Proposed resource consent for Williamson Park, Whangamata
Have your say on proposed resource consent for Williamson Park, Whangamata
We value your
input on how we are looking to secure a resource consent for
a period of 15 years to protect the existing traditional
events held at Williamson Park to ensure that they can
continue to run in the future. We would also like to
provide for some additional community and commercial events
at Williamson Park and include these into the resource
consent application.
The rules relating to festivals and
events in our Proposed District Plan have recently been
amended. The rules now require that any event where 500 or
more people gather for a festival or an event will require a
resource consent.
In regard to Williamson Park, this new
rule will apply to existing events such as the Summer
Festival (both daytime and night events), the Beach Hop
events, the Brits at the Beach events and occasional markets
that occur from time to time.
There is a risk that unless
consent is obtained that these events may not be able to be
held in the future.
The consent application
will possibly include a proposed 30 events a year, 20 of
those during the day and 10 at night, of which up to 6 may
be permitted to apply for a special liquor
licence.
Already with the Whangamata Summer Festival and
Brits at the Beach, 13 day events and 5 night events are
taking place at Williamson Park, and will be included in the
new consent. This allows for 7 new daytime events and 5 new
night time events to also take place.
The liquor and/or
ticketed event will be temporarily established on Williamson
Park (generally) as per the site plan above. All other
events will be open to the public with minor temporary
structures.
The Board has taken into consideration the
history of Williamson Park and the gifting of it to the
community back in the 1920s for recreation purposes. The
consent process has no relation to this.
This
consultation phase provides a further opportunity to provide
feedback from your community perspective.
We're taking
feedback on the proposed resource consent application from
today, Friday 23 June until Friday
7 July.
In addition, the draft proposed
application and supporting information can be viewed online
and at the Whangamata Area office from Monday 26
June.
For more information and to download the feedback
form see www.tcdc.govt.nz/williamsonparkrc
or get a hard copy at the Whangamata Area Office, 620 Port
Road.