Hearing Commissioner Dean Chrystal has reviewed all information provided to him during the hearing process, and he is satisfied that no further information is required. Therefore, he has closed the hearing on 18 November 2024. His decision on the application will be issued within 15 working days.
The Commissioner’s Second Minute closing the hearing, can be accessed here:
A hearing for this application was held as scheduled on Tuesday 5 November. After presentations from all of the parties, the Hearing Commissioner adjourned the hearing so that the applicant could provide a written right of reply, and also provide an updated set of draft conditions, by 12 November. That information has been received by Council and can be accessed here:
Applicant’s Submissions for the hearing:
Right of Reply:
The next step is for the Commissioner to review the information provided to him and to determine whether he can close the hearing.
Firstly, no expert evidence was received from submitters. A statement was received from the NZ Transport Agency setting out their position regarding the amendments made to the application (refer to Update 10 October 2024 below).
On 11 October, the Hearing Commissioner issued a Minute directing that an Addendum to the s42A report be provided, to address the amendments made to the application. That Addendum with attachments can be accessed here:
The applicant’s evidence is now available as part of the pre-circulated material before the hearing.
These documents can be accessed here:
The Council report and recommendation, referenced as ‘RM230535 - Attachment 1 – Section 42A report’, and accompanying attachments is now available as part of the pre-circulated evidence before the hearing.
This material can be accessed here:
The Hearing Agenda is available here:
Amended Application
On 8 October 2024, the applicant made amendments to their application to address matters raised by submitters, the amendments are broadly summarised as follows:
New Information
The amendments outlined above are further detailed and explained in the linked documents below:
The submitters, particularly those who indicated that they want to be heard, have been contacted individually regarding these amendments.
A notice of hearing for this consent application is issued in accordance with Section 101 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
When: Tuesday 5 November and Wednesday 6 November 2024.
Start time: 9.30 am (day one) – Chair’s discretion for day two.
Where: Richmond Room, Waimea Club, 345 Lower Queen Street, Richmond.
The independent Hearing Commissioner is Dean Chrystal, who will consider the resource consent application and make the decision on it.
The expert evidence is circulated before the Hearing.
The Council, applicant and submitters who have indicated that they want to be heard must provide all their expert evidence before the hearing in accordance with section 103B of the Resource Management Act 1991(external link).
Please note:
The hearing report and expert evidence is required to be made available within the following deadlines.
Key deadlines and evidence availability
The applicant and submitters who indicated that they want to be heard have been contacted individually regarding these requirements. Updates will be made to this webpage for each steps outlined above, with links to the reports and evidence that has been provided.
Council has received 27 submissions on this application. You can view the submissions via the links below. All of the submissions oppose the proposed billboard. Nine submitters have requested to be heard.
The applicant has confirmed that they want to proceed to a hearing, which is being arranged for the first week in November. Details about the hearing will be sent to the submitters who have requested to be heard. Further updates will be posted on this webpage when details of the hearing process are confirmed.
Submissions
Bekon Billboard List of submitters.pdf (pdf 44 KB)
Bekon Billboard Collated Submissions.pdf (pdf 13 MB)
Tasman District Council has received the following application for resource consent.
Submissions closed at 5pm on Friday 9 August 2024.
Bekon Media Limited
Site address: 332 Queen Street, Richmond
Legal Descriptions: Part Section 83 Waimea East DIST
Record of Title: NL1D/1120
The application seeks approval to establish and operate a single-sided digital billboard for off-site advertising at 332 Queen Street Richmond, at the intersection of Queen Street and State Highway 6 (Richmond Deviation).
The proposal is for a billboard measuring 3.5m high and 7m wide (24.5m2), to be mounted above the northwestern parapet of the Pet Mart building on the site, above the west-facing angled wall, and facing west across the road intersection. The signage display will be located above the traffic signals of the adjoining intersection and will be advertising off-site activities. The sign will have a digital display meaning it will be visible outside of daylight hours.
Only still images will be displayed with a minimum duration of 8 seconds per image. There will be no transitions between still images apart from cross-dissolve of 0.5 seconds. The following will not be displayed:
The applicant has advised that no more than 10.0 lux spill (horizontal or vertical) of light when measured or calculated 2 meters within the boundary of any adjacent site and the display will not exceed 5,500cd/m² during daytime hours and 250cd/m² maximum and 150csd/m² maximum average during night-time hours. The applicant also volunteers that the display will incorporate a lighting control to automatically adjust the brightness of the display in line with ambient light levels.
No advertisement installed within the signage platform will mimic the design, shape or colour combinations of the traffic signals, with the Applicant happy to accept a condition to that effect.
Signage Rules – Tasman Resource Management Plan (TRMP)
Land use consent is required for the establishment of an outdoor sign will not comply with the following conditions of Rule 16.1.4.1:
Overall, the proposed sign requires resource consent for a Restricted Discretionary Activity per Rule 16.1.4.2 of the Tasman Resource Management Plan (TRMP).
You can see the application documents below.
If you have any questions about the application contact us by email at [email protected] or phone 03 543 8400.
Submissions closed at 5pm on Friday 9 August 2024.
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—
a) adversely affects the environment; and
b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.
You can lodge your submission with the Tasman District Council (Resource Consents Administration Officer) in any of the following ways:
You must also serve a copy of your submission on Bekon Media Limited (the applicant) as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Tasman District Council. The applicant’s contact details are:
Bekon Media Limited
c/- Anita Collie – Town Planning Group
[email protected]
PO BOX 41046
Ferrymead
Christchurch 8247
Help with your submission
More information on submissions can also be found here.
The following applies if you are a trade competitor of the applicant.
Your right to make a submission may be limited by the trade competition provisions in Part 11A of the Resource Management Act 1991.
You can make a submission only if you are directly affected by an effect of the activity to which this application relates that:
You must declare in your submission:
You must have asked to speak at a hearing. If you will consider making a joint submission with any person presenting a submission simialr to yours, you must tell us that you're willing to make a joint submission under those circumstances.
I request (under section 100A of the RMA), that you delegate your functions, powers, and duties to hear and decide the application to one or more hearings commissioners who are not members of the local authority.
