2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Kerstin Strauss dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 281 KB]
...discretionary activity” (my emphasis). 34 The wording of the rule means that these two consents are inextricably linked, that is, the activity of earthworks has the potential (‘may’) to cause discharges. Conversely, granting a discharge permit only, without the associated consent for the land use, is not possible in this instance due to the wording of the rule. As such, these resource consent applications are processed in a ‘bundled’ fashion. 1 Statement of evidence...