Plan Change 47 - 68

Proposed Plan Changes 47-68 were publicly notified on 15 November 2014.

• Plan Change 47 - Lots for Network Utilities, Electricity Generating Infrastructure, Reserves and Public Space
• Plan Change 48 - Future urban and rural residential yards for habitable buildings
• Plan Change 49 - Waihī Beach town centre & gross floor area increases
• Plan Change 50 - Definition of kennels/catteries
• Plan Change 51 - Radio & telecommunication facilities attached to building structures
• Plan Change 52 - Protection lot rule
• Plan Change 53 - Protection lots for esplanades
• Plan Change 54 - Boundary adjustment rule (withdrawn)
• Plan Change 55 - Cumulative effects of multiple accessory buildings on rural lots 2HA or less (withdrawn)
• Plan Change 56 - Frost protection fans - height and cumulative noise
• Plan Change 57 - Additional dwellings - recreation & leisure financial contributions
• Plan Change 58 - Cross lease flat plans - primary risk coastal protection areas
• Plan Change 59 - Definition of soils engineer
• Plan Change 60 - Definition of cleanfill
• Plan Change 61 - Parking provisions for dwellings in town centres
• Plan Change 62 - Ōmokoroa financial contributions
• Plan Change 63 - Garage & carport performance standard for minor dwellings in the lifestyle zone
• Plan Change 64 - Floor area provisions
• Plan Change 65 - Landscape features in residential zones
• Plan Change 66 - Historic heritage - clarifies whether particular rules apply to cultural or built features
• Plan Change 67 - Rural contractor depots - setback for sensitive activities
• Plan Change 68 - Deletion of heritage feature 31.

Submissions closed for these on 12 December 2014 with further submissions closing on 16 February, 2015. In total, 23 original submissions and 90 further submissions were received.

Hearings were held on 28 April 2015.

Decisions were released on 27 June 2015. Decision reports for each of the Plan Changes and a 'decision' version of each of the changed sections of the District Plan are available below.

These decision versions show the changes in red, and help put the decisions into context.

One appeal was received from D155 Limited against some of the proposed changes within Plan Changes 52 and 53. View the appeal here. This appeal has now been resolved by a consent order signed by the Environment Court.

Plan Changes 47-68 are now operative, with the exception of Plan Changes 54 and 55 which are withdrawn.