Recommendation on an outline plan of works under s176A of the Resource Management Act 1991
Application number:
OPW6032113
Requiring authority: KiwiRail Holdings Limited (KiwiRail)
Site address: Rail Corridor
Legal description:
Pt Lot 1 DP 174759 (Railway Purposes (Rail Corridor) NZGZ 1996 p 1015
Pt Lot 3 DP 160832 (Railway Purposes (Rail Corridor) NZGZ 1996 p 879 (Title reference: NA96C/811)
Proposed work / project:
To undertake realignment and modification of rail track at The Strand, and associated works, to create a new crossover to increase efficiency and safety.
Recommendation
I have read the outline plan of works (OPW), supporting documents, and the report and recommendations on the OPW. I am satisfied that I have sufficient information to consider the matters required by the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and make a recommendation under delegated authority.
Acting under delegated authority, under section 176A, Auckland Council requests one change to the outline plan of works, as detailed in the documentation in schedule 1, as:
• The proposed works are within the scope of the designation (and associated conditions);
• The outline plan of works has sufficient detail to describe the proposed works and any proposed measures to manage adverse effects under s176A(3);
• These proposed works include appropriate measures to manage any adverse effects;and
• The provision of information relating to the condition of the underpass associated with a Category 1 historic place will provide valuable archaeological / heritage documentation
The following change is requested to better manage potential adverse effects from the proposed works:
1. The condition of the underpass is recorded both before and after works, by way of photographs and supplied to the nominated CRL Monitoring Officer, Auckland Council.
Reason(s):
• The underpass is part of the former Auckland Railway Station (which is classified as a Category 1 historic place on the HNZPT list). It is important to maintain a record of the condition of the underpass given its value as built heritage associated with the former Auckland Railway Station.
Advice notes
1. This recommendation on the outline plan of works recognises the scope of works enabled under the designation. This covers only any activity that would otherwise infringe a rule in a district plan under the RMA. The requiring authority is responsible for identifying and obtaining all other necessary consents and permits. These may include:
• Any relevant resource consents both under any relevant national environmental standard (e.g. NES for assessing and managing contaminants in soil to protect human health), and any relevant regional rules under the operative and proposed regional plan(s) and regional coastal plan(s)
• the Building Act 2004
• any relevant Auckland Council bylaws
• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.
Approved for release
Recommendation approved for release to the Requiring Authority for determination.
Greg Hill Duty Commissioner
Date 7 September 2018
Schedule 1
1. The proposed works / project has been confirmed as falling within the scope of the designation and satisfying s176A on the basis of the recommended change to manage adverse historic heritage effects and being undertaken in accordance with the plans and all information submitted with the outline plan of works, detailed below, and all referenced by the council as consent number(s) OPW6032113.
• Outline Plan of Works and assessment prepared by Aurecon, dated 24 May 2018
Report title and reference Author
CRL-SRD-RME-000-PLN-0112 Wider Network Improvements – The Strand Outline Plan, and all appendices
CRL-SRD-RME-000-MEM-001 Design and Construct Memo Rob French
CRL-SRD-RME-000-PLN-0113B Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
CRL-SRD-RME-000-RPT-0110 Drainage and Utilities Report
DRG-0103-A
DRG-0002-C
CRL-SRD-DRN-000DRG-0003-C
CRL-SRD-DRN-000DRG-0004-C
CRL-SRD-DRN-000DRG-0005-B
CRL-SRD-STR-000DRG-0001-C
CRL-SRD-STR-000DRG-1301-B
DRG-1311-B
CRL-SRD-STR-000DRG-1321-A
CRL-SRD-SYS-000DRG-0002-C
CRL-SRD-UTI000_DRG-0001-C
DRG-0002-C
CRL-SRD-UTI-000DRG-0003-C
CRL-SRD-UTI-000DRG-0004-C
CRL-WID-CON-RICDRG-000451
DRG-000452
CRL-WID-CON-RICDRG-000453
CRL-WID-CON-RICDRG-000454