Advice Note: Plantation Forestry
The National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) replace Rule 13-3 of the One Plan for plantation forestry activities. Please refer to the definition of “plantation forestry and plantation forest” in the NES-PF to check whether the NES-PF applies. Non-plantation forestry activities continue to be regulated under Rule 13-3 of the One Plan.
Advice Note: NES-PF protections for outstanding freshwater bodies, outstanding natural features and landscapes, significant natural areas, and Water Conservation Orders.
The NES-PF provides for protections for outstanding freshwater bodies, outstanding natural features and landscapes, significant natural areas, and water conservation orders [sections 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 29, 43, 46, 68, 74, 78, 79, 81, 104, and Schedule 3]. Schedules or parts of schedules in the One Plan that meet the protections definitions and apply when assessing an activity under the NES-PF are:
Schedule B Surface Water^ Management Values
Schedule F Indigenous Biological Diversity - Whole schedule (Pages F1-F16)
Schedule G Regionally Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes - Whole schedule (Pages G1-G4) [Outstanding natural features or landscapes described in Schedule G will generally be mapped in the relevant District Plan.]
[See Ministry for the Environment website]
Resource consent^ applications under this rule^ will not be notified and written approval of affected persons will not be required (notice of applications need not be served^ on affected persons). Advice Note: Examples of alternative methods to avoid, remedy or mitigate sediment run-off can be found in:
This rule does not apply to activities described in paragraphs (a) to (f) where they are carried out for the purposes of protecting or enhancing the habitat, including the control of pest animals and pest plants.