The Skyline Helipad application. This issue will still be of concern to Arthurs Point residents.
Ben Lomond Reserve, Bobs Peak.
Land use consent has been sort to operate a helicopter landing area from an illegal yet existing helipad adjacent to the Skyline gondola and restaurant biulding at Bobs Peak.
APPS Inc has concerns regarding this consent application. Please read our submission APPS inc submission skyline helipad. pdf
The full commissioners decision can be read here RM100777 Commissioners Decision - QLDC.pdf 9MB
Planning History Arthurs Point Helipad
APPS Application for costs were filed with the Envirnmental court on Sept. 1st.APPS Application for Costs.pdf
2010 August 14th. FINAL Decision APPS v QLDC Arthurs Point.
Judge Jackson rejected TTL's application to withdraw consent and allowed the Arthurs Point Protection Society's appeal. Costs are reserved. The APPS are applying for costs on 1st September 2010. The APPS has now sucessfully struck out both appeals relating to the Arthurs Point helipad. TTL have stated they may make a new application.
2010 July: Env. Court Decision 2010 NZEnvC 229
Judge Jackson has awarded APPS and Mr Walters 50% of costs for this later appeal by Totally Tourism to make 23 flight movements (46 flights) per day.
2010 May: Env. Court Decision 2010 165. Totally Tourism Late Appeal Procedural Decision.
Totally Tourism filed an appeal 14 months late to increase number of flights to maximum of 23 per day (46 flight movements). Appeal Declined.
2009 December Environment Court Mediation APPS and Totally Tourism.
The parties views were too diverse to reach agreement. This information is confidential.
2009 July Env Court Procedural Decision C/51 2009.
This Environment Court decision allowed the APPS to succeed the 21 individual appellants. QLDC and Totally Tourism opposed the Arthurs Point Protection Society succeeding the 21 individual appellants.
2009 January: Notice of Appeal. 21 Arthurs Point residents file individual appeals.
Appealed QLDC Decision RM 080434 to Environment Court, now known as APPS v QLDC (applicant Totally Tourism) ENV 2009 CHC 003.
2008 November: QLDC Commission Decision Totally Toursim RM 080434
Decision approved any passenger type, existing consent limited to rafting clients. This increased the scope of operations.
2008 June: Totally Tourism Application QLDC RM 080434.
For new consent not limiting passenger type.
2007: Totally Tourism Application to QLDC RM 070941 for Variation
Seeking variation of existing consent passenger type be not limited to rafting. Application declined by QLDC Commissioner Jane Taylor. Totally Tourism did not appeal, instead they made a new application in 2008.
2007 ENV CHC 000053 Judge Dwyer Declarations. Decision No W77/2007
Limited helipad operations to rafting passengers only.
2006 ENV CHC 402 Judge Jackson. Clive Manners-Wood v QLDC
Decision on application to strike out for application for enforcement order.
1998: Judge Sheppard Consent Order A55 93.
This is the current Consent Order (Decision) flowing from 1993 Court Decision.
This limited flights for only rafting clients.
1993: Judge Sheppard A55 / 93 Danes v QLDC Environment Court.
Existing consent decision in favour of Danes Rafting Helipad, now Totally Tourism Helipad. Noise consultant Mr Hegley stated to the Court that the Helicopter Standard 24 hour averaging of noise gave better protection than the District Plan L10 measurement over 10-15 minutes. This was the basis for the original consent. Now in 2010, we know that a helicopter breaks the District Plan (50dBa L10) standard even while idling - refer the evidence of Russell Malthus for APPS Inc in left column herein. Further, the noise tests presented to the Court by Mr Hegley were not from the Arthurs Point helipad.
1992: Danes Rafting Application to QLDC & evidence to RMA 250/92.
QLDC declined this application. Applicant Danes Rafting successfully appealed to Environment Court, see above.