| Submission point number/s: | S180.001 |
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Submitter and address for service details
Reference: 808651
Name Susan Walker Organisation (if applicable) Contact person/agent (if different to submitter) Susan Walker Postal address (address for service)
343 PORTOBELLO ROAD Dunedin Dunedin 9077 Email address: walkers@landcareresearch.co.nz Contact phone number: 0276 432 959 -
Hearings
Do you wish to speak in support of your submission at a hearing Yes If others make a similar submission, would you consider presenting a joint case at a hearing Yes -
Trade competition
I could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission No My submission relates to an effect that I am directly affected by and that: a. adversely affects the environment; and b. does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. -
Submission
Variation 2 change ID GF14 Provision name and number, or address and map layer name 336 & 336A Portobello Rd (in part) My/our submission seeks the following decision from the Council: Reject the change Details Reasons for these views I submit that the environmental effects on the existing nine residents are potentially severe, and I cannot support a rezoning leading to more development without more information and strict limits. My specific reasons include 1. Steepness of the site slope (“instability” and “geotechnical assessment required” are mentioned in appendix 6.12 of the Section 32 document). This environment is already unstable, and previous slipping has occurred onto Weller St at No.332 at least 4 times in the last 10 years, and also onto my section from the proposed rezoned land at 343 in the past. Development, if rezoning occurs, will likely exacerbate this and exacerbate an existing hazard for residents. No specific investigation appears to have been undertaken. 2. Development, if rezoning occurs, will also exacerbate inadequacies already being experienced by existing residents with the a. potable water connections b. wastewater removal (identified as an issue and “requires detailed investigation” for a “downstream upgrade” (appendix 6.12) c. Stormwater culverts (“likely need to be upgraded for capacity and erosion protection”; appendix 6.12). Surface storm water is already a regular issue for some residents (at No.342 and myself at 343) Stormwater erosion of the cliff face is already a regular occurrence along Portobello Rd. d. The road network into Dunedin that Portobello Rd (which will have its “current under-performance further exacerbated” (appendix 6.12). e. Weller St will also have its current inadequacy (width, surface, single lane) further exacerbated if development occurs as a result of rezoning. The appendix 6.12 does not address issues including Weller St’s current close proximity to houses (at No.338), to retaining walls (at No.333), to a neighbouring shared driveway (to No.330, 332 and 333) and to the gum trees at the bottom end of Weller St (which are valued by the community both as character landmarks and as stabilisers of the bank down to Portobello Rd). 3. DCC has not provided any indication that it is aware of these limitations nor shown how development following the proposed rezoning might affect them and the existing nine residences. 4. This environment cannot support the number of dwellings that a developer would potentially need to construct to cover the associated infrastructure costs. 5. The “feasible capacity of 5 dwellings” is neither specified nor limited, and the effects above will expand with the number of dwellings.
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