Selwyn_Times: July 06, 2022

Selwyn Times Wednesday July 6 2022
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Relocation not an option for nursery
• From page 1
The nurseries are among
about 10 neighbouring property
owners who supported each
other in their individual
submissions against PC68.
The group employed an urban
planner to be an expert witness
at the hearing.
Group
founder Greg
Tod, owner
of Parva
Plants, said
he and fellow
members
were gutted
and angry
Greg Tod
following
the commissioner’s
recommendation, and could not
understand the decision considering
their very real concerns.
“They didn’t listen to the
people that it affects the most,”
Tod said.
Among Parva Plants’ concerns
was that its Trents Rd frontage
would become a busy intersection,
as the spine road through
the subdivision to Hamptons Rd
would begin there. This would
create disruption for customers,
staff and delivery drivers trying
to access the nursery.
“Having that intersection is
going to cause a real traffic hazard,”
Tod said.
David Somerfield of Trents
Nursery said in his submission
that the long-standing horticultural
business employed locals,
and annually generated revenue
of about $2 million per hectare
while contributing about $3
million to the local economy
through wages and buying products
and services.
Among his main concerns
was that their new residential
neighbours would complain
about the noise of fans and
heaters and the potential for
agricultural spray drift from the
business.
He and his wife Julie now
held concerns for the business’s
longer-term future. Relocation
was not feasible due to the high
cost of re-establishment.
Adam Pollard of Morgan and
Pollard Landscapes Ltd was also
concerned about the potential
for their future neighbours to
complain about their activities,
making it impossible in the long
run for the business to stay there.
The business, which
employed 62 permanent staff
and 10 seasonal staff, operated
earthmoving and other
equipment, potentially creating
noise and dust. Additionally,
it burned hedge and tree
trimmings.
Tod said he had a “glimmer of
hope” that district councillors
PLANS: The nurseries are opposed to the proposed PC68 development, pictured in pink.
would see common sense and
not adopt the commissioner’s
recommendation.
District councillors are to
consider the recommendation at
one of their upcoming meetings.
Tod said previous expansion
expectations for Prebbleton
had been on the other side of
Springs Rd, so he hoped district
councillors would decline the
plan change, and not follow the
path they had taken for another
controversial plan change
application, that of PC69 for 1710
new homes at Lincoln.
The PC69 application was
approved by the district council
and is now subject to appeal,
with appeals closing August 4.
Tod said he and fellow submitters
may appeal the PC68 decision
if it was approved.
Meanwhile, the district council’s
decision to approve PC72,
made in April, has been appealed
by a neighbour of the proposed
development, G M and J Drinnan.
The Drinnans have concerns
about stormwater drainage and
want some of their property to
be included in the rezoned area.
The PC72 rezoning application
was from Trices Road Rezoning
Group, made up of the existing
landowners of 28.7ha on
the southern boundary of
Prebbleton.
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