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Appendix 1: Assessment Checklist

To help identify the level of assessment required for any proposed discharge to air, a simple checklist has been provided below. This should be used by the applicant and the council as a prompt for discussion at the pre-application meeting about the appropriate level of assessment. The consenting authority should be able to help complete any outstanding aspects, such as the consenting requirements and background monitoring data.

Checklist: Preparation for a pre-application meeting

1 Details

1.a Site:

1.b Source:

1.c Process description:

1.d Site description:

2 Scale of development

2.a Raw material input:

2.b Product output: T/day, MW, etc

2.c Typical scale for sector: Range:

3 Pollution prevention measures to be adopted

X Clean technologies

X Abatement measures

X Offsets

X Stacks

X Buffer zones

X Other

3.a Provide outline of measures to be adopted:

3.b Identify other measures considered and rejected:

4 Air emission complaints/non-compliances

Known complaints/non-compliance related to proposed activities: Yes / No

4.a If Yes provide details.

5 Pollutants to be released

X SO2 kg/hr

X NO2 kg/hr

X TSP/dust kg/hr

X Odour kg/hr

X PM10 kg/hr

X Other (eg, VOC) kg/hr

6 Airshed

Are processes being undertaken within an airshed gazetted for the purposes of the national environmental standards? Yes / No

6.a If Yes supply details of consenting provisions.

7 Existing air quality

Are representative air quality data available for the area affected by the proposal?

Yes / No

7.a If Yes provide levels relative to the relevant air quality criteria.

8 Physical geography

8.a Describe the physical geography of the receiving environment (use map if required). Identify the scale and proximity of geographic features (hills, coast, etc).

8.b Outline meteorological characteristics (eg, wind direction, speed, etc).

9 Land use and consent type

9.a Land use of the receiving environment (identify sensitive areas; eg, schools, hospitals).

9.b Land-use zoning of the development site (see district plan).

9.c Resource consent activity type (permitted, discretionary, etc; see regional plan).

10 Affected parties

10.a Have you consulted the neighbours and other potentially affected parties?

10.b Written approval supplied by potentially affected parties?

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