Decisions on Independent Hearings Panel recommendations can be found on our Decision making and status of provisions page.
Plan Change 1
The Council is preparing Plan Change 1 to the 2024 District Plan. Its purpose is to:
- Improve implementation, clarity and certainty of provisions determined in March 2024;
- Respond to matters directed by the Kōrau Tūāpapa │ Environment and Infrastructure Committee;
- Fix identified minor errors that cannot be addressed using clause 20A of the RMA; and;
- Update documents incorporated by reference in the District Plan.
A list of topics considered in the plan change is available here: List of topics for Plan Change 1
Notification of Plan Change 1 is expected to occur in late August/early September 2025.
Proposal to update documents incorporated by reference in the Wellington City District Plan
Under Clause 34 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Wellington City Council (Council) gives notice of its intention to make changes to documents incorporated by reference in the District Plan. The changes involve:
- Replacing the Code of Practice for Land Development 2012 with an updated Code of Practice for Land Development 2025;
- Replacing references in the District Plan to the Code of Practice for Land Development 2012 with references to the Code of Practice for Land Development 2025.
- Replacing references to the Wellington Water Regional Standard for Water Services v3.0 December 2021 with references to an updated Wellington Water Regional Standard for Water Services v3.1 December 2024. Note that Plan Change 1 is likely to change where some of these references are in the District Plan.
These two documents available for inspection online:
Copies of the material are available on request to view and obtain copies at Council offices at 113 The Terrace, Wellington during working hours.
Further information on making a submission will be available when the plan change is notified later in 2025.
Clause 16(2) and Clause 20A
Clause 16(2) and Clause 20A of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 provides for the Council to correct minor errors in the District Plan.
To view updates to correct minor errors and changes of minor effect, please refer to the table below.