Cobham Drive Substation

Hamilton City Council has received a Notice of a Requirement from WEL Networks Limited for the establishment and operation of an 'electricity substation' (Cobham Drive Substation).  The site is located at the intersection of Cobham Drive and Anglesea Street, Hamilton.

The Notice of Requirement

The Notice of Requirement is for the establishment, construction, operation, maintenance, replacement, repair, upgrading or, and entrance to and exit from a substation, and parts of, and works for, or relating to, electricity transformation and distribution. The detail of the proposal are provided in Annexure 4 'Description of the Project' of the report 'Cobham Drive Substation Designation - Notice of Requirement'.

The site that the proposal relates to is an irregular shaped lot 523m2 in size at the intersection of Cobham Drive and Anglesea Street. The site is zoned Residential - High Density Area in the Hamilton City Proposed District Plan and is currently occupied by a WEL Networks Switching Station.

A full copy of the 'Cobham Drive Substation Designation - Notice of Requirement' is available below:

• Table of Contents and Form 18
• Annexure 1 - Approval of WEL Networks as a Requiring Authority
• Annexure 2 - Consideration of alternative sites and methods
• Annexure 3 - Property and planning details
• Annexure 4 - Description of the project
• Annexure 5 - Statutory and planning framework
• Annexure 6 - Consideration of environmental effects
• Annexure 7 - Statutory and planning assessment
• Annexure 8 - Conclusions
• Appendix 1 - Site layout and conceptual drawings
• Appendix 2 - 6 - Designation conditions, Certificate of title, WEL oil procedures, NFPA hazard ratings, Electric and magnetic fields and your health
• Appendix 7 - 10 - Electric and magnetic fields - frequently asked questions, Detailed assessment of relevant plan rules, Detailed assessment of relevant objectives and policies, Landscape architect assessment of the proposal
• Appendix 11 - Landscaping and planting plan
• Appendix 12 - Consultation report and consultation register
• Section 92 - Further Information Requested

Current Status

On the 12th of February 2010 WEL Networks Limited accepted Council's recommendation in full to confirm the Notice of Requirement to designate land for the Cobham Drive Electricity substation. 

The decision and conditions are attached below:

• Decision
• Conditions

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Level 2, Council Offices
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Hamilton City Council
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Hamilton 3240
Phone: 838 6810
Fax: 838 6464

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