We're seeking feedback on Draft Plan Change I: Minor Amendments. Find out more about the Plan Change below.
District Plan Review: National Planning Standards Reformat Project
The National Planning Standards (NPStd) contain a number of mandatory & discretionary requirements for Council to implement. We will be implementing changes to our District Plan to align with the requirements in the NPStd over the next few years.
Because we have a Sectional Review of our District Plan already underway, our plan is implement the NPStd across three separate phases:
- Phase 1: Reformat & Restructure of the District Plan
- Phase 2: Plan Change I: Minor Amendments
More information about Phase 1 & Phase 2 is provided below.
Phase 1: Reformat & Restructure of the District Plan (2023-2024)
The NPStd requires District Plans to follow a standardised format - this is known as a 'mandatory' direction. This essentially means that our District Plan has to be updated to look and function in the same way as all other district plans in the country.
What this practically means is a reformat and restructure of our District Plan content. While it will look different, the substance of the document (e.g. objectives, policies and rules) will remain the same. The content is just been moved to other parts of the document to align with the NPStd.
The main changes included in Phase 1 are:
- new chapter structure,
- a new numbering format
- an electronic version available online
Section 58I of the Resource Management Act allows Council to make these changes without consultation, provided no substantive changes are made.
We have a user guide to help plan users understand the new layout. The diagram shows how the different parts of the District Plan have been reorganised into the new National Planning Standards format. Click the image below to view the full interactive version:
Phase 2: Plan Change I: Minor Amendments (2024)
We are seeking feedback on Proposed Plan Change I: Minor Amendments from the community. You can find out more, including how to make a submission, by clicking here.
Submissions close 4pm Thursday 21 November 2024.
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