Plan Change 60 - Miscellaneous 2

Plan Change 60 covers a number of miscellaneous matters. These minor changes are designed to improve the implementation of the District Plan provisions and the council's functions under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

Proposed changes include:

• Renumbering and correction of transcription errors
• Clarifications of standards for vehicle crossings and minor residential units
• Removal of some exceptions to the 'height in relation to boundary' provisions so they may be considered in resource consents
• Policy alignment for highly-productive land
• Addition of two protected trees to Appendix C of the District Plan and some strengthening of the rules to align with good practice
• Simplifying zoning of some properties that have more than one zone across them.

On this page you will find information relating to the process of consulting on the District Plan Change PC 60 - Miscellaneous Two. The information relating to the most recent stage is at the top. 

Operative

On 3 September 2024 Council approved the proposed amendments in PC60 - Miscellaneous 2, and resolved to make the changes operative on 16 September 2024.

Public Notice(PDF, 85KB)

Appeals

Consent Order - PowerCo 13/08/2024(PDF, 203KB)

Powerco Appeal(PDF, 123KB)

Decisions

Change of date for appeal period: Appeals close on Thursday, 22 February 2024.

• Information about Rights of Appeal(PDF, 80KB)
• Appeal Form (Form 7)(PDF, 171KB)

The Plan Change Decision was publicly notified on Wednesday, 20 December 2023.  The appeal period closes on Friday, 9 February 2024.

• Public Notice(PDF, 118KB)

The Council accepted the Recommendation Report and Appendices on Wednesday, 13 December 2023.

The Commissioners completed the following Recommendation Report:

• Recommendation Report(PDF, 2MB)
• Appendices to Recommendation Report(PDF, 14MB)

Hearing of Submissions

The hearing of submissions was held on 18 October 2023 at Whanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Whanganui. 

• Schedule of speakers(PDF, 77KB)
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• Officer's response to Minute 2 questions(PDF, 290KB)
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• Powerco evidence(PDF, 137KB)
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• McDonald's evidence(PDF, 141KB)

Hearing Documents

Minute 2(PDF, 215KB) - Directions of the Hearing Panel

• Section 42A Report and Appendix 1(PDF, 228KB)
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• Appendix 2:  Submissions to PC60(PDF, 4MB)
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• Appendix 3:  Submission Summary and Recommendations to PC60(PDF, 158KB)
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• Appendix 4:  Proposed Marked-up Plan Text Amendments(PDF, 163KB)
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• Appendix 5:  Section 32AA Re-Evaluation(PDF, 686KB) 

Minute 1(PDF, 115KB) - Directions of the Hearings Panel

Notification Documents

Stage Two: Call for Further Submissions 

The call for further submissions on the plan change was publicly notified on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 and closed on Monday, 31 July 2023. 

• Public Notice(PDF, 103KB)
• Submission Form (PDF, 221KB)
• Summary of Submissions(PDF, 139KB)
• Submissions Received(PDF, 4MB) 

Stage One: Call for Submissions 

The Plan Change was publicly notified on Wednesday, 24 May 2023.  Submissions closed on Sunday, 25 June 2023.

Submission Form(PDF, 235KB)

Public Notice(PDF, 116KB)

• Section 32 Report(PDF, 736KB)
• Appendix 1 - Zone changes(PDF, 12MB)
• Appendix 2 - Marked-up text(PDF, 2MB)