Project Overview

N & J Wood Ltd successfully obtained resource consents for a managed fill facility in Bombay, South Auckland in May 2025. The facility will have capacity for approximately 690,000 m³ of fill material over a 12-year period and is understood to be one of the first managed fill facilities to be consented under the amended Freshwater Regulations. Managed fill projects are inherently challenging to consent and often attract high public interest because of potential traffic, dust, noise, and wetland loss issues.

Technical Solutions

WWLA provided technical contamination, hydrology, planning, and project management services to support the consenting of this project. In the three-day Council hearing heard by a panel of three Independent Commissioners, the WWLA team, alongside a suite of other specialists—including noise, ecological, traffic, and landscape and visual experts—presented extensive evidence covering all aspects of the proposal.

Client

Through the technical expertise and coordinated approach of the project team, WWLA was able to assist N & J Wood Ltd in satisfying the Commissioners that the overall effect of the managed fill would be no more than minor, enabling the project to be granted consent. WWLA was pleased to support the client in achieving this successful outcome.