Application for a lease and easement concession by Camp Iona Charitable Trust

Introduction

Have your say on an application by Camp Iona Charitable Trust for a lease and easement concession. Submissions close 13 May 2025.

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease-easement concession from:

Application details

Applicant: Camp Iona Charitable Trust
Location of Proposed Activity: 409.5 m2 of Glencoe Conservation Area and Glencoe Domain Conservation Area
Concession type: Lease-easement for the purpose of disposing of secondary treated wastewater
Summary of proposal: The application is to install a secondary treated wastewater dispersal field (lease) and pipe (easement) to dispose of wastewater from the neighbouring Camp Iona.
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 close 13 May 2025 at 5pm.

1. Prepare your submission

Record what you think on the submission form.

Any person or organisation wishing to be heard at a possible hearing in support of their submission must request an opportunity to appear before the Director-General. This request must be included in your submission.

2. Send us your submission

Send your submission by email or post. You'll get a confirmation email or letter when a submission has been received.

Email: DNSubmissions@doc.govt.nz

Post:
Director-General,
Department of Conservation,
Ōtepoti/Dunedin Service Centre,
PO Box 5244, Dunedin 9054

Attention: Ellanor Babbage, Permissions Advisor

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, state this in writing when making your submission.

What happens next

  1. DOC will analyse and consider all submissions and comments on the application.
  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 will 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.

Hearing detail

If a hearing is required, it is likely to occur in early June 2025.

Decision

No details at this point. Details, such as submissions and the decision outcome, will be added when they are available.

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.

Contact

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

Email: DNSubmissions@doc.govt.nz