Environmental Impact Assessment re rezoning Point England Reserve to mixed urban
B Evans made this Official Information request to Minister for the Environment
The request was refused by Minister for the Environment.
From: B Evans
Dear Minister for the Environment,
What independent environmental impact assessment was made prior to deciding to rezone part of Point England Reserve’s open space, bird sanctuary and sports fields Residential Mixed Urban? If done, please provide copy. Any assessment? Please provide copy. If no assessment done, why not?
Yours faithfully,
B Evans
From: N Smith
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From: Joe Harbridge
Dear B Evans,
Thank you for your request to Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for the
Environment, below. Your request has been placed before the Minister for
his consideration. Your request was received in this office on 18 March
2017 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official
Information Act.
Please note that the Minister will be responding in his capacity as
Minister for Building and Construction, as this is the portfolio that has
responsibility for the Point England Development Enabling Bill.
Kind regards,
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From: Joe Harbridge
Dear B Evans,
Please find attached a response from Hon Dr Nick Smith to your request
below, and to the request transferred to the Minister from the Minister of
Conservation.
Kind regards,
Joe
Joe Harbridge |Private Secretary – Building and Construction | Office of
the Hon Dr Nick Smith
Minister for Building and Construction | Office 5.3L, Executive Wing,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington
From: Joe Harbridge
Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2017 9:32 a.m.
To: '[FOI #5579 email]'
<[FOI #5579 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Environmental Impact
Assessment re rezoning Point England Reserve to mixed urban
Dear B Evans,
Thank you for your request to Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for the
Environment, below. Your request has been placed before the Minister for
his consideration. Your request was received in this office on 18 March
2017 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official
Information Act.
Please note that the Minister will be responding in his capacity as
Minister for Building and Construction, as this is the portfolio that has
responsibility for the Point England Development Enabling Bill.
Kind regards,
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From: B Evans
Dear Hon. Nick Smith
In your 21 June 2017 response to my OIA request, you state that “the appropriate time to carry out an AEE is at the detailed design stage of the development, and as this has not yet occurred, this document cannot be provided”. This is simply not true.
My question was regarding AEE for revoking reserve status and rezoning Point England Reserve. If a private plan change was proposing this, an AEE would be required for this regardless of any detailed design for development.
Any future resource consents for subdivision into lots, earthworks etc will only consider effects for these specific activities and in the context of being zoned mixed urban residential and its associated permitted activities.
Auckland Council will not be able to consider the bigger picture issues of reducing public open space and the suitability of the site for high density housing.
So, I ask you again, what assessment has taken place regarding this plan change (via legislation)? Or are the people of Auckland expected to merely accept that you know best without any evidence?
Yours sincerely,
B Evans
From: Joe Harbridge
Dear B Evans,
On behalf of Hon Dr Nick Smith, the Minister was advising that the "AEE" document you were seeking does not exist, and was therefore refusing your request under section 18 (e) of the Official Information Act.
Parliament enacted the Point England Development Enabling Act following a select committee process that included public submissions and advice from Ministry officials. You can find more information regarding the process, including a copy of the Departmental Report, on Parliament's website.
Kind regards,
Joe
Joe Harbridge |Private Secretary – Building and Construction | Office of the Hon Dr Nick Smith
Minister for Building and Construction | Office 5.3L, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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