WEL Wind Park (2007-2008)

Hearings Commissioner

Location: Wharauroa Plateau, Waikato

Client: Waikato District Council

WEL Networks Limited (WEL) applied for land use consent to establish and operate a 28 turbine wind farm on the Wharauroa Plateau, near Te Uku. John Hudson was engaged as a hearings commissioner for the four week hearing. Consent was granted, appealed, but is being settled by consent order.

Design

Master Planning

Landscape and Visual Assessment       

1. -Coastal
   

2. -Rural
   

3. -Urban
   

4. -Infrastructure
   

5. -Wind Farm
   

Planning and Resource Management

Revegetation