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Applying for lighting




As part of your application you will need to consider and include details of:
  • Support from your regional or national body/organisation.
  • Club membership numbers and growth over the last 5 years.
  • Your 5 year strategic plan and 5 year membership trends and forecasts. 
  • Financial records for the last 3-5years (audited).
  • How the development will be funded.
  • Number of attendees or members.
  • Cultural effects on Tangata Whenua from your activity.
  • Indication of who will own the lights and be responsible for all aspects of operation.
  • An outline of why the club needs this sports lighting.
  • What the lights are going to be used for (e.g. training or competition).
     
  • Scaled site plan and site structure detail including :
    • Elevations
    • Plans of the proposed buildings and site structure including floor lay out
    • Planned services e.g. power and fibre
    • Conduit power cable plan
    • Indication of distances from – boundaries, building
    • Indicated total amount of new area that will be covered/sealed (m2)
    • Separation distances from Parks trees
    • Appearance of the proposed structure
    • Indication of any planning and building advice received or sought from Council.
  • Formal engineers lighting drawings must include:
    • Scaled map (or aerial) showing sports field/court associated buildings and surrounding residential homes/road boundaries.
    • Number of light poles.
    • Position of light poles.
    • Total height of light poles including luminaires.
    • Distance to boundaries.
    • Direction of lights.
    • Lux level contours to the residential/road boundaries or to where lux contours equal '0'. 
    • Final electrical cable plan.

Applying for an easement







Applying for a commercial licence
As part of your application you will need to consider and include details of:
  • Business plan.
  • Health and safety plan.
  • Scaled site plan.
  • Vehicle access and parking.
  • Separation distances from parks trees and any other services.
  •  Indication of any planning and building advice received or sought from Council including effects on parking requirements under the district plan.
  • Cultural effects on Tangata Whenua from your activity.
  • Permanent building or structure requirements (note: not all these may be applicable to your application):
    • Elevations of proposed building
    • Site structure detail including elevations
    • Plans of the proposed buildings including floor lay out
    • Planned services e.g. sewage, water, power and fibre
    • Indication of distances from – boundaries, drains, waterways, stormwater, building
  • Indicated total amount of new area that will be covered/sealed (m2)
  • Fencing - areas to be fenced
  • All other areas to decking and pathways
  • External lighting
  • Storage requirements if not part of building
  • Storage facilities separate from main building
  • Appearance of the proposed building or structure
  • Photographs of building if to be relocated
  • Letter of support from your regional or national body/organisation
  •  A copy of your 5 year strategic plan
  •  5 year membership numbers
  • Sport or activity future trends and forecast
  • How the development will be funded
  • Financial records for the last 3-5years (audited)
  • Current number of attendees or members