Notified decisions: 2025

The decision on the application to change conditions for a managed landfill facility at Plantation Road, Hororata, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application, with amended conditions.

The decision on the applications to extract gravel and related activities from the Rakaia River, Headworks Road, Southbridge, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications, with conditions.

The decision on applications required to construct, operate and maintain the Balmoral Water Storage Facility and to replace an existing fish screen at the Balmoral Irrigation Race Intake, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications, with conditions.

The decison on the applications to carry out activities in the Waimakariri River associated with sediment disposal from settling ponds at Browns Rock, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision on the application to take and use groundwater for irrigation at 828 Ram Paddock Road, Amberley, has been released.

The decison is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the application to take and use surface water for irrigation of land at Pahau Reserve Road, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application, with conditions.

The decison on the application to take and use groundwater at the corner River Road, Lyndon Road and Hossack Downs Road, Waiau, has been released.

The decision is to grant, with conditions, the application.

The decision on the application to discharge nutrients onto and into land from farming activities on properties between the Hakatere/Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the application to change conditions of an existing water permit to take and use groundwater for community water supply located on road reserve adjacent 342 McPhedrons Road, View Hill, has been released.

The application is granted.

Tegel Foods Ltd applied for consent to take and use groundwater for an emergency water supply at 2 and 12 Produce Place, Hornby. Find out more about the submission by Tegel Foods Limited

Decision: The decision of the Hearing Commissioner to refuse the application has been issued.

The decision on the application to discharge contaminants to air associated with the proposed operation of a proposed organics processing facility at 17-21 Aruhe Road, Islington, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the application to change conditions of a permit to take and use groundwater at South Eyre Road, Oxford, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with amended conditions.

The decision of the Hearing Commissioner on the applications to extend an existing quarry operation located at 50 Selwyn Road and 707 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision on the applications to establish a new aggregate quarry and cleanfill operation at 734 Frasers Road, Lagmhor has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The joint decision on the applications to Environment Canterbury and Selwyn District Council to expand an existing aggregate quarry at the site at the junction of Bealey Road and West Coast Road, Aylesbury, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications, with conditions.

The decision on the application to use land for earthworks, discharge contaminants to land and water for dewatering and construction phase stormwater, and take water for dewatering for a proposed residential subdivision at Johns Road, Belfast, has been released.

The decision was to refuse the application.

The decision on the application to undertake afforestation within a flow-sensitive catchment located at Virginia Road, Hawarden, has been received.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the application to use land for farming and to take and use water at Blythe Road, Cheviot, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision to take and use groundwater for irrigation at 33 Racecourse Road, Amberley has been released.

The decision was to refuse the application.

Port Blakely Limited applied to establish plantation forestry at McIntosh Road, Geraldine. Find out more about the Port Blakely Limited application

Decision: The decision of the Hearing Commissioner to grant the application with conditions has been released.

The decison on the application to extract gravel from the Evelyn Fan, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the applications to excavate gravel and other natural material from,  divert water within,  and discharge contaminants (sediment) into the Waimakariri River, generally extending 1.5km downstream of Haul Road and 3.5km upstream from Haul Road, has been received.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision on applications for the use and discharge of water to operate two hydro-electric power schemes (HEPS) associated with the Waiau and Balmoral irrigation schemes located adjacent to existing irrigation pipelines.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions. 

The decision on the applications to extract gravel from the Weka Stream, State Highway 7 and Waipara Flat Road, Waipara, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision on the application by Graeme John Sutton to take and use groundwater at 1901 Tram Road, Cust has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

Mackenzie District Council applied to discharge stormwater within the Fairlie Stormwater Management Area. Find out more about the Mackenzie District Council application.

Decision: The decision of the Hearing Commissioner to grant the application with conditions has been released.

The decision on applications to discharge contaminants to land and to air at landfill sites at Twizel, Takapō and Farlie, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision on the application to use land for farming at 149 Boys Road, Rangiora, has  been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.

The decision on the applications applied for by Rangitata Diversion Race Management and Hekeao Hinds Enhancement Trust to enable managed recharge adjacent and within the Hekeao/Hinds River and catchment, has been released.

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.

The decision of the Hearing Commissioner on the applications to discharge dairy farm effluent to land at 159 Bebbington's Road and 122 Dromore Methven Road, Mitcham, has been released. 

The decision is to grant the applications with conditions.  

NZSki Limited applied for consent to dam water at the Mt Hutt Ski Field, Mt Hutt. Find out more about NZSki Limited application

Decision: The decision of the Hearing Commissioner to grant the application has been issued.

Burnham 2020 Ltd applied to Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) and Selwyn District Council for resource consents to establish and operate an aggregate quarry at the junction of Aylesbury Road and Grange Road, Burnham. Find out more about this application

Decision: The decision of the Hearing Commissioner to grant the application with conditions has been released.

The decision on the application to use land to undertake earthworks over an aquifer and discharge construction-phase stormwater to land; and discharge contaminants to air at Dennistoun Road, Peel Forest, has been released.

The decision is to grant the application with conditions.