Application for a lease by Robert and Susan Allison

Introduction

Have your say on an application by Robert and Susan Allison for a lease in the Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve. Submissions closed 9 April 2024.

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received a concession application, for a lease for a term of 10 years.

Application details

Applicant: Robert and Susan Allison
Location of proposed activity: Marlborough Sounds Foreshore Reserve fronting; Lot 1 Deposited Plan 1896, Whatamango Bay.
Concession type: Lease.
Summary of proposal: This is a lease application for a garage, concrete driveway and two water tanks to encroach the reserve by approximately 31 metres squared.
Application documents:

How to make a submission

Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.

Submissions closed on 9 April 2024 at 5:00 pm.

Once submitted, submitters' information is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and may be released under that Act. If you wish to keep any part of your submission confidential, you need to state this in writing when making your submission.

What happens next

After submissions close: 

  1. DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
  2. A hearing will be held if there have been requests to be heard by the Director-General. If you have expressed an interest in presenting your submission at a hearing, you'll be contacted by DOC regarding this. 
  3. DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
  4. DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation. 
  5. The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application. 

DOC comment regarding publicly notified applications

The Minister of Conservation has made no determination regarding the suitability of this proposed concession on public conservation land.  This public notification should not be interpreted as an intention on the part of the Minister of Conservation to grant the proposed concession.  

Decision

A decision has been made to approve a ten-year concession for the activities applied for.

Contact

If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Trish Gill, Permissions Advisor.

Email: permissionschristchurch@doc.govt.nz