In statutory terms the role of the District Plan is defined as controlling the effects of the use, development and protection of land within the context of promoting sustainable management. Put simply, the District Plan sets the scene in terms of what people can do with their land in the City and whether or not they require Council approval.
Operative District Plan
The District Plan is currently under review in a project called Shaping Our City. Some sections of the District Plan:
- must be treated as operative pursuant to Section 86F of the Resource Management Act 1991; or
- have legal effect but are not considered operative because they have been appealed.
This applies to the following plan changes:
- Plan Change 15A-H refer to Decision, Environment Court Appeal and Consent Orders
- Plan Change 20A-B refer to Decision and Environment Court Appeal
- Plan Change 21 refer to Decision and Environment Court Appeal
Please contact Council’s regulatory planners on 06 356 8199 to confirm the status of provisions as they apply to your development or activity.
Volume one
|
Operative Version |
District Plan Review Information | |
| Table of Contents | ||
| Section 1: General Introduction | Plan Change 15A-H update is operative | |
| Section 2: City View Objectives | Section 2: City View Objectives | |
| Section 3: Tangata Whenua and Resource Management | Section 3: Tangata Whenua and Resource Management | Changes Proposed via PC16 |
| Section 4: Definitions | Section 4: Definitions | |
| Section 5: Information Requirements | Section 5: Information Requirements | As amended by PC15A-H |
| Section 6: General Rules | Section 6: General Rules | As amended by PC15A-H |
| Section 7: Subdivision | Section 7: Subdivision | |
| Section 7A: Whakarongo Residential Area | Section 7A: Whakarongo Residential Area | |
| Section 9: Rural Zone | ||
| Section 10: Residential Zone | Section 10: Residential Zone | |
| Section 11: Business Zones | ||
| Section 12: Industrial Zone | ||
| Section 12A: North East Industrial Zone | ||
| Section 13: Airport Zone | ||
| Section 14: Hazardous Substances | ||
| Section 15: Recreation | Section 15: Recreation |
As amended by PC21 *subject to Appeal |
| Section 16: Caccia Birch | ||
| Section 17: Cultural and Natural Heritage | ||
| Section 19: Institutional Zone | Section 19: Institutional Zone | |
| Section 20: Transportation | Section 20: Transportation | As amended by PC15A-H |
| Section 21: Race Training Zone | As amended by PC21*subject to Appeal | |
| Section 22: Natural Hazards | Section 22: Natural Hazards | |
| Section 23: Utilities | ||
| Section 24: Designations | ||
| Section 25: Monitoring | Section 25: Monitoring | |
Volume two: Design guidelines and supplementary information
- NE Industrial Design Guide s1
- NE Industrial Design Guide s2
- NE Industrial Design Guide s3
- Elmira and Manapouri Crescent
- Savage Crescent Contents and Introduction
- Savage Crescent Design Guidelines Part 1
- Savage Crescent Design Guidelines Part 2
- Development Contributions Policy 2015
- Guide to Development Contributions Policy 2015
- Tonkin and Taylor: Land Subject to Erosion or Slippage
- NZ Code of Practice: Electrical Safe Distances
- Greenfield Reserves Criteria
Planning map index
The following maps are the current operative set of maps.
Link to Maps as amended by PC15A-H
Palmerston North City District Plan Index