Genesis Energy Castle Hill Wind Farm

Application numbers: 105949, 105950, 105951, 105952, 105953, 105954, 105955, 105956, 105957, 105958 and 105959

Genesis Energy seeks all necessary resource consents required from the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council (MWRC), Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), Tararua District Council (TDC) and Masterton District Council (MDC), for the construction, operation, maintenance, replacement and refurbishment of the Castle Hill Wind Farm (CHWF) and associated infrastructure on privately owned rural land and public roads in northern Wairarapa and southern Tararua.

In summary, the CHWF proposal involves: 

  • Total site area of approximately 30,000ha, with ‘turbine corridor’ of approximately 3144ha and operational footprint of approximately 230ha
  • Installation of up to 286 turbines with maximum generating capacity of between 429MW and 858MW, equivalent to that consumed each year by up to 330,000 average New Zealand households
  • Construction of more than 200km of internal site roads/tracks
  • Upgrading of approximately 80km of public roads between Alfredton and the site
  • Earthworks within the site comprising between 6.1 million and 8.2 million cubic metres of total cut
  • Earthworks associated with external road upgrades totalling approximately 510,000 cubic metres of cut to fill/waste
  • Stream works
  • Vegetation removal
  • Concrete batching plants construction and operation
  • Quarries construction and operation
  • Water abstraction
  • A construction programme of 3 – 7 years

Genesis Energy is seeking resource consents that enable a defined maximum size and number of turbines to be built within an identified Turbine Corridor, but with some flexibility as to the exact location of turbines and the models to be used.  Wind turbines will not total more than 286, and will be no more than 155m in height (as measured from the ground to the rotor tip). 

To view the full list of applications applied with Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Tararua District Council and Masterton District Council please click here.

Activity Address: The CHWF Site covers some 30,000ha and is located approximately 20 kms northeast of Masterton, 20 km east of Eketahuna and Pahiatua and 15 km west of the Wairarapa Coast north of Castlepoint.. The closest settlements are Tiraumea, Alfredton, Bideford, Tinui, Pongaroa, Makuri and Mauriceville.

Submission closing date: 4.45pm Monday 26 September 2011

The application and accompanying information may be viewed at the following locations:

Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council

  • Horizons Regional Council Offices, 11-15 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
  • Or online at www.horizons.govt.nz

Greater Wellington Regional Council

  • GWRC Wellington Offices, 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington
  • GWRC Masterton Offices, 34 Chapel Street, Masterton
  • Or online at www.gw.govt.nz

Tararua District Council

  • Eketahuna Service Centre/Library, 31 Main Street, Eketahuna
  • Pahiatua Service Centre, 103 Main Street, Pahiatua
  • Woodville Service Centre, 45 Vogel Street, Woodville
  • Dannevirke Service Centre (Head Office), 26 Gordon Street, Dannevirke
  • Or online at www.tararuadc.govt.nz

Masterton District Council

  • Masterton District Council Offices, 64 Chapel Street, Masterton
  • Masterton District Library, 54 Queen Street, Masterton
  • Or online at www.mstn.govt.nz

A copy of the application can also be found at www.genesisenergy.co.nz.  You can also request a CD-ROM of the application from Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council (phone (06) 952 2971).

The application and accompanying information may be viewed during the hours 8.15 am - 4.45 pm at the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council situated at 11-15 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North. To view a full copy or a summary of the consent application please click here.

Submissions

Submissions may be made in writing by any person or can be sent via email to consent.submissions@horizons.govt.nz and followed with a hardcopy. Submissions must be received by Horizons Regional Council no later than 4.45pm on the submission closing date (Monday 26 September 2011). A submission form is available and can be requested via the email address above.

The submission must include:

  1. Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission.
  2. Your name, postal address, telephone number and fax number (if applicable).
  3. Whether you support or oppose the applications.
  4. Whether you wish to be heard in respect of the submission.
  5. The reasons for making the submission and the decision you wish the consent authority to make.
  6. Be dated and signed by the person making the submission.
  7. A copy of every submission must be served on the applicant at the address below and to the Regional Council.

Address for service: Genesis Power Limited (Trading as Genesis Energy), C/- Paul F Majurey/T L Hovell, Atkins Holm Majurey Limited, PO Box 1585, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140.

Please contact Lucy Cooper, Perception Planning Ltd, on 06 306 6105 or by email to lucy@perceptionplanning.co.nz if you have any questions or would like to discuss this application further.

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