Hearings stream 1 – Strategic Direction
Start date: 21 February 2023
Hearings stream 1 covers these chapters:
- Overarching issues including Intensification Streamlined Planning Process (ISPP)/Part One Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (P1Sch1) split
- Plan structure
- Strategic direction
- ISPP vs Pt Section 1 provisions
- Cross-plan definitions
Hearing stream 1 details
Hearings stream 2 – Residential
Start date: 28 March 2023
Hearings stream 2 covers these chapters:
- Residential zones - Medium Density Residential (MDRZ), High Density Residential (HDRZ), Character Precincts
- Residential zones - Large Lot Residential Zone (LLRZ)
Hearing stream 2 details
Hearings stream 3 – Heritage
Start date: 9 May 2023
Hearings stream 3 covers these chapters:
- Historic heritage (HH)
- Notable Trees (TREE)
- Viewshafts (VIEW)
- Sites and areas of significance to Māori (SASM)
- Design Guides - Heritage, papakāinga
- Schedules - 1 to 7
Hearing stream 3 details
Hearings stream 4 – Centres
Start date: 22 June 2023
Hearings stream 4 covers these chapters:
- Centres - City Centre Zone (CCZ), Neighbourhood Centre Zone (NCZ), Local Centre Zone (LCZ), Metropolitan Centre Zone (MCZ)
- Centres - Commercial Zone (CZ), Mixed Use Zone (MUZ), General Industrial Zone (GIZ)
- Development Areas - DEV1, DEV2, DEV3
- Waterfront Zone (WFZ)
- Wind (WIND)
Hearing stream 4 details
Hearings stream 5 – General District Wide Matters
Start date: 1 August 2023
Hearings stream 5 covers these chapters:
- Natural Hazards (NH) and Coastal Hazards (Coastal Hazards are housed in the Coastal Environment (CE) chapter)
- Earthworks (EW)
- Subdivision (SUB)
- Three Waters (THW)
- Noise - (NOISE)
Hearing stream 5 details
Wrap up hearing – ISPP Provision
Start date: 19 September 2023
Wrap up hearing covers:
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Plan integration (ISPP)
- Decisions/Recommendations on ISPP - Commissioners
- Decisions/Recommendations on ISPP - Paper to committee Committee
- Interim Decisions on ISPP released
- Design Guides - Centres and mixed use
- Design Guides - Heritage
- Design Guides - Residential
- Design Guides - Subdivision
Wrap up ISPP Hearing stream details
Hearings stream 6 – Special Purpose Zones and Development Areas
Start date: 20 February 2024
Hearings stream 6 covers these chapters:
- Airport (AIRPZ)
- Corrections (CORZ)
- Future Urban (FUZ)
- Port (PORTZ)
- Quarry (QUARZ)
- Stadium (STADZ)
Hearing stream 6 details
Hearings stream 7 – Rural and Open Space, District Wide Matters, Special Purpose Zones
Start date: 19 March 2024
Hearings stream 7 covers these chapters:
- Rural Zone (GRZ)
- Open Space Zones and Special Purpose Wellington Town Belt Zone (OSZ, NOSZ, SARZ and WTBZ)
- Temporary Activities (TEMP)
- Signs (SIGN)
- Light (LIGHT)
- Hospital (HOSZ)
- Tertiary (TEDZ)
- Design Guides - Rural and signs
Hearing stream 7 details
Hearings stream 8 – Natural and Coastal Environment
Start date: 29 April 2024
Hearings stream 8 covers these chapters:
- Natural Character (NATC)
- Natural Features and Landscapes (NFL)
- Public Access (PA)
- Coastal Environment (minus Coastal Hazards) (CE)
- Schedules 10-12
Hearing stream 8 details
Hearings stream 9 – Infrastructure and Risks
Start date: 10 June 2024
Hearings stream 9 covers these chapters:
- Infrastructure - all chapters (INF)
- Transport (TR)
- Renewable Energy (REG)
- Contaminated Land (CL)
- Hazardous Substances (HS)
Hearings stream 10 – Designations
Start date: 15 July 2024
Hearings stream 10 covers these chapters:
Wrap-up hearing – All provisions
Wrap-up hearing covers:
- Catch - all hearing
- Plan integration