[TheList] Plan Change 74 Telecommunications Structures

Sat Apr 14 07:15:43 AEST 2012

I'd love to be able to answer that with my actual full opinion, however 
it would be totally inappropriate for me to do so.

This council does things quite bizarre to the ratepayers. Downtown 
Tauranga as a city centre is dying. So our wonderful council rips out a 
few hundred carparks and is turning them into a park. Despite a railway 
line between the city & this new park. They totally ignored submissions 
against including safety concerns from Kiwirail or whomever at the time.

In this case I'm not aware of a lynch mob trying to get rid of all the 
aerials. In fact various organisation support the fight. It has been 
overheard being said "Think a Bureaucrat amok and a council that just 
ignorantly follows that persons lead".

Neill.

On 14/04/2012 8:41 a.m., Chris Hellyar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Without giving any detail, is the primary contention that submitters 
> didn't want towers next door, or that they are worried about growing 
> an arm out of their forehead?
>
> Reading the decision report for Wellington I got the impression that 
> the process there was robust and the NZART/ham submissions were on the 
> whole well received and clear changes were made to wording of the 
> proposed changes.  The Lattice tower decisions were probably not what 
> was sought but even in the ham space they are a minority activity due 
> to cost and mechanical/technical realities of putting one up so I'd 
> thing it's not that much of an issue is it?
>
> John, do you have a link / reference for bringing this up yesterday?  
> The Wellington city council website on active plan changes does not 
> show if/why the WCC are challenging the notified decision:
>
> http://www.wellington.govt.nz/plans/district/planchanges/planchange74.html 
>
>
> Our district plan down here (Selwyn DC) allows for 'utility 
> structures' of 25m high in rural areas with a fairly generous profile 
> allowance.  When I last looked (June 2010) there were no specific 
> mention of Aerials or Hams at all.  I got a written confirmation from 
> the council that an aerial/tower was a utility structure and covered 
> by the 25m limit.
>
> As it happens, I then didn't put up anything due to the earthquakes 
> down here somewhat changing my priorities for me but that's a common 
> theme really.
>
> Cheers, Chris H.
>
> On 13/04/12 21:57, Neill Ellis wrote:
>> A similar battle is going on here in Tauranga at present, however I'm 
>> not permitted to discuss it as it is about to head to court, 
>> mediation has failed.
>>
>> Neill ZL1TAJ.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 13/04/2012 7:44 p.m., Chris Hellyar wrote:
>>> I assume:
>>>
>>> http://www.wellington.govt.nz/plans/district/planchanges/pdfs/change74/change74-decision-report.pdf 
>>>
>>>
>>> Doesn't affect me as I'm in a rural SI location, I googled it. :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13/04/12 16:29, Craig Molloy wrote:
>>>> On 13/04/2012 1:01 p.m., John Barnhill wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems that WCC is ‘the first cab off the rank’ to appeal this 
>>>>> change. So I guess if the appeal is successful other ‘TLA’s’ will 
>>>>> follow suit.
>>>>>
>>>>> So don’t erect any new high masts/towers yet!
>>>>>
>>>>> John B
>>>>>
>>>>> ZL2JDB
>>>>>
>>>>>
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