10 Riccarton Road West - SUB-2016-34 - subdivision

Council has received an application to subdivide 10 Riccarton Road West, Mosgiel, into two lots of 19.6ha and 19.4ha. The subject sites are currently pasture, and have no structures on-site. The sites have frontage to Riccarton Road West, and abut the South Island Main Trunk Railway line to the southeast.

The subject sites are zoned Rural in the Dunedin City District Plan. The general area is identified as being subject to land stability, seismic and flooding risks.

Subdivision of a Rural-zoned site into lots greater than 15.0ha is a restricted discretionary activity pursuant to Rule 18.5.1(i) of the Dunedin City District Plan. A residential dwelling on each of the new lots is permitted pursuant to Rule 6.5.2(iii).

The Proposed Second Generation District Plan (“the Proposed Plan”) was notified on 26 September 2016. Rules 16.7.4 (minimum site size for rural zones) and 16.9.5.5 (assessment of subdivision performance standard contraventions – minimum site size) were given immediate legal effect pursuant to section 86D of the Resource Management Act 1991 at the time of notification. Accordingly, the Proposed Plan rules also need to be considered alongside the Dunedin City District Plan rules.

The site is zoned Rural – Taieri Plains in the Proposed Plan. It has high class soils and the general area is identified as being at risk of flooding.

Rule 16.7.4 specifies a minimum site size of 40.0ha for lots created by subdivision in the Rural – Taieri Plains zone. The proposed subdivision is therefore a non-complying activity pursuant to Rule 16.7.4.3. The land use rules for the Rural zones are not yet in effect or operative.

Overall, the proposed subdivision is considered to be a non-complying subdivision.