This application is to authorise an existing house within the Sound Foreshore Reserve (SFR), which was previously authorised under consent NM-30609-SFR.

It also includes a previously unauthorised outhouse and associated piping connected to the house. The applicant has applied for a period of 30 years.

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application.

Applicant

Applicants: S.B. Gooder and S.R. Harris
Application Number: 117109-OTH
Concession Applied for: Lease
Location of Proposed Activity: SFR, Part Lot 10, DP 1125, Block II, Arapawa SD. 

Summary of Proposal: To authorise an existing house (including a previously unauthorised outhouse and associated piping connected to the house) within the SFR which was previously authorised under consent NM-30564-SFR, for a period of 30 years.

How to make a submission

Any person or organisation can make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.

Submissions closed on 19 September 2025 at 11:59 pm.

Decision

This application has been approved on 12 January 2026. 

Contact

If you have any questions about the application or the submission process, contact us via email: cdubieniec@doc.govt.nz