Plan changes and variations

Anyone can make a submission on a plan change.  Your submission must be made before the closing time and date on the plan change or variation. Each plan change has its own submission form.  For information about how to make a submission

Plan change 51 | Plan change 48 | Plan change 42

• Plan Change 51 - Changes to boundary for water and wastewater services

  Council is proposing to rename the 'Gisborne urban area boundary' to 'Reticulated services boundry' and realign it so that it more accurately shows where piped (reticulated) water and wastewater services are available.

  Submissions closed 8 May and 5 submissions were received.

  Relevant documents:
  Full Report on Plan Change 51 (4.9MB 42 pages)
  Submission Form (172kb)

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• Plan Change 48 - F9 urban flood hazard overlay

  Council has decided to accept Plan Change 48 to the Combined Regional Land and District Plan.  Plan Change 48 is deemed amended.

  Plan Change 48 proposed to change the status of structures in the F9 urban flood hazard overlay. The proposed changes would allow resource consent applications for the development of structures in the F9 overlay to be considered by Council. New buildings in the F9 overlay would remain prohibited.

  Further submissions closed 2 March 2012. No further submissions were received.

  The decision can be appealed to the environment court until 5pm Tuesday 11 June 2012.

  Documents:
  Decision Report (119kb 1 page)
  Hearing Report (1.93mb 11 pages)
  Summary of Submissions (76kb 1 page)
  Sumary of Plan Change 48 (63kb 1 page)
  Full Report - Plan Change 48 (1.2mb 17 pages)

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• Plan Change 42 - Review of infrastructure standards

  Plan change 42 aims to improve how council and developers design infrastructure. There are 3 key parts to the proposed changes:

  1. Reviewing the infrastructure requirements for subdivision and land development (including water supply, wastewater, stormwater, roading, reserves, street planting, telecommunications, electricity and gas);
  2. Reviewing requirements for structure planning and network utilities (excluding the airport);
  3. Making the layout of the infrastructure provisions easier to use.

  Council proposes a new chapter on infrastructure that combines requirements from chapter 8 utilities; chapter 14 financial contributions, works and services; and chapter 15 roads, access ways and parking.

  Council has adopted its first set of decisions on plan change 42. 
  A hearing on the remainder of the plan change will be scheduled later in the year.
  Council decision stage 1 (143kb 2 pages)

  Additional changes to the wording and new cross-references throughout the plan support the proposed layout. The aim is to have a structure that is user-friendly, integrated and more likely to result in good environmental and urban design outcomes.

  The work also includes reviewing council's engineering code of practice. The changes to the district plan are the first stage of the project; and work on the code of practice will begin soon.

  Officer Report - Decisions Report 1 (2MB 178 pages)
  Summary of submissions (408kb 31 pages)
  Plan Change 42 - full report (1.4MB 200 pages)
  Summary of plan change (1.06MB 8 pages)

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