53 Nicholls Road - LUC-2018-208 - Significant tree

Resource Consent application - Under Section 93(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Notified resource consent details

Date notified	Saturday 26 May 2018
Date closed	25/06/2018
Consent number	LUC-2018-208
Notification type	Public notification
Name of applicant	Phillip and Heather Wilson
Location of site	53 Nichols Road, Momona, being that land held in Computer Freehold Register OT6B/335 in the land parcel legally described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 15229.
Hearing Date	15 August 2018 at 10.30 am
Application description	Resource consent is sought to remove the Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) which is listed in Schedule 25.3 as T854 in the Operative Dunedin City District Plan. The description of the tree location in the Operative Plan is incorrect. The schedule identifies the correct address but the incorrect legal description Lot 2 Deposited Plan 15229. The reference number and marker on the Planning Map show the tree being located on 55 Nichols Road. The physical location of the tree is within Lot 1 DP 15229, 53 Nichols Road and the trunk is located approximately 8m from the Nichols Road front boundary. The removal of a scheduled tree is assessed as an unrestricted discretionary activity under the Operative Dunedin City District Plan. The Proposed Plan (2GP) was notified on 26 September 2015, and some 2GP rules have immediate legal effect. In this instance, there are no relevant 2GP rules to consider. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects.
Date of decision	25/09/2018
Decision	Declined - remove a scheduled tree but granted consent to the pruning of deadwood