Notable Consents
Update 24 February 2026 - Appeal lodged
Submitters have lodged an appeal with the Environment Court in relation to this resource consent decision. The appeal will be managed by the Court under the Resource Management Act, and Council is awaiting procedural directions from the Court.
Update 2 February 2026 - Commissioner's decision
The independent commissioner appointed by Council to hear and decide this application has now granted land use consent to establish and operate the cleanfill at this property.
There are a number of conditions relating to the management of the cleanfill, including landscaping and rehabilitation of the site, truck movements, operating hours, noise, dust, erosion and sediment controls. The full decision and conditions are attached.
Kakariki Estate Limited (the applicant) has lodged a resource consent application (land use) to use 1044 Coast Road, Wainuiomata as a cleanfill (landfill – class 5)
Proposal
The proposal is a discretionary activity within the General Rural activity area of the city’s District Plan.
The site is proposed to be used as a cleanfill (landfill - class 5). Cleanfill material is defined in the Waste Management Institute New Zealand Technical Guidelines for Disposal to Land as: Virgin Excavated Natural Material such as clay, soil and rock that are free of combustible, putrescible, degradable or leachable components. Up to 5% by volume incidental inert manufactured material such as concrete, brick, tiles can be deposited as can up to 2% by volume biodegradable materials such as vegetation.
The clean fill would only be used by or on behalf of contractors working for Friday Homes. The clean fill would be separated into eight stages with progressive filling and rehabilitation occurring with each stage being returned to pasture once complete. Only one stage will be in operation at a time. The total area would be 9.37ha across eight stages with a total maximum volume of 196,500m3 and a maximum height of 3.5m. To control dust the maximum area of unstabilised fill will be 2500m2 at any one time. Mitigation planting is proposed around parts of the site.
Only single unit trucks would visit the site with no more than 18 trucks per day (Monday to Friday - 7.30am until 5.30pm; Saturday - 7.30am until 1pm). No trucks will deposit fill on public holidays or any long weekend.
A new site entrance will be formed along with warning signage. Numerous conditions of consent have been proposed by the applicant and these should be referred to via the attached application documentation for details on how the applicant proposes to manage the potential effects of the activity.
Notification & Hearing Information
The Council has decided that only immediately affected parties need to comment on the application. (This is called limited notification, as opposed to public notification, which allows anyone to comment on a proposal.)
The Council has contacted property owners or occupiers at the following addresses about their right to make a submission:
- Owners and occupiers of 904C, 904D, 919, 925, 935, 965, 977, 993 and 1025 Coast Road, Wainuiomata
Submissions closed on 31 October 202. An independent commissioner was appointed to hear and determine this resource consent application on 15-17 December 2025. The commissioner has issued a minute (available in the documentation section below) providing further details on the hearing process and timeframes.
Documentation
You can find a copy of the documents here:
- Decision Report - Greater Wellington Regional Council
- Notification Decision - Hutt City Council
- Assessment of Environmental Effects
- Assessment of Environmental Effects - Addendum 26/8/25
- Minute 1 of the Independent Hearing Commissioner
- Minute 2 of the Independent Hearing Commissioner
- Minute 3 of the Independent Hearing Commissioner
- Formal Notice of Hearing
- Minute 4 of the Independent Hearing Commissioner
Further appendices and redacted submissions are available upon request.