Making a further submission

On 12 February 2024, Council publicly notified the summary of submissions pursuant to Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. This also commenced the period for making further submissions which closed at 5:00pm on Friday 8 March 2024.

On 8 March 2024, Council publicly notified the summary of submissions for two late submissions received on 8 February 2024 and 4 March 2024. This also commenced the period for making further submissions on submissions 948 and 949 which closes at 5:00pm on Tuesday 9 April 2024.

Further submissions address or respond to specific matters that were raised by submitters in their submissions (as opposed to the proposal itself). Under RMA legislation not everyone is eligible to make a further submission. You can only make a further submission if:

• You are representing a relevant aspect of the public interest. (This is likely to include public interest environmental groups). OR
• You have an interest in the proposed plan greater than the interest that the general public has. (This is likely to include landowners and users of resources directly affected by plan provisions, and iwi and Hapū where their interests are directly affected.)

A further submission cannot extend the scope of an original submission, it can only support or oppose the original submission. The Ministry for the Environment also has guidance on further submissions on RMA planning proposals.

Before you make a submission

If you are eligible to make a further submission, the first step is to familiarise yourself with the proposal and read the material published on the Council website particularly:

• the plan change proposal itself on ePlan
• the planning maps on ePlan
• the section 32 evaluation report
• the summary of submissions
• the original submissions

We strongly recommend that the full, original submission (and not just the summary) is considered before lodging a further submission in either support or opposition.

Please note the summary of submissions completed by planning staff does not replace the original submissions.

Support for submitters

If you are unsure whether you can make a further submission, Friend of Submitters Emily Bayliss can help at no cost to you.

Emily is a self-employed planner with extensive RMA experience and works independently to Council. Emily is available to assist you with the preparation and lodgement of your further submission, and to answer your questions about the process and procedures.

This service is available throughout the further submissions and in the lead-up to the hearing. If after using the Friend of Submitters service you are still unsure or have questions about the advice received, you may need to talk to a lawyer or planning consultant.

Emily can be contacted at friendofsubmitters@baylissconsulting.co.nz or on 021 0843 5559.

How to make a further submission

We encourage everyone to lodge further submissions electronically by using our online submission form. If you are unable to submit online you can make your further submission by downloading and printing a further submission form or pick one up from Council Libraries or the Customer Service Centre at Civic House, 110 Trafalgar St, Nelson.

Further submissions on submission numbers 948 and 949 must be received no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday 9 April 2024.

Submission forms can be posted to Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson 7040, emailed to environmental.planning@ncc.govt.nz, or dropped off at the Nelson City Council Customer Service Centre.

Further requirements of submitters

Pursuant to clause 8A, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, submitters must also serve a copy of their further submission on the person who made the original submission (to which their further submission relates) within five working days of lodging it with Council.

Submitter’s email/addresses can be found on the original submission or submitter's address for service document.

Next Steps

Following the further submissions period, reports will be prepared which will make recommendations on the decisions requested by submitters to the hearing panel. For more information on the next steps see the timeline of key dates for Plan Change 29.