hearing. 

RM201000 and ors - Tasman Bay Asphalt Ltd - Council s42A report agenda 2021-12-03.pdf (pdf 18 MB)

The following is the evidence from the Applicant, received on 10 December 2021 as part of the pre-circulated evidence before the hearing.

02A RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - Legal memorandum - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 141 KB)

02B RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - DU PLESSIS - Operations - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 842 KB)

02C RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - O'CAIN - Contaminated land - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 2.1 MB)

02D RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - BENDER - Air quality - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 930 KB)

02E RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - MORRISEY - Water quality - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 1.5 MB)

02F RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - CLARK - Traffic - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 1 MB)

02G RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - BRONKA - Noise - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 407 KB)

02H RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - GREENAWAY - Recreation - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 5.5 MB)

02I RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - BAYLEY - Planning - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 7 MB)

02J RM201000 Hearing - Applicant evidence - DIXON - Isaac Construction - 2021-12-04.pdf (pdf 12 MB)

Joint technical submitter evidence was received from Edens Road Fruit Limited, JS Ewers Limited, Boysenberries NZ, MG Group Limited, and Blackbyre Horticulture Limited.

03A RM201000 - Hearing - Submitters Joint - Edens Road Fruit Ltd and ors - Evidence cover letter - 2021-12-17.pdf (pdf 104 KB)

03B RM201000 - Hearing - Submitters evidence - ISELI - Air quality - 2021-12-17.pdf (pdf 578 KB)

03C RM201000 - Hearing - Submitters evidence - SATORY - Noise - 2021-12-17.pdf (pdf 78 KB)

03D RM201000 - Hearing - Submitters evidence - DRYDEN - Horticulture - 2021-12-17.pdf (pdf 57 KB)

This includes the documents and evidence tabled at the Hearing, rather than the evidence provided before the Hearing. 

Link to hearing documents folder

The Panel set the next steps after the hearing was adjourned (see Panel Minutes - Minute no 2 (pdf 256 KB)). These are the documents received under that process. 

Link to the Air quality experts' Joint statement

RM201000 - Hearing - Air quality experts - Joint statement and attachments - conditions & site plan 2022-02-18.pdf (pdf 1.1 MB)

Note: the chance to comment on possible conditions does not indicate any intent by the Panel to grant consent. It is so they're informed on people's views on possible conditions.  

Submissions closed 5 July 2021

Submissions uploaded 27 September 2021

Next steps to hearing update 28 September 2021

Hearing and evidence exchange details 24 November 2021

• deleted old tdc-sharefile links that have been replaced by live DORIS links
• submissions link DORIS inserted / details moved to accordian

Various hearing information updated (zoom links etc) 

01 and 18 March 2022 - links to comments on conditions

Right of reply - 1 April 2022

Update with sharepoint links, re-arrange documents from main body to accordian - 4 April 2022

Close of Hearing and Minute no 3 - 14 April 2022

Replace tdc-sharefile link with Sharepoint link 19 April 2012

Decision released - 20 May 2022

Replaced decision docs tdc-sharefile link with sharepoint / DORIS links - 25 May 2022