Ashburton District Council intends to prepare a reserve management plan covering all parks and reserves within the Ashburton District. The Reserves Act 1977 (RA) requires all reserve land included in the reserve management plan to be suitably classified in terms of the RA.

Following a detailed land status investigation, Ashburton District Council hereby notifies its intention to undertake the actions as outlined in Schedules 1-5 below pursuant to the Reserves Act 1977.

Any person wishing to object to or make a submission on any of the proposals may do so in writing and addressed, Attention: Ian Soper, Open Spaces Manager, Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740, no later than 5.00 pm on 1 June 2024. Alternatively, submissions or objections may be emailed to submissions@adc.govt.nz. Should any person wish to discuss any of the proposals, they can contact Ian Soper, Open Spaces Manager by email to submissions@adc.govt.nz.

Submitters should state if they wish to speak to their submission. Any submitter’s or objector’s information provided to the council will become subject to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1977 and may be released by the council under that Act. Any submitter or objector should state in their submission or objection if the whole or any part of the submission or objection is to be kept confidential.

Schedule One: Land to be declared reserve and classified

Declare pursuant to Section 14(2) of the RA, the council administered lands described below to be reserves within the meaning of the RA and for the purposes set out below:

Park Name	Legal Description	Survey Area (ha)	Proposed Classification
Ashburton Cemetery (open)	Lot 2 DP 357743	6.7947	Local purpose (cemetery) reserve
Ashton Beach	Part RS 33274	4.6538	Recreation Reserve
Awa Awa Rata Reserve	Res 4455 SO 7318	1.3809	Recreation Reserve
Awa Awa Rata Reserve	Res 4455 SO 7318	1.6283	Recreation Reserve
Ealing Hall	Lot 1 DP 5389	0.2845	Local purpose (hall) reserve
Lake Hood - Huntingdon Ave Playground Reserve	Lot 2 DP 496676	0.9394	Recreation Reserve
Lake Hood - Lake Hood Drive Reserves	LOT 304 DP 558090	0.9931	Recreation Reserve
Wakanui Beach	Pt RS 846	2.9668	Scenic Reserve 19(1)(b)

Schedule Two: Land to be surveyed, declared reserve and classified

Declare pursuant to Section 14(2) of the RA, and subject to survey, the council administered lands described below to be reserves within the meaning of the RA and classify them as Scenic Reserve 19(1)(b), subject to survey:

Park Name	Legal Description	Approximate Area (ha)
Ashton Beach	Part of Lot 9 DP 47346	0.6861
Ashton Beach	Part of RS 33496 SO 3924	1.0489
Wakanui Beach	Part of Pt RS 845	1.00945

Schedule Three: Land to be classified pursuant to Section 16(1) of the RA

Classify pursuant to Section 16(1) of the RA, the existing reserve described below as Recreation Reserve:

• Trevors Road Motorbike Park, RES 3540 BM 45, approximately 8.0937ha

Schedule Four: Land to be reclassified pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA

Reclassify pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, the existing purposes of the reserves described this Schedule to the purposes set out below. The reasons for each of the reclassifications proposed are included in the table below.

Park Name	Appellation	Survey Area (ha)	Proposed Classification	Reason
Parkland at 21 South Belt, Methven	Lot 1 DP 52983	0.0570	Local purpose (preschool) reserve	Reclassify from Recreation reserve to Local purpose to better align with primary purpose and current use as preschool.
Hinds Domain	Part RS 41165 SO 15098, defined as Section 1 SO Plan 480632	0.1680	Local purpose (fire station) reserve	Reclassify Section 1 SO Plan 480632 from Recreation reserve to Local purpose (fire station) reserve to better align with primary purpose and current use as fire station.

Schedule Five: Land to be reclassified pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, subject to survey

Reclassify pursuant to Section 24(1) of the RA, the existing purposes of the part of the reserves described below, subject to survey, to the purposes as set this Schedule. The reasons for each of the reclassifications proposed are included below.

Park Name	Appellation	Approximate area (ha)	Proposed Classification	Reason
Alford Forest Domain	Part of Res 5049 SO 9640	0.1208	Local purpose (fire station) reserve	Reclassify part of the land parcels, subject to survey, from Recreation reserve to Local purpose (fire station) reserve, to better align with primary purpose and current use as fire station. The remainder of land parcels to be retained as Recreation reserve.
	Part ofRS 40013 SO 9640	0.0037
Pendarves Domain	Part Res 4729 SO 8734	0.0230	Local purpose (fire station) reserve

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