Mātangi (Whiskey Creek) residential area private plan change

This change to the Palmerston North District Plan rezones land for residential use. It became operative on 22 March 2023.

Plan change decision

The hearing panel's decision received no appeals.

Decision of Independent Hearing Panel on private plan change request Whiskey Creek residential area(PDF, 12MB)

Memo: Minor amendment Mātangi residential area(PDF, 156KB)

Amendment to the decision(PDF, 5MB)

Minutes of the Hearing(PDF, 3MB)

Application summary

We've received an application from Flygers Investment Group Ltd to rezone land at 611 Rangitikei Line. The land is on the left-hand side of Rangitikei Line as you drive out of Palmy, towards Sanson and before Flygers Line.

This would change 13 hectares from rural zone to residential, and 10 hectares from rural zone to recreation zone. The land would then be developed as a residential area.

The land is partially within the District Plan flood prone overlay. Earthworks will need to be carried out to reshape the land so less land is prone to flooding and can be redeveloped as residential land.

The land is near the existing residential zone land on Meadowbrook Drive and Benmore Avenue.

Plan change request and supporting information

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Private plan change request for Whiskey Creek residential area(PDF, 4MB)

Appendix 1: Records of title(PDF, 755KB)

Appendix 2: Hydraulic modelling (flooding)(PDF, 5MB)

Appendix 3: Urban design and landscape report(PDF, 39MB)

Appendix 4: Cultural impact assessment(PDF, 3MB)

Appendix 5: Contaminated land assessment(PDF, 6MB)

Appendix 6: Geotechnical assessment(PDF, 26MB)

Appendix 7: Lateral spreading assessment(PDF, 4MB)

Appendix 8: Report on soil productivity(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 9: Noise assessment(PDF, 500KB)

Appendix 10: Transportation assessment(PDF, 1MB)

Appendix 11: Services and earthworks assessment(PDF, 677KB)

Appendix 12: Stormwater management plan(PDF, 3MB)

Submissions and further submissions

The opportunity to make original submissions on the proposed Whiskey Creek residential area private plan change closed at 4pm on Tuesday 9 November. We received 26 submissions in total. These are summarised below.

Submissions on proposed Whiskey Creek private plan change(PDF, 18MB)

Summary of decisions requested from original submissions(PDF, 373KB)

We have also received two further submissions. These are submissions for or against points raised in the original submissions.

Anderson further submission(PDF, 1MB)

Rasmussen further submission(PDF, 191KB)