Our District Plan is the blueprint for how the Manawatū District can be developed and changed over time. It is an ever-evolving document, which needs updating to ensure it meets the priorities and anticipated future needs of the district.

We call this project the District Plan Review. Plan changes will have different focuses – for example implementing national direction, responding to local issues, or maybe just a review because we’ve had feedback from the community that things might need to be adjusted.


Currently open for submissions are:

  • Plan Change I: Minor Amendments (closing Thursday 21 November 2024)
  • Plan Change B: General Residential (closing Friday 6 December 2024)
  • Plan Change E: Feilding Town Centre (closing Friday 6 December 2024)
  • Our Growth Strategy (closing Friday 22 November 2024)

Some of our ongoing projects include:

  • Rural and Flood Channel Review
  • National Planning Standards Reformat Project

Find out more about the draft changes by clicking on the links below or find out more about previous plan changes here.