Brook Reserve

Council has previously consulted on and adopted in principle the Brook Recreation Reserve Management Plan (draft RMP).

As a result of the draft RMP process the Council has completed other statutory processes under the Reserves Act 1977 (RA) and the Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 74) to achieve the integrated and appropriate management of the area under the RA as a Local Purpose Reserve, consistent with the vision and intended uses set out in the draft RMP. 

The vision for the reserve set out in the draft RMP is: “The Brook Recreation Reserve serves as a centre for environmental education and conservation and as a destination for camping and outdoor recreation, including “appropriately scaled” and complementary commercial recreational and tourism development.”

Council now proposes to change the specific local purpose of the Local Purpose Reserve (shaded green on the map), from ‘recreation’ to ‘outdoor leisure, camping, conservation and education’ to better provide for the appropriate management of the area consistent with this vision and the intended uses set out in the draft RMP.
It will remain a Local Purpose Reserve. Only the specific local purpose is proposed to change.

In addition, Council proposes to declare land that has been subject to a road stopping process (shaded purple on the map), to also be Local Purpose Reserve with the specific local purpose ‘outdoor leisure, camping, conservation and education’, so as to amalgamate it into the adjoining reserve.

Both of these changes were publicly notified on 8 September 2018 and the consultation period will run until Friday 12 October. The submissions hearing is set for the 1 November 2018 and deliberations are scheduled for Thursday 27 November 2018. 

If you would like to make a submission or objection, or find out more information on the above please visit nelson.govt.nz/consultations.