Regulatory transition

Planning Permit Amendment

The amendment process is presented as part of the documentary record concerning the transition from planning permit conditions to the EPA regulatory framework.

Regulatory transition

Planning Permit Amendment and Conditions 23–27

Annex E records the documentary and administrative chronology relating to the amendment of Planning Permit PL-SP/05/0461-2 and the associated transition of operational wind turbine noise governance to the Environment Protection Regulations 2021 framework.

23

Operational noise limits

Condition 23 formed the central operational noise limit condition linked to NZS 6808.

24

NCTP

Condition 24 required the Noise Compliance Testing Plan before development.

25

Compliance testing

Condition 25 connected the NCTP, auditor review and compliance reporting framework.

26

Complaint evaluation

Condition 26 addressed complaint evaluation and response procedures.

27

Noise complaint plan

Condition 27 required a Noise Complaint Investigation and Response Plan.

E

Annex E

Annex E records the amendment and regulatory transition chronology.

Why this is significant

The amendment is read against the existing record

The significance of the amendment process is that it concerns the very conditions and endorsed NCTP framework that are central to the Trustee's administrative record. The repository therefore presents the amendment as part of the regulatory transition record, not as a standalone planning event.

Record componentConnection to amendment
Planning PermitConditions 23–27 established the operational noise governance structure.
NCTPEndorsed methodology connected to Conditions 24 and 25.
SRAM / AnnexesRecord the documentary chronology and cross-agency reliance issues.
Annex ERecords amendment, transition and associated administrative chronology.