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Plan Change 93 - 94

Council received and accepted two separate Private Plan Change applications for new structure plans to allow development:

  • Te Puna Springs (Commercial)
  • Washer Road Business Park (Industrial).

Private Plan Changes enable applicants to initiate proposed changes to the District Plan without needing to wait for the District Plan Review. Because these are Private Plan Changes, the applicants are required to support the Private Plan Changes through the submission and hearing process and may be called on to cover costs.

Plan Change 93 - Te Puna Springs (Commercial)

The purpose of the Te Puna Springs Structure Plan (17 Te Puna Road) is to make provision for a larger commercial area at the existing Te Puna commercial area and remove the split zoning of rural/commercial across this property which is at the northwest corner of the roundabout. Rule changes are proposed for the Structure Plan Area to allow for the Te Puna Hall site and ancillary offices and to restrict ‘sensitive activities’ (such as dwellings) from establishing too close to the adjoining orchard. The Structure Plan also proposes a new link road through the site, with access from Te Puna Road linking into the existing slip lane.

Decisions

Decision on Plan Changes 93 was released on 9 September 2022. No appeals were lodged, and the Plan Change was made operative on 24 December 2022.

The decisions can be viewed below here: Plan Change 93.

Hearings

Hearings for Plan Change 93 were held on 6 July 2022.

Plan Change 93 Documents

Planning Reports

Planning Reports were used at the Hearings to present the issues raised by submitters, discuss options for addressing those submissions and propose recommendations to the District Plan Committee.

Ecological Report & Updated Structure Plan

The ‘Section 32’ reports below explain the issues being addressed and the reasons for the proposed changes.

The following can also be viewed:

Plan Change 94 - Washer Road Business Park (Industrial)

The purpose of the Washer Road Business Park Structure Plan (66 Washer Road) is to create additional industrial land for Te Puke which is in short supply. Rule changes are proposed for the Structure Plan Area to allow for industrial development at building heights ranging from 9m to 11m. The proposed rules also require amenity planting and a buffer area adjacent to the Ohineangaanga Stream. A new roundabout is also proposed at the intersection of Jellicoe Street and Cameron Road to provide for the additional traffic to the industrial area.

Decisions

Decision on Plan Changes 94 was released on 9 September 2022. No appeals were lodged, and the Plan Change was made operative on 24 December 2022.

The decisions can be viewed below here: Plan Change 94.

Hearings

Hearings for Plan Change 94 were held on 7 July 2022.

Plan Change 94 Documents

Planning Reports

Planning Reports were used at the Hearings to present the issues raised by submitters, discuss options for addressing those submissions and propose recommendations to the District Plan Committee.

The Planning Reports can be viewed here: Plan Change 94 - Planning Reports– Washer Road Business Park

Ecological Report & Natural Hazard Assessment

The ‘Section 32’ reports below explain the issues being addressed and the reasons for the proposed changes.

The following can also be viewed:

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