The Council intends to seek a resource consent for a green waste processing facility on Council-owned land adjacent to the Whakatāne township’s existing wastewater oxidation ponds.
As part of the consultation process with stakeholders, copies of the draft Resource Consent Application and draft Operational Management Plan for the site are available below. Paper copies are also available on request.
- Draft Resource Consent Application (includes draft Operational Management Plan) - (PDF, 4.83 MB)
- Draft Operational Management Plan - (PDF, 485 KB)
We intend to meet with any interested parties on Tuesday, 10 June at the Whakatāne Baptist Church, Keepa Road, at 5:30 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to gauge community feedback, with a view to amending the resource consent application as required before it is lodged at the end of June.
Written feedback can also be submitted up to Tuesday, 17 June to Nigel Clarke, Manager Solid Waste - nigel.clarke@whakatane.govt.nz.