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Buffalo Beach Homeowners Association - seawall upgrade

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This application has been publicly notified.

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Status of application

Submissions closed on 8 November 2018.  Gavin Kemble, Independent Commissioner, made a decision to grant this consent on 22 September 2022. The decision is currently under appeal.

Hearing information

Hearing scheduled: Thursday 10th February and Friday 11th February 2022.

Venue: Oceans Resort Whitianga, 18 Eyre Street, Whitianga 3510.

Hearing information

About the proposal

Waikato Regional Council and Thames Coromandel have received a resource consent application from Buffalo Beach Homeowners Association associated with upgrading a seawall, located on or fronting the properties 107, 109 A & B, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137 and 139A &B Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga

Resource consent applications

The consent applications are:

Waikato Regional Council
AUTH138330.01.01 To upgrade an existing structure in the Coastal Marine Area being a seawall  protection structure, and the continued occupation of the CMA, for property protection purposes in the vicinity of Buffalo Beach, Whitianga.

 

Thames Coromandel District Council
RMA2017/89 Upgrade of an existing coastal defence structure (seawall).

 

Application information

Application information is available here for you to download and read. You can also obtain copies of this information by contacting us. Please let us know whether you would prefer this in hard copy or digital format.

The applications can also be viewed at the following locations:

  • Waikato Regional Council's Hamilton office on 160 Ward Street, Hamilton Central (click here for location information).
  • Thames Coromandel District Council, 515 Mackay Street, Thames
  • Mercury Bay Service Centre, 10 Monk Street, Whitianga
  • Thames‐Coromandel District Council consent tracker https://trackconsents.tcdc.govt.nz  

If you have further questions or would like more information on this proposal, please contact:

  • Waikato Regional Council: Amy Robinson (Manager, Regional Consents), 0800 800 401, amy.robinson@waikatoregion.govt.nz or Richard Duirs, Consultant Planner ‐ Wainui Environmental, 07 825 8336, Richard@wainuienvironmental.co.nz
  • Thames Coromandel District Council: Michael Jones, Development Manager, 07 868 0200, michael.jones@tcdc.govt.nz or Karl Baldwin, Consultant Planner, KTB Planning Consultants, 07 834 3584, karl@ktbplanning.co.nz

Resource consent application and assessment of environmental effects (AEE)

The consent application and attachments

Further information