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- Comments
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- Decision
Project summary
Establish a new overburden disposal area adjacent to the existing quarry to enable the extraction of approximately 20 million cubic metres of aggregate, including land exchange with the Department of Conservation, earthworks, and establishing new access roads.
Project location
541 Hebden Crescent, Belmont, Lower Hutt.
Project listing application
Belmont Quarry Development application – Ministry for the Environment website
Completeness assessment
The substantive application by Winstone Aggregates was assessed for completeness under section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
The EPA requested further information from the applicant on 2 September 2026 under section 46 (2a). Accordingly, the statutory timeframe specified in section 46 (1) was suspended until the requested information was provided or until 20 working days had passed. Further information on the request can be found on the reports and advice page.
The applicant provided the requested information on 25 September 2026, so the EPA resumed assessing the application for completeness under section 46 (2). The further information provided can be found on the substantive application page.
The substantive application by Winstone Aggregates was deemed complete on 1 October 2026. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 19 August 2026.
Decision on completeness and scope – Belmont Quarry Development (PDF, 83 KB)
Memorandum on completeness and scope (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Completeness responses received
Department of Conservation (PDF, 236 KB)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (PDF, 379 KB)
Greater Wellington Regional Council (PDF, 159 KB)
Hutt City Council (PDF, 167 KB)
Competing applications decision
The substantive application by Winstone Aggregates was deemed not to have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 15 October 2026. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Record of decision on competing applications – Belmont Quarry Development
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Substantive application
The substantive application documents for the Belmont Quarry Development project. -
Land exchange application
The land exchange application documents, comments received and Director-General of Conservation report. -
Reports and advice
Read reports, advice and further information sought in relation to the Belmont Quarry Development project. -
Correspondence
Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Belmont Quarry Development project.