Some good news in the RMA space – in amongst all the changes announced by central government last week, a bill was passed that automatically extends all existing and expired resource consents until 31 December 2027! This is particularly good news for all of you who have expired/expiring water permits affected by the TANK Plan Change. You water use will still need to comply with the conditions of the expired/expiring consent, but you now have more certainty about the volume of water that you will have for the next 2 years. You don’t need to do anything to qualify for this extension -it happens automatically. Over the next month or so you will receive some correspondence from the regional council confirming the new expiry date as being 31 December 2027. It is still really important to ensure that all water used is accurately recorded by a water meter and/or telemetry, so please make sure your equipment is operating correctly.
Just a couple of other things to note – if your consent expires next May (31 May 2026) and you hadn’t quite got around to lodging your replacement application, you don’t need to do that now. And, if for some reason you do want to have your water permit (or any other consent application for that matter) processed through the council can still do that – just get in touch with them and ask them to carry on.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Charlotte Drury on 027 3225595, or via email to Charlotte.Drury@hortnz.co.nz. Otherwise, I hope everyone has a merry and safe Christmas!
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Charlotte Drury on 0273225595 or Charlotte.Drury@hortnz.co.nz
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