Voting is now open for Palmerston North’s mayor, councillors, and the Māori ward referendum. Fill out your voting papers and return them to an orange ballot box or DX mailbox by 12 noon, Saturday, 11 October.
Proposed Plan Change E was notified in 2024. It seeks to rezone Roxburgh Crescent from industrial to residential zone in the District Plan, enabling new homes to be built.
On 10 September 2025, the independent hearing panel made a decision to approve Proposed Plan Change E: Roxburgh Residential Area to the Palmerston North City District Plan, following a hearing in May.
Decision Report of the Independent Hearing Panel(PDF, 3MB)
Appeals are now invited from submitters and will close on Friday, 24 October 2025.
Read more about how to appeal a plan change
Public submissions closed in late 2024 and a hearing was held in May 2025. A panel of independent commissioners went through all of the submissions and evidence for the proposed plan change and released a decision and any recommended amendments in September.
Read the summary of decisions requested from original submissions
Read the submissions
Download and read the further submissions(PDF, 1MB)
Notice of hearing and procedure sheet(PDF, 197KB) Minute 1 of hearing panel(PDF, 89KB) Minute 2 of hearing panel(PDF, 164KB)
Minute 3 of hearing panel(PDF, 81KB)
Minute 4 of hearing panel(PDF, 72KB)
Minute 5 of hearing panel(PDF, 69KB)
Read the hearing tabled items
Planners s42A report(PDF, 404KB)
Appendix 1: officer recommendations in response to submissions(PDF, 716KB)
Appendix 2: amendments to District Plan showing officer recommendations(PDF, 1MB)
Appendix 3: statement of evidence - Chris McDonald(PDF, 768KB)
Appendix 4: statement of evidence - Mary Wood(PDF, 962KB)
Appendix 5: statement of evidence - David Charnley(PDF, 12MB)
Appendix 6: statement of evidence - Chris Groom(PDF, 400KB)
Appendix 7: statement of evidence - Aaron Phillips(PDF, 341KB)
Appendix 8: STEM tree report – Bryn Withers(PDF, 3MB)
Appendix 9: statement of evidence - Sean Syman(PDF, 392KB)
Appendix 10: Roxburgh Growth LTP Programme(PDF, 186KB)
Appendix 11: Council's Roxburgh Transport Corridor Memo(PDF, 150KB)
Appendix 12: pre-hearing meeting minutes - Horizons Regional Council(PDF, 248KB)
Appendix 13: pre-hearing meeting minutes - Rosemary Watson(PDF, 261KB)
Appendix 14: pre-hearing meeting minutes – Rangitāne o Manawatū(PDF, 265KB)
Appendix 15: pre-hearing meeting minutes - Frances Holdings Limited(PDF, 273KB)
Appendix 16: pre-hearing stormwater meeting transcript(PDF, 130KB)
Appendix 17: correspondence with Ms. Watson about shading diagrams 1 of 2(PDF, 369KB)
Appendix 17: correspondence with Ms. Watson about shading diagrams 2 of 2(PDF, 2MB)
Appendix 18: Paul Thomas suggested changes 1 of 2(PDF, 3MB)
Appendix 18: Paul Thomas suggested changes 2 of 2(PDF, 2MB)
Appendix 19: email between Council and Horizons(PDF, 1MB)
Expert evidence - Horizons Regional Council(PDF, 1MB)
Statement of evidence: urban design - Frances Holdings Ltd(PDF, 901KB)
Statement of evidence: planning - Frances Holdings Ltd(PDF, 3MB)
Legal submissions - Frances Holdings Ltd(PDF, 95KB)
Statement of reply evidence - Eamon Guthrie, planning(PDF, 9MB)
Statement of reply evidence - Chris Groom, transport(PDF, 2MB)
Statement of reply evidence - Mary Wood, stormwater and flooding(PDF, 838KB)
Statement of reply evidence - Krishna Veni Demado, stormwater - infrastructure upgrades(PDF, 127KB)
Statement of reply evidence - David Charnley, sun studies - 27 Tilbury Avenue(PDF, 156KB)
Statement of reply evidence - David Charnley - Appendix 1, original sun study(PDF, 3MB) Part A
Statement of reply evidence - David Charnley - Appendix 2, original sun study Part B(PDF, 3MB)
Statement of reply evidence - David Charnley - Appendix 3, updated sun study(PDF, 4MB)
Statement of reply evidence - Chris McDonald, urban design(PDF, 265KB)
Statement of reply evidence - Aaron Phillips, parks and reserves(PDF, 418KB)
Closing submissions on behalf of the Council(PDF, 238KB)
Chris McDonald – Urban Design(PDF, 226KB)
Mary Wood – Stormwater(PDF, 734KB)
Chris Groom – Public Laneway(PDF, 382KB)
Sean Syman – Noise(PDF, 145KB)
Aaron Phillips – Parks & Reserves(PDF, 737KB)
Eamon Guthrie & Andrea Harris – Planning(PDF, 44MB)
We started the public feedback on rezoning Roxburgh Crescent in 2022, and had the formal submission period in late 2024. Read more on our consultation page: Rezoning Roxburgh Crescent
If you've any questions about this plan change, please contact our strategic planning team.
06 356 8199
planchange@pncc.govt.nz