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Item 4: Street and
Right of Way naming - Stag Ridge subdivision
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Hearings Panel - Other
21 April 2021
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REPORT R23743
Street
and Right of Way naming - Stag Ridge subdivision
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To
approve or decline an application for the name of “Wansford Place”
for the road shown as Road B on the attached scheme plan (Attachment 1).
1.2 To
accept or decline an application for the naming of private rights of ways
joining Sunningdale Drive shown as “ROW D” (Charters Lane) and
joining Road B shown as “ROW F” (Upton Lane) on the attached plan
(Attachment 1).
2. Recommendation
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That the Hearings Panel - Other
1. Receives
the report Street and Right of Way naming - Stag Ridge subdivision (R23743) and its attachment (A2595761); and
2. Approves the name “Wansford
Place” for the road shown as Road B on Attachment 1 of report R23743
(A2595761); and
3. Accepts the name “Charters
Lane” for the right of way identified as ROW D on Attachment 1 of
report R23743 (A2595761); and
4. Accepts the name “Upton
Lane” for the right of way identified as ROW F on Attachment 1 of
report R23743 (A2595761).
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3. Background
3.1 Solitaire
Investments Ltd are undertaking a 64 lot staged subdivision in the Ngawhatu
Valley. Right of way C on the attached scheme plan has been named
“Mansfield Way”, this was accepted by the Hearing Panel on 19
February 2020. Right of way E on the attached plan only has two users and does
not need to be named, the properties using this access will have Sunningdale
Drive addresses.
3.2 The
proposed names of Wansford Place, Charters Lane and Upton Lane continue with
the English countryside theme of the area and reflect the exotic English trees
that were established in the area in the 1950’s. The existing
surrounding street names include Sunningdale Drive, Bridgewater Lane, Woodford
Lane and Greenfield Lane.
3.3 Council
has the authority to name roads, pursuant to Section 319(j) of the Local
Government Act 1974. The Council has no authority to name private roads
or ways, other than to accept a name for inclusion in Council records.
3.4 Road
Naming Guidelines.
Each proposed road name is
assessed according to the criteria in the Road Naming Guidelines, as follows:
a) The
name should not be the same as, or similar to, any other street in the Nelson
and Tasman Regions.
b) Where
appropriate, due regard should be given to historical associations within the
City.
c) Where
possible, the name should be consistent with other names in the area, or
consistent with a theme in the area/subdivision.
d) The name
should not be likely to give offence.
e) The
name should not be commercially based.
f) The
length of the name should be appropriate to the length of the street (i.e.
short names for short streets - for mapping purposes).
g) The name
should not be likely to cause semantic difficulties, i.e. spelling,
pronunciation, or general understanding.
h) As a
general rule, the proposed name should not be that of a living person, except
in exceptional circumstances.
4. Evaluation
4.1 There
are no similar road names in the Nelson City Council or Tasman District Council
areas that are likely to cause confusion with these names.
4.2 The
proposed names do not conflict with any other criteria of the Road Naming
Guidelines.
Alternative
names
4.3 The
applicant has provided alternative names as follows:
Road B – Wyndale Place or
Broadlands Place
Right of way D – Broomhall
Lane
Right of way F – Wyndale
Lane or Bedford Lane
4.4 “Wyndale”
is similar to “Windle Road” in Takaka and would not be recommended
to be approved or accepted. “Broadlands” does not conflict with
existing names but there are Broadgreen, Broadfield, Broadsea and Broadview names
in the region. The alternative names are not recommended for Road B.
4.5 “Broomhall”
does not conflict with existing names or other road naming criteria and could
be accepted for right of way D.
4.6 “Bedford”
is similar to “Bedfont” Street in the new Richmond West development
and there’s also a Bedstead Gully. The alternative names are not
recommended for right of way F.
5. Options
5.1 The
Hearings Panel has three options:
5.1.1 To
approve or accept the names of “Wansford Place”, “Charters
Lane” and “Upton Lane”; or
5.1.2 To
approve or accept alternative names from the options provided; or
5.1.3 To
decline or decline to accept the proposed names and to ask the applicant to
submit alternative names.
5.2 Council
officers recommend approving “Wansford Place” and to accept
“Charters Lane” and “Upton Lane”.
Author: Mandy
Bishop, Manager Consents and Compliance
Attachments
Attachment 1: A2595761
Stag Ridge subdivision scheme plan ⇩
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Important considerations for decision making
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1. Fit
with Purpose of Local Government
The Council has the authority to name roads,
pursuant to s 319(j) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Council does not
have the authority to name private rights of way, but may accept and record
the name in Council systems and records.
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2. Consistency
with Community Outcomes and Council Policy
The decision in this report supports the community
outcome that our Council provides leadership and fosters partnerships, a
regional perspective and community engagement.
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3. Risk
This is a low risk decision as checks have been
carried out to ensure that the proposed road names will not cause confusion
to the public or to emergency services, if there are existing similar names.
The name will not cause offence.
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4. Financial
impact
No additional resources are required.
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5. Degree
of significance and level of engagement
This matter is of low significance because there is
no impact on any private person (no building on these lots has commenced). No
consultation is required.
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6. Climate
Impact
Not applicable for the naming of roads in an
existing subdivision.
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7. Inclusion
of Māori in the decision making process
No engagement with Māori has been undertaken in
preparing this report.
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· Delegations
The Hearings Panel has the
following delegations to consider
Areas of responsibility:
· Matters
relating to naming features within the city
Powers to decide:
· The
power to name all features within the city requiring naming including
roads, streets, service lanes, plazas, parking areas, parks, reserves,
gardens and all public facilities or infrastructure, aside from those
impacted by the Naming Rights and Sponsorship Policy for Community Services
Facilities (5.19.3)
· The
power to provide advice to applicants on appropriate names for private roads,
rights of way or other legal forms of private access to property (5.19.3)
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