Critical Electricity Infrastructure

Provisions were drafted in the Proposed District Plan (PDP) to protect the district’s 100kv and 33kv powerlines from inappropriate development, these are located in the Infrastructure and Subdivision chapters. Unfortunately, due to a GIS mapping omission, the maps identifying the location of the Critical Electricity Lines Overlay were not correctly included in the PDP when it was notified in July 2022.

While the timeframe to make a primary submission has closed (October 2022), you still have an opportunity to make a further submission in support of or in opposition to a primary submission that the council has received. Top Energy made a primary submission requesting changes to the Critical Electricity Lines Overlay mapping. Making a submission means you can request to participate in hearings and also allows you to appeal council decisions.