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A resource consent application to build a jetty on Omaha River is still on hold while Auckland Council awaits further information from the applicant, a council spokesperson says.
Additionally, no decision has been made yet on whether the application will be publicly notified.
If approved, a 20.2-metre-long timber jetty connected to a 10-metre-long gangway and a floating pontoon will be built on a narrow branch of the Omaha River (MM Dec 19, 24).
Because of the proposed jetty’s size in relation to where it’s being built, the application is causing concern among residents in the area, in particular the Whangateau HarbourCare Group (WHCG), which says the application should be notified.
WHCG are worried it will negatively impact the Coastal Marine Area (CMA), as well as people who use that part of the river recreationally such as kayakers and paddle boarders.
However, specialist planning consultancy Barker & Associates Limited (B&A) says in its Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report that the proposal to construct a jetty … with associated works “satisfies all matters the consent authority is required to assess, and that it can be granted on a non-notified basis”.
