A review of specific Plan content relating to tangata whenua in Chapters 1 and 15. This topic also considered, in liaison with tangata whenua, the information likely to be most useful for Plan users such as Treaty Settlement implications, provision of appropriate iwi contacts, processes and protocols for engagement for Plan review and resource consent matters.
Decisions
Plan Change 50 became operative on Monday 26 March 2018.
Decisions on submissions were notified on Saturday 7 October 2017 and effective immediately. The period for lodging appeals closed on Monday 20 November 2017. No appeals were received.
Public Notice (PDF, 17KB)
Decision Report & Appendix 1(PDF, 7MB)
Appendix 2 - Marked Up Text(PDF, 246KB)
Appendix 3 - Clean Text(PDF, 164KB)
Appendix 4 - Section 32AA Evaluation(PDF, 323KB)
Hearing
A hearing was held on Tuesday 11 July 2017.
Notification documents
Summary of Submissions
The Summary of Submissions was publicly notified on 11 February 2017 and the further submission period closed on 24 February 2017.
Further submissions
Submissions
Call for submissions
The Plan Change was publicly notified on 10 December 2016. Submissions closed on Tuesday 31 January 2017.
This plan change reviewed the Building Design Guidelines within the District Plan and replaced them with two new sets of guidelines for parts of the Outer Commercial Zone and the town centre. The aim of the guidelines is to achieve higher quality building design outcomes for new development. The guidelines will provide direction to those planning, designing and reviewing development proposals.
Decisions
Plan Change 49 became operative on Monday 15 May 2017.
Decisions on submissions were notified on Saturday 11 February 2017 and effective immediately. The period for lodging appeals closed on Monday 27 March 2017.
Hearing
A hearing was held on Wednesday 30 November 2016.
Notification documents
Summary of Submissions
The Plan Change was publicly notified on 23 July 2016 and the further submission period closed on 23 September 2016.
Submissions
Call for submissions
The Plan Change was publicly notified on 23 July 2016 and the further submission period closed on 23 August 2016.