Meridian Energy Limited

Northland Regional Council received an application from Meridian Energy Limited for earthworks, and associated stormwater diversion and discharges, and vegetation clearance for the construction of a solar farm.

Application details

Applicant

Meridian Energy Limited

Application number

APP.045356.01.01

Location

State Highway 15, McCathie Road, Marsden Point Road and Rama Road, Ruakākā

Activity description

The application seeks resource consents for earthworks, and associated stormwater diversion and discharges, and vegetation clearance for the construction of a solar farm across three sites at Ruakākā. The location of the three sites is shown below.

The following consents are required:

(01) Earthworks over approximately 190 hectares within the three sites to be undertaken in stages, including:

• Within, and within a ten metre setback from, natural wetlands;
• Within, and within a ten metre setback from, natural inland wetlands;
• Within a flood hazard area;
• Within a high risk flood hazard area
• Within a ten metre setback from the bed of a river.

(02) Vegetation clearance:

• Within, and within a ten metre set back from, natural wetlands;
• Within, and within a ten metre set back from, natural inland wetlands;
• Within ten metres of the bed of a river.

(03) Divert stormwater during earthworks.

(04) Discharge of stormwater to land during earthworks.

The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be viewed under Application Documents below and at the Whangarei District Council Ruakākā Service Centre, 9 Takutai Place, Ruakākā.

Application Documents

NB: The following documents have not been included as they relate to the WDC matters which are not subject to this notification: Appendix 5 – Traffic Assessment; Appendix 15 – Glint and Glare Assessment; Appendix 17 – Noise and Vibration; Appendix 19 – Acid Sulphate Soils; Appendix 22 – Potentially Contaminated Land and s92 Third response.

Some of these documents are a large file size. If you would like to request smaller or individual files, contact: [email protected]

• Application Document (PDF 4.49 MB)
• Appendix 1 - Landscape Planting Plan (Littoralis Landscape Architecture) (PDF 3.38 MB)
  
• Appendix 2 - Certificates of Title (PDF 12.13 MB)
• Appendix 3 - Alternatives and Optimisation Report (Beca) (PDF 3.68 MB)
• Appendix 4 - Civil Drawings (Beca) (PDF 21.41 MB)
  
• Appendix 6 - Consult Drawings (Beca) (PDF 3.7 MB)
  
• Appendix 7 - Flood Modelling Report (Beca) (PDF 6.4 MB)
• Appendix 8 - Civil Design Report (Beca) (PDF 1.58 MB)
• Appendix 9 - Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (Beca) (PDF 23.36 MB)
• Appendix 10 - Proposed Conditions of Consent (PDF 362 KB)
• Appendix 11 - CEA (Patuharakeke Te Iwi) (PDF 1.68 MB)
• Appendix 12 - CEA (Te Parawhau) (PDF 503 KB)
• Appendix 13 - Ecological Effects Assessment (Boffa Miskell) (PDF 17.94 MB)
• Appendix 14 - Landscape and Visual Effects Assessment (Littolalis Landscape) (PDF 15.09 MB)
• Appendix 16 - Letters of support (infrastructure providers) (PDF 1.77 MB)
• Appendix 18 - Archaeological Assessment (Geometria) (PDF 14.94 MB)
• Appendix 20 - Geotechnical assessment (Beca) (PDF 2.22 MB)
• Appendix 21 - Planning Maps (WDC) (PDF 1.93 MB)

s92 Requests and Responses

• Section 92 - Request and ecological peer review (PDF 853 KB)
  
• Section 92 - Initial Response - 09.10.2023 (PDF 1.22 MB)
  
• Section 92 - First Response 26.10.2023 (PDF 527 KB)
  
• Section 92 - First Response Ruakaka_wetlands_offset_calculations (XLSX 108 KB)
  
• Section 92 - Second response and flood report 31.10.2023 (PDF 699 KB)
  
• Section 92 - Fourth response - Flooding stormwater RSI landscape - 15.11.2023 (PDF 3.6 MB)
  
• Section 92 - Fifth response - Ecological matters consolidated - 17.11.2023 (PDF 2.06 MB)
  
• Section 92 - Ecological peer review memo 11-12-23 (PDF 103 KB)
  
• Section 92 - Sixth response (ecological memorandum) 21.12.2023 (PDF 848 KB)
• Section 92 - Further response dated 11.03.2024 (PDF 12.03 MB)

Hearing panel directions

• Hearing Panel Direction No. 1 - 07.06.2024 (PDF 68 KB)