Thread: Battle over banning noise complaints against military gun range goes to court

Greetings,
For a long time the NZ Government, including the Army just built things without any input from Local Government. Most of the ranges built at the time would have had no consents for either buildings or planning. The right time to put a covenant on the titles for the subdivisions would have been when the land was subdivided. Someone dropped the ball, likely the Army.
GPM.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
For a long time the NZ Government, including the Army just built things without any input from Local Government. Most of the ranges built at the time would have had no consents for either buildings or planning. The right time to put a covenant on the titles for the subdivisions would have been when the land was subdivided. Someone dropped the ball, likely the Army.
GPM.

Yes they did build things without requiring input from local councils, it was called the Public Works Act.
This Act was not repealed until 1992, so anything built before this did not require consents, easements, or legal titles.
(most Power Board assets were constructed under the same Act).

BB

Originally Posted by Basenjiboy

Yes they did build things without requiring input from local councils, it was called the Public Works Act.
This Act was not repealed until 1992, so anything built before this did not require consents, easements, or legal titles.
(most Power Board assets were constructed under the same Act).

BB

Most big things should have had "designations" placed on them by the TLAs at the time District Plans were reviewed. Im far from a planning expert but a Designation covers off a lot of matters including noise. Airports etc spring to mind.