Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan Promoting the sustainable management of the urban environment involves providing adequate areas with levels of amenity suitable for industrial activity. Through zoning, any effects of industrial activity can be managed within a confined area. This includes, effects of industrial activity on the environment, and effects of other activity on industrial activity. There has historically been significant investment in infrastructure to create and service land suitable for industrial purposes within Picton and Havelock. Industrial areas have developed in locations close to arterial transport routes and ports in order to make optimum use of transport infrastructure. Their grouping together at these sites creates efficiencies and has the effect of containing any potentially adverse effects of noise, heavy traffic movements, aesthetic or amenity impacts. 10.4.1.1 Objectives and Policies Objective 1 Maintaining a standard of amenity within the established industrial areas of Picton and Havelock that is compatible with industrial activity while avoiding, remedying and mitigating adverse effects resulting from this activity on neighbouring areas. Policy 1.1 Avoid, remedy and mitigate adverse effects of industrial activities on the amenities of adjoining areas. Policy 1.2 Enable the establishment of a variety of industrial and other activities within the established industrial areas of Picton and Havelock provided these are compatible with industrial amenity. Policy 1.3 Avoid, remedy and mitigate adverse effects on the use of the industrial land resource by activities not suited to or reliant upon this type of environment. Allocating areas with standards of amenity suitable for industry enables people to provide for their industrial needs. It is necessary to closely’ protect’ industrial areas for industry. If a range of incompatible activities (for example housing) were to establish in an area set aside for industry, future conflicts would be inevitable. Usually this conflict would be at the expense of the industrial activity for which the area was initially designed. The Plan seeks to avoid this conflict by implementing the policies above, that is, confining industry and restricting other uses from establishing in the same area. 10.4.2 Issue Managing the effects of industrial activity. Due to the nature of industrial activity, a number of varied and often significant effects are possible as a result of this activity. These effects can be considerable and if not managed properly, can adversely impact on the immediate and surrounding environment. Allocating areas for industry and confining industrial development to such areas as Section 10.4.1.1 establishes, does not address adverse effects on the environment. 10 - 22