Plan Change 81

Omokoroa Industrial Zone

The Omokoroa Industrial Zone on the right hand side of Omokoroa Road just off State Highway 2 (SH2) was proposed in 2007 and made operative in 2010. The commencement of the development of the Zone has raised a number of issues that require addressing through changes to the District Plan.

The Plan Change was made operative on 10 July 2021.

One appeal was lodged against the decision on Plan Change 81. It has now been resolved by way of consent order issued by the Environment Court.

Decisions

Council issued its Decision on Plan Change 81 on 12 July 2019. A Decision Report has been prepared and were sent to relevant submitters and can also be viewed below:

Plan Change 81 – Decision Report (PDF, 1.8MB)

Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court and has 30 working days (from when they receive the decision) to do so.

Hearings

Hearings were held on Wednesday 1 August 2018. All submitters were given an opportunity to present their submission to the District Plan Committee.

The hearing has been adjourned to allow the submitters and Council to negotiate an acceptable outcome regarding access to the neighbouring properties located at the rear of the Industrial Zone. These discussions are ongoing.

Following hearings, Council's District Plan Committee will be issuing its decision on the Plan Change including the reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions. This is anticipated for late 2018. Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court and has 30 working days to do so.

Plan Change Documents

Planning Report

A Planning Report was prepared on the Plan Change to address the issues raised in the submissions and further submissions. The planning report was sent to submitters for the public hearings.