Canterbury generally has good air quality, and in many places, such as national parks, the air is virtually free of contaminants released by human activities. However, around air pollution sources such as home heating fires, industries and congested roads, concentrations of pollutants can exceed acceptable standards and cause adverse nuisance and human health effects. These pollutants also affect ecosystems.

Chapter 3 Air Quality was notified in June 2002 and has been through the submission and hearing process with Council releasing Decisions on 29 September 2007. There were a number of appeals and these are now being addressed through the Environment Court.

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Note that there have been changes to Chapter 3 subsequent to the decisions as a result of the on-going appeal process. Information on appeals can be found on the appeals section of this page.

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Variations that affect Chapter 3

Variation 11	Variation 11 introduces plan provisions relating to the management of PM₁₀ contaminant in Rangiora – in order to meet the Resource Management Regulations 2004.	Decisions Released
Variation 12	Variation 12 introduces plan provisions relating to the management of PM₁₀contaminant in Kaiapoi – in order to meet the Resource Management Regulations 2004.	Decisions Released
Variation 13	Variation 13 introduces into Chapter 3 of the Proposed Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan a specific management regime to reduce PM₁₀ contaminant in air within Ashburton.	Hearings

See the hearings page for these variations.

Decisions on Submissions

Decisions were notified on Chapters 1 to 3 of the Proposed Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan on 29 September 2007. A total of 2059 submissions were received at the close of the submission period on 30 August 2002.

The hearing of submissions was adjourned in January 2006 after 31 days of hearings since June 2004. The hearing commissioners’ report was presented to and adopted by council on 19 September.

On 29 September 2007, Environment Canterbury served every person who made a submission on one or more provisions of the Proposed Plan with a copy of its decision on each provision, with reasons for its decisions. In light of these decisions, the Proposed Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan: Chapters 1, 2 and 3 has been appropriately amended and is available for public inspection. Any person who made a submission to the Proposed Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan: Chapters 1, 2 and 3, was able to lodge an appeal to the Environment Court against any of the decisions on provisions which they referred to in their submission.

The date for lodging appeals with the Environment Court has now closed. A number of appeals have been lodged.

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Appeals

The period for lodging appeals on the Decisions with the Environment Court closed in November 2007. There were originally 25 appeals covering a range of issues in Chapters 1-3. These are now being addressed through the Environment Court.

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