At the Council meeting in March 2023, Council accepted a request for the Private Plan Change for Nelson Airport as Private Plan Change 30 and an accompanying Notice of Requirement. Publicly notified on 9 September 2023, Council received 460 submissions and 9 further submissions.

Council appointed independent accredited commissioners Helen Atkins (Chair), David McMahon, and Lindsay Daysh to consider Private Plan Change 30 and to make recommendations to Council, noting the same Panel will also be engaged to make recommendations to Council in relation to an accompanying Notice of Requirement.

The Hearing was held from 13 to 17 May and adjourned at 2:00pm, Thursday 23 May for the Nelson City Council S42 Report Author response. All Hearing video recordings can be found below this section, or on the Nelson City Council YouTube, along with the Hearing Schedule.

The Hearing Panel issued their Recommendation Report to Nelson City Council on 12 December 2024.
PPC30 and NoR Hearing Panel Recommendation Report
Appendices Part 1 - Notice of Requirement and Private Plan Change 30 Provisions
Appendices Part 2 - Updated NRMP Maps, Plans 14-19

At the 19 December 2024 Council meeting (Agenda and Council Report and Resolutions), Nelson City Council accepted the recommendations of the Hearing Panel for both the Notice of Requirement and the Plan Change, which are set out in the Appendices to the Hearing Panel's report (above). As the Requiring Authority, Nelson Airport Limited is required to make the decision on the Notice of Requirement. Nelson City Council approved Plan Change 30 and set an operative date of 8 April 2025, if there are no appeals.

Council resolutions 19 Dec.pdf

On 25 January 2025 Nelson City Council notified its decision on Private Plan Change 30, triggering a 30 working-day appeal period. Appeals on Private Plan Change 30 can be made to the Environment Court by Nelson Airport Limited (as the person who made the request for the private plan change), as well as any person who made a submission on the plan change. The appeal period closes at 5pm on Monday 10 March 2024. If no appeals are lodged then Private Plan Change 30 will become operative on 8 April 2025.

PPC30 Public notice of Council decision

Nelson Airport Limited must make their decision on the Notice of Requirement no later than 24 February 2025. Once the Airport makes the decision on the Notice of Requirement the Council will notify that decision, and there will be 15 working days for Nelson City Council as well as any person who made a submission to lodge an appeal with the Environment Court.