Reports and advice
Further information requests and responses and commissioned reports and advice on the Nola Estate application.
Commissioned engineering report
On 18 August 2021, the Nola Estate Expert Consenting Panel commissioned Beca Limited to provide a report on engineering issues relevant to the application, and provide advice regarding proposed consent conditions.
On 14 September 202, Beca Limited provided their report to the Panel.
Further information requests
At any time before the Expert Consenting Panel issues its final decision on the Nola Estate resource consent application, it can request further information under clause 25(1)(a) Schedule 6 of the Act. The panel can also commission reports and advice.
Request 6 – 31 August 2021
On 31 August 2021, the Panel directed the EPA to request further information from the applicant and provide it to the EPA by 6 September 2021.
Further information request 6 (PDF, 129KB)
Note that Request 5 was included in Minute 8 issued by the Panel on 31 August 2021, and was required to be received by the EPA by 3 September 2021.
Minute 8 from the Nola Estate Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 81KB)
Request 4 – 20 August 2021
On 16 August 2021, the Panel directed the EPA to request further information from the applicant and provide it to the EPA by 27 August 2021
Further information request 4 (PDF, 90KB)
Request 3 – 6 August 2021
On 6 August 2021, the Panel directed the EPA to request further information from the applicant and provide it to the EPA by 18 August 2021.
Further information request 3 from the EPA (PDF, 91KB)
Request 2 – 10 June 2021
On 10 June 2021, the Panel directed the EPA to request further information from the applicant and provide it to the EPA by Friday 24 June 2021.
Further information request 2 from the EPA (PDF, 251KB)
Request 1 – 20 May 2021
On 20 May 2021, the EPA, on behalf of the Nola Estate Expert Consenting Panel, requested the applicant clarify a number of points in the application documents. A response is to be provided to the EPA by Wednesday 2 June 2021.
Applicant's responses to further information requests
Request 6 – 6 September 2021
On 6 September 2021, the applicant responded to further information request 6. Their response includes Attachments A– G, and revised land-use and subdivision conditions. Attachment A is a report from landscape architect Helen Mellsop. Her report is to be read in conjunction with her previous memo to the Panel dated 27 August 2021.
Letter from the applicant (PDF, 645KB)
Attachment A – Report from Helen Mellsop (PDF, 691KB)
Attachment C – TuFlow flooding results (PDF, 4.1MB)
Attachment D – TuFlow flooding sections (PDF, 334KB)
Attachment E – TuFlow flooding results (PDF, 1.1MB)
Attachment F – TuFlow flooding results (PDF, 7.2KB)
Attachment G – TuFlow modelling (PDF, 1.9MB)
Land-use conditions (PDF, 261KB)
Subdivision conditions Stage 1 A (PDF, 262KB)
Subdivision conditions Stage 2 B (PDF, 171KB)
Subdivision conditions Stage 3 C (PDF, 169KB)
Subdivision conditions Stage 4 D (PDF, 175KB)
Subdivision conditions Stage 5 E (PDF, 172KB)
Request 5 – 3 September 2021
On 3 September 2021, the applicant provided a response to the legal advice that Thomas Gibbons provided to the Panel on 31 August 2021. The applicant's response includes a table setting out responses to each of the matters raised in further information request 5, and the Auckland Council decision on the resource consent application for 15 Highbury Street Avondale.
Applicant's response to further information request 5 (PDF, 258KB)
Resource consent decision on 15 Highbury Street (PDF, 565KB)
Legal advice provided
31 August 2021
On 31 August 2021, Thomas Gibbons Law provided legal advice to the Panel.
Memorandum from Thomas Gibbons Law (PDF, 1.1MB)
20 August 2021
On 20 August 2021, Jeremy Brabant provided legal advice to the Panel on matters relating to the Nola Estate application.
Legal advice from Jeremy Brabant (PDF, 618KB)
Applicant's response to the legal advice – 31 August 2021
On 31 August 2021, the applicant provided a response to the Auckland Council feedback, further information request 4 and the legal advice from Jeremy Brabant. Some of the appendices have multiple sections. These are all listed separately below.
Letter from the applicant (PDF, 192KB)
Appendix 1 – Integrated reply (PDF, 1.6MB)
Appendix 2 – Conditions of consent comparison table (PDF, 585KB)
Appendix 3 – Landuse proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 264KB)
Appendix 4 – Subdivision Stage 1 proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 261KB)
Appendix 5 – Subdivision Stage 2 proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 171KB)
Appendix 6 – Subdivision Stage 3 proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 169KB)
Appendix 7 – Subdivision Stage 4 proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 175KB)
Appendix 8 – Subdivision Stage 5 proposed conditions revised 29 August 2021 (PDF, 173KB)
Appendix 9 – Response to further information request 4 (PDF, 3MB)
Appendix 10 contains multiple sets of revised architectural plans
Appendix 10 – Cover page (PDF, 648KB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 00s (PDF, 4.6MB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 10s (PDF, 4.2MB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 20s (PDF, 1.1MB)
Appendix 10 - Plans 21s (PDF, 1.7MB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 30s (PDF, 4.1MB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 40-01 Cross section (PDF, 590KB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 40-03 Block T, P, O and cafe (PDF, 389KB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 40-05 Elevations (PDF, 428KB)
Appendix 10 – Plans 40-06 Additional cross sections (PDF, 637KB)
Appendix 10 – Full set of architect plans (PDF, 18MB)
Appendix 11 – Revised landscape plans 30 August 2021 (PDF, 26MB)
Auckland Council response to the legal advice – 31 August 2021
Auckland Council provided a memorandum of counsel in response to the legal advice provided by Jeremey Brabant.
Memorandum of counsel from Auckland Council 31 August 2021 (PDF, 122KB)
Applicant's response to request 3 – 19 August 2021
The applicant provided a response on 19 August 2021.
Letter from CIVIX on behalf of the applicant (PDF, 661KB)
Appendix 1 – Architectural drawings (PDF, 8MB)
Appendix 2 – Report on urban design by Ian Munro (PDF, 2MB)
Appendix 3 – Architect's design statement (PDF, 204KB)
Auckland Council response to request 3 – 2 August 2021
Auckland Transport and Auckland Council were requested by the EPA on behalf of the Panel to provide comment on the updated application material provided by the applicant on 28 July 2021. The Auckland Council response includes multiple appendices.
Auckland Transport comments (PDF, 893KB)
Auckland Council comments (PDF, 253KB)
Appendix A – Additional comments from Planning Unit (PDF, 188KB)
Appendix B – Additional comments from Plans and Places Unit (PDF, 98KB)
Appendix C – Additional comments from Auckland Council Landscape Specialist (PDF, 735KB)
Appendix D – Additional comments from Urban Design Unit (PDF, 1.6MB)
Appendix D – Attachment 1 – Urban Design Unit additional comments (PDF, 193KB)
Appendix E – Additional comments from Auckland Transport (PDF, 215KB)
Appendix F – Additional comments from Auckland Council transport engineer (PDF, 230KB)
Appendix G – Additional comments from Auckland Council development engineer (PDF, 138KB)
Appendix G – Standard conditions manual for stormwater (PDF, 168KB)
Appendix G – Standard conditions manual for urban and regulatory engineering (PDF, 380KB)
Appendix H – Healthy waters additional comments (PDF, 158KB)
Appendix H – Attachment 1 Healthy waters unit additional comments (PDF, 407KB)
Appendix H – Attachment 2 Healthy waters unit additional comments (PDF, 246KB)
Appendix H – Attachment 3 Healthy waters unit additional comments (PDF, 1.2MB)
Appendix I – Additional comments from Auckland Council Parks Planning Unit (PDF, 168KB)
Appendix J – Waitakere Ranges Local Board additional comments (PDF, 242KB)
Applicant's response to first information request
Applicant's response to request 2 – 28 July 2021
On 28 July 2021, the applicant provided a suite of updated application documents including a cover letter from their legal representative Berry Simons.
Note that the list of appendices shown below are not in the same order, or named identically as the original suite of appendices provided with the lodged application on 23 March 2021.
Cover letter from Berry Simons (PDF, 5.3MB)
CIVIX Planning cover letter (PDF, 1.87MB)
Updated Assessment of Environmental Effects (PDF, 9.7MB)
AEE final highlighted (PDF, 9.7MB)
Appendix 1 – Letter from KiwiBuild (PDF, 284KB)
Appendix 2 contains multiple sets of revised architectural plans
Appendix 2 – Plans 00s (PDF, 13MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 10s (PDF, 9MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 20s (PDF, 7.4MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 21s (PDF, 13.5MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 30s (PDF, 5.7MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 40s (PDF, 2.4MB)
Appendix 2 – Plans 50s (PF, 2MB)
Appendix 3 – Earthworks and contamination consent decision (PDF, 1.1MB)
Appendix 3 – Earthworks and contamination conditions (PDF, 26MB)
Appendix 4 – Iwi correspondence (PDF, 3MB)
Appendix 5 – Integrated traffic assessment (PDF, 27MB)
Appendix 6 contains multiple sets of infrastructure plans
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure report (PDF 1.6MB)
Appendix 6 – Addendum to Infrastructure report (PDF, 191KB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6B – Earthworks (PDF, 30MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6C – Stormwater (PDF, 28MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6D – Wastewater (PDF, 21MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6E – Earthworks (PDF, 18MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6F – Earthworks (PDF, 8.6MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6G – Earthworks (PDF, 19MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6H – Survey and topographic plans (PDF, 9.7MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6I – Earthworks and section 92 report (PDF, 25MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6J – Watercare and Auckland Council response (PDF, 345KB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6K – Watercare assessment (PDF, 339KB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6L – Watermain testing (PDF, 386KB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6M – Flood modelling (PD, 1.9MB)
Appendix 6 – Infrastructure plan 6N – Engineering (PDF, 178KB)
Appendix 7 – urban design assessment (PDF, 774KB)
Appendix 7 – urban design response to council (PDF, 2.2MB)
Appendix 8 – Landscape visual assessment (PDF, 8.9MB)
Appendix 8 – Landscape visual plans (PDF, 25MB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/231 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/232 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/233 (PDF, 162KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/234 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/235 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA29A/236 (PDF, 165KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1265 (PDF, 168KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1266 (PDF, 161KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1267 (PDF, 162KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1268 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1269 (PDF, 163KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1270 (PDF, 162KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1271 (PDF, 166KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1272 (PDF, 161KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA35A/1273 (PDF, 160KB)
Appendix 9 – Record of title NA93A/900 (PDF, 239KB)
Appendix 10 – Pre application meeting minutes (PDF, 1.4MB)
Appendix 11 – Legal opinion (PDF, 14MB)
Appendix 12 – Leisure Assessment Summary (PDF, 1.6MB)
Appendix 13a – Resource consent decision on 14 Rangitoto Ave (PDF, 370KB)
Appendix 13b – Environment Court decision (PDF, 5.4MB)
Appendix 13c – Decision on changing resource consent conditions (PDF, 326KB)
Appendix 13d – Decision on resource consent for Malibu Investments (PDF, 294KB)
Appendix 14 – UDP recommendations (PDF, 278KB)
Appendix 15 – written approval (PDF, 812KB)
Appendix 16 – Dr Beattie urban design and planning report (PDF, 560KB)
Appendix 17 – Watercourse classification (PDF, 2MB)
Appendix 18 – Adjacent landowners (PDF, 128KB)
Appendix 19 – Letter to landowners and affidavit of service (PDF, 848KB)
Appendix 20 – Consultation with Waitakere Local Board (PDF, 3.1KB)
Appendix 21 – Nola Estate resource consent report and decision (PDF, 850KB)
Appendix 22 – Land use proposed conditions (WORD, 83KB)
Appendix 22 – Stage 1 proposed conditions (WORD, 80KB)
Appendix 22 – Stage 2 proposed conditions (WORD, 63KB)
Appendix 22 – Stage 3 proposed conditions (WORD, 59KB)
Appendix 22 – Stage 4 proposed conditions (WORD, 63KB)
Appendix 22 – Stage 5 proposed conditions (WORD, 59KB)
Appendix 23 – New Zealand Fire Service letter (PDF, 525KB)
Appendix 24 – Draft traffic management plan (PDF, 2MB)
Appendix 25 – Geotech investigation report (PDF, 8.2MB)
Appendix 26 – Remediation action plan (PDF, 15MB)
Appendix 27 – Economic commentary (PDF, 1MB)
Appendix 28a – GJ Gardner letter (PDF, 1.2MB)
Appendix 28b – Olive and Hero letter (PDF, 740KB)
Appendix 29 – Cafe Acoustic design and noise management plan (PDF, 483KB)
Appendix 30 – Email from Auckland Council (PDF, 336KB)
Appendix 31 – Te Kawerau a maki deed of settlement (PDF, 6.6MB)
Appendix 32 – Ngati Tamaoho deed of settlement (PDF, 5.3MB)
Applicant's response to request 1 - 3 June 2021
On 3 June 2021, Berry Simons, on behalf of the applicant provided a suite of documents in response to the information requested by the Expert Consenting Panel on 20 May 2021.