Allied Asphalt have applied to proceed with their resource consent applications via direct referral to an Environment Court Hearing, rather than to a council Hearing.
Related documents:
- Minute of the Environment Court – Friend of Submitters
- Minute of the Environment Court – Case Management Directions
- Letter to Submitters
- The Direct Referral Process – For Submitters (Ministry for the Environment)
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council Section 87F Report
- Form 33 – Notice of Wish to be Party to Proceedings
- Notice of Hearing
Any Submitters wishing to join the proceedings need to file the Form 33 with the Court by Friday, 29 September 2023.
Evidence
Applicant Evidence
- Statement of Evidence - Brad Coombes
- Statement of Evidence - Brian Palmer
- Statement of Evidence - Craig Batchelar
- Statement of Evidence - Craig Batchelar Annexure 1 Updated Alternative Locations Evaluation
- Statement of Evidence - Craig Batchelar Annexure 2 Mount spatial Plan Comments Allied Ashalt
- Statement of Evidence - Craig Batchelar Annexure 3 Recommended consent Conditions - District
- Statement of Evidence - Craig Batchelar Annexure 3 Recommended Consent Conditions - Regional
- Statement of Evidence - Curtis Blyth - Erosion and Contaminated Land
- Statement of Evidence - Ilka Loubser
- Statement of Evidence - Jandre van Zyl - Flood Hazard Infrastructure
- Statement of Evidence - Jenny Simpson
- Statement of Evidence - Jim Maddock
- Statement of Evidence - Jonathan Garton
- Statement of Evidence - Judith Makinson
- Statement of Evidence - Lyn Denison
- Statement of Evidence - Mathew Cottle
- Statement of Evidence - Nathan McKenzie - Geotechnical
- Statement of Evidence - Sarah Shepherd - Hazardous Substances
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Evidence
- Evidence for BOPRC - Danielle Petricevich (Planning)
- Evidence for BOPRC - Emily Wilton
- Evidence for BOPRC - Robert Murray (Air Quality)
Submitter Evidence
- Statement of Evidence - Joel Ngatuere
- Statement of Evidence - Awhina Ngatuere
- Brief of Evidence - Toi Te Ora (Lou Wickham)
- Reply Evidence - Brian Palmer
- Reply Evidence - Craig Batchelar
- Reply Evidence - Dale Eastham
- Reply Evidence - Dr Lyn Denison
- Reply Evidence - Jenny Simpson
- Reply Evidence - Jonathan Garton
- Reply Evidence - Judith Makinson
Joint Witness Statements
Allied Asphalts Ltd (the applicant) is an asphalt manufacturing company situated in Mount Maunganui.
The Applicant is applying to Bay of Plenty Regional Council (RM22-0649) for a new consent to discharge contaminants to air from its asphalt plant at 54 Aerodrome Road, Mount Manganui. This application is to replace their previous consent (62740) which expired on 30 July 2020.
The contaminants discharged to air and their sources are:
- Fine particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) from the combustion of fuels, from the drying, tumbling and screening of aggregates and from the condensation of organic contaminants volatilised during the manufacture of asphalt.
- Products of combustion of fuel: Sulphur dioxide (SO2)., Oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and Carbon monoxide (CO).
- Volatile organic compounds from the heating of bitumen (benzene, acetaldehyde and formaldehyde).
- Odour from the mixing of bitumen with heated aggregate, from the warm storage of bitumen and from the storage and handling of hot-mix asphalt.
- Dust from site operation such as vehicle movements and materials handling.
- Dust from demolition and construction.
The current asphalt plant has a processing capacity of up to 80 tonnes of hot mix asphalt per hour, the actual rate depends on the type of aggregate, moisture, product type and tonnage required. The applicant burns recycled oil fuels as an alternative to and/or to supplement natural gas. The applicant is proposing to construct a new asphalt plan to replace the existing one. This proposed asphalt plant will have greater throughput capacity than the existing plant, however, production volumes are expected to be similar to current volumes. The increased capacity will reduce the number of operating hours needed to produce asphalt, with increased overall efficiency and reduced emissions.
Compared with the existing asphalt plant, the proposed asphalt plant will have several significant advantages including:
- Lower emissions of particulate matter with a predicted 78% reduction in 24-hour and annual PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations;
- Lower energy consumption;
- Lower greenhouse gas emissions; and
- Alternative fuel capability.
This application is for the discharge of contaminants to air from the existing manufacturing plant, while the applicant constructs a new technically advanced plant on the same site and for the discharge from the new asphalt plant. In addition, a number of ancillary activities and consents are required, such as for the discharge of stormwater from the site, earthworks and disturbance of contaminated land. The redevelopment of the site includes updating the stormwater system, which will result in improved management of stormwater quality through diversion of potentially contaminated water to trade waste, and improved treatment stormwater runoff.
Once the new plant is commissioned and tested the current plant will be decommissioned. Should consent be granted, the applicant proposes that the changeover in plants is likely to occur within 18 months. The site has been used for asphalt manufacturing since 1970. The asphalt plant was last replaced in 1997.
The Applicant is applying to Tauranga City Council (RC29596) to redevelop their site, including the construction of a new asphalt plant, at 54 Aerodrome Road, Mount Maunganui, this includes:
Construct a new asphalt plant, with associated industrial land use and height exceedance;
- Undertake earthworks and associated contaminated land disturbance;
- Change the access configuration;
- Emit noise as part of construction and ongoing operations;
- Store and use hazardous substances; and
- Discharge stormwater to the Tauranga City Council stormwater system.
Submissions on these applications close at 5.00pm on Monday, 12 June 2023. When making your submission, please clearly identify which of the two applications you are submitting on or where submitting on both applications be clear about your reasons and the outcome you are seeking. Where possible, please use each Council’s template submission form.
Documents:
- Consents Notification Advert Joint
- Application Report Final
- Appendix 01 Application Forms BOPRC
- Appendix 01 Application Forms TCC
- Appendix 02 Site and Locality Plans
- Appendix 03 Certificates of Title
- Appendix 04 Existing Plant Description
- Appendix 05 Proposed Plant Description
- Appendix 06 Air Quality Assessment
- Appendix 07 Air Discharge Permit 64720
- Appendix 08 Infrastructure and Services Assessment
- Appendix 09 Hazardous Substances Risk Assessment
- Appendix 10 Preliminary Site Investigation (Contaminated Land)
- Appendix 11 Transportation Assessment
- Appendix 12 Noise Assessment
- Appendix 13 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
- Appendix 14 Landscape and Visual Assessment
- Appendix 15 Preliminary Geotechnical Appraisal
- Appendix 16 Proposed Air Discharge Conditions
- Appendix 17 Policy Assessment
- Appendix 18 Consultation (Minutes 3 March Allied Tangata Whenua)
- Further information - s92 Report Final
- Further information - Appendix 1 RM22-0649 Further Information Request (002)
- Further information - Appendix 2 RC29596 s92(1) Request Letter
- Further information - Appendix 3 BM230156_54_Aerodrome_Road_LVA_Peer_Review_FINAL
- Further information - Appendix 4 101825_.s92AAL_2023.03.31
- Further information - Appendix 5 Beca Resource Consent Responses
- Further information - Appendix 6 Contaminated Site Management Plan
- Further information - Appendix 6 Contamination Assessment - Allied Asphalt Plant
- Further information - Appendix 6 Preliminary Site Investigation (Contaminated Land) (Rev2)
- Further information - Appendix 7 B21204-TR- -LTR
- Further information - Appendix 8 RC29596 - 54 Aerodrome Road - Further Information Request
- Further information - Appendix 10 Lt 001 20210691 MC S92 RFI Response
- Further information - Appendix 11 230411 4502 C2 Mount Maunganui Asphalt Plant Further Information Memo
- Further information - Appendix 12 12576135-MTM- Hui 08 March 2023 Final V2
- Further information - Appendix 9 Allied Asphalt_ Request for further information dated 28 February 2023 Geotechnical Matters
- BOPRC Submission Form
- TCC Submission Form