Welcome to the Planning Department

Our role is to promote sustainable management of the district's environment through:

1. rules and guidelines in the District Plan (see below)

2. processing resource consent and designation applications (see below) 

3. sustainability incentives (see below)

4. strategic plans (see below) and

5. best practice guidelines (see below)

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1.   DISTRICT PLAN

District Plan

Private Plan Change Policy

Variation 29 Decision

Variation 28 Decision

Variation 27 Decision

Resource Management Act Forms - Submission forms 5, 6, 13 and 21 can be accessed here

Plan Amendments 25 August 2008

Changes, designations and variations

2.  RESOURCE CONSENTS AND LAND USE DESIGNATIONS

Resource consents

Designations and Notices of Requirement

Central Plains Water

3.  SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES (grants to assist with environmental and heritage protection).