Notice is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council proposes to take under the Public Works Act 1981 the land described in the Schedule to this notice (“Land”).

The Land is required for road.

The reasons why Ashburton District Council considers it reasonably necessary to take the Land are:

1. to complete the legal vesting as road of a portion of David Street that has been formed and used as road for a significant period of time;
2. to provide access to adjoining land;
3. the owners are deceased and no information on successors to the owners could be located despite advertisements published in four national newspapers and Lawtalk; and
4. to ensure proper future administration and management of the Land.

The owners of the Land and their successors and those persons with a registered interest in the Land have been served with notice of Ashburton District Council’s intention to take the Land by publication and notified of their right to object.

Any other person having the right to object may send a written objection to the Registrar, Environment Court, Justice & Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8011, or PO Box 2069, Christchurch 8013 or DX WX11113, Christchurch, within 20 working days after the date of publication of this notice.

If any objection is made in accordance with this notice, a public hearing will be held with the right of the objector to appear and be heard personally unless the objector otherwise requires and each objector will be informed of the time and place of the hearing.

Any person requiring further information in respect of this advice should contact Chris Jones, The Property Group Limited, Level 2, 169 Madras Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011. Postal Address: PO Box 7240, Sydenham, Christchurch. Telephone: (03) 363 5902.

Canterbury Land District—Ashburton District

Schedule

This Land is located adjacent to David Street and Hinds Domain, Hinds.

Dated at Ashburton this 23rd day of September 2021.

HAMISH RIACH, Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council.