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Tryphena Wharf
Issue
Tryphena wharf is the main passenger and freight terminal for Great Barrier
Island and is therefore of high importance to both residents and visitors to the
Island.
The land area behind Tryphena wharf and Shoal Bay Road is included in the
Tryphena policy area as "Tryphena Wharf and Access Area". These
provisions state that additions and alterations to buildings, earthworks, and
the removal of vegetation require consent as a controlled activity. The overall
intent of the provisions is to ensure that the wharf area is managed effectively
and efficiently while ensuring that buildings are of an appropriate scale and
location.
In addition to the provisions of the policy area, the provisions of Land Unit
1 - Coastal Cliffs apply. These provisions state that a controlled activity
consent must be sought where an activity is in the Tryphena policy area; and
application must be made for a resource consent as a discretionary activity
where it is proposed to vary any of the standards in Part 6B.
It is important to note that the provisions of Land Unit 1 and the Tryphena
policy area apply only to the land behind Tryphena wharf (1280m2) and not to the
wharf itself (which is in the jurisdiction of the Auckland Regional Council).
The land area is vested as road reserve.
The primary issues associated with the functioning of the land area behind
the wharf relate to the limited space that is available for parking and storage
and for dropping off and picking up both passengers and freight. The winding,
narrow road is also of concern.
Because this area is the main ferry terminal for freight and passengers, it
is important that planning provisions do not unnecessarily constrain its future
development.
While the provisions of the policy area seek to ensure that the wharf
operates effectively and efficiently, they are offset by the provisions of Land
Unit 1 - Coastal Cliffs, which has permitted activity standards such as a
zero-metre height limit and the coastal protection yard. The need for a
controlled activity consent under Land Unit 1 is questioned, because the issues
to do with the Tryphena policy area are more appropriately assessed under the
policy area provisions - not the Land Unit 1 provisions.
It would also seem logical that planning provisions reflect future
development plans for the wharf by Traffic and Roading Services (TARS).
Possible approaches
You may have a better or alternative approach to those outlined below. If so,
we would like to hear from you.
- Status quo - retain wharf in Tryphena policy area and Land Unit 1 -
Coastal Cliffs.
- Retain existing Land Unit 1 - Coastal Cliffs and remove policy area.
- Create a new land unit only i.e. no policy area. Re-classify the
wharf to a new land unit that could be either 'landform based' or 'activity
based'. An example of an activity-based land unit would be Land Unit 25 -
Wharf, which is applied at Rakino and Kennedy Point (it is noted that the
Tryphena wharf area is not dissimilar to Kennedy Point). If Land Unit 25 -
Wharf was considered appropriate it might also be necessary to update the
provisions of that land unit.
- Create a new land unit and retain the policy area. Re-classify the
area with a new land unit which is either "landform based" or
"activity based" and retain the Tryphena policy area.
- Designate the land. Prepare a designation on behalf of TARS and
designate the site for wharf purposes/car parking /storage.
Note:
While this issue paper can be read in isolation, it is best read in
association with the issue papers relating to:
