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District Plan Review timeline

There have been many steps and extensive public engagement in the District Plan review.

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Timeline What's happened so far What's next Submissions Getting the District Plan approved Contact us

Our timeline

There are three phases to the District Plan Review.

  1. The Spatial Plan.
  2. The Draft District Plan.
  3. The final stage is the Proposed District Plan and its consultation.

 

What's happened so far

Draft District Plan engagement

In November 2021, we went to the public with the Draft District Plan to get feedback. We had 1,034 submissions with a wide range of views on a variety of topics.

The submission responses were analysed and key themes identified. We then created a detailed report and a summary report.

Proposed District Plan submissions

Submissions

Submissions were accepted between 18 July 2022 and 12 September 2022. Our team has read and summarised all submissions.

Further submissions 

Submissions were accepted between 21 November 2022 and 2 December 2022. Our team has read and summarised all further submissions.

Independent Hearings Panel Reports and Councillor briefings

Following each tranche of hearings, the Independent Hearings Panel’s reports were presented to Council in a series of briefings held ahead of decisions. The Panel’s reports and presentations from these briefings can be found here:

Decision making 

Council voted on the 2024 District Plan on two separate occasions. On 14 March 2024, they made decisions on matters heard as part of hearing streams 1–5. Then, on 12 June 2025, it voted on matters from hearing streams 6–11. You can find details on decision making and status of provisions here.

What's next?

 The appeal process will continue. Details on appeals received and status of appeals can be found on the appeals pages. 

Contact us

If you have any questions about the Proposed District Plan, contact the District Plan Team using the details below.


Mobile: 021 198 7136

Email: district.plan@wcc.govt.nz


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If you would like independent support from a qualified planner who has had no involvement in developing the District Plan you can contact Emily Bayliss, the ‘Friend of the Submitter’.


Mobile: 021 803 0080

Email: friendofsubmitters@wcc.govt.nz