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RS Sand Limited – Mineral Extraction Activity (Sand Quarry)

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This application has been publicly notified.

Status of application

The application is in the submission period. Waikato Regional Council and Waipā District Council have extended the period for receiving submissions.

About the proposal

RS Sand Limited has lodged an application with Waipā District Council and Waikato Regional Council to establish and operate a mineral extraction activity (sand quarry) at Newcome Road, Cambridge.

Resource consent application with Waikato Regional Council

Consent application APP145695 was lodged with Waikato Regional Council on 18th May 2023.

This application includes an assessment of environmental effects. Activities are as follows:

Reference ID Activity Description
AUTH145695.01.01 Ground water take associated with the establishment and operation of a quarry
AUTH145695.02.01 Discharge of treated water from the erosion and sediment control Structures to Karapiro Stream associated with the establishment and operation of a quarry
AUTH145695.03.01 Diversion and discharge of water associated with the establishment and operation of a quarry
AUTH145695.04.01 Soil disturbance, roading and tracking, and vegetation clearance activities associated with the establishment and operation of a quarry
AUTH145695.05.01 Discharge of overburden associated with the establishment and operation of a quarry

Resource consent application with Waipa District Council

RS Sand Limited also lodged an application with Waipā District Council to establish and operate a mineral extraction activity (sand quarry). The quarry is proposed to extract up to 400,000 tonnes (T) of sand per year (depending on demand) for approximately 25 years. The quarry is made up of a 23-hectare pit area towards the western boundary and a 4-hectare plant area (for processing and stockpiling) to the east of the pit. For information relating to the Waipā District Council application please refer to their website.

Application information

The Waikato Regional Council Application information is available here for you to download and read. You can also obtain copies of this information by contacting us on our Resource Use Freephone 0800 800 401.

If you have further questions or would like more information about this application, please email Stuart Penfold, Consultant Planner on spenfold@bbo.co.nz quoting application number APP145695. 

Resource consent application and assessment of environmental effects (AEE)

How to make a submission 

Any person may make a submission on the above applications, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:

  1. adversely affects the environment; and
  2. does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

Please note: A separate submission will need to be submitted to each respective Council if you wish to provide a submission on both applications.

You may make a submission by sending a written submission to Waikato Regional Council, Private Bag 3038, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240 or electronically to RCsubmissions@waikatoregion.govt.nz.

The submission must be on form 13. Copies of this form are available from Waikato Regional Council on our website.

Submissions now close on Monday 4th November 2024.

The Waikato Regional Council application can also be viewed at our Hamilton Office, 160 Ward Street, Hamilton on arrangement.

You must also serve a submission on RS Sand Limited whose address for service is C/- Kinetic Environmental Consulting Limited, PO Box 9413, Hamilton 3240, or by email to Christian@kineticenv.co.nz, as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Waipā District Council and/or Waikato Regional Council.