What is a District Plan? The District Plan provides rules for how landowners can build or develop their land. Depending on which zone(s) your land is located in will determine what activities and development you can and can’t do on your property. This District Plan does not stand on its own as an isolated plan for resource management. The Plan sits within a wider resource management framework, where regulations, plans and planning documents have been created at the national, regional and district levels. Hauraki District Council is currently undertaking a review of its Operative District Plan, which has been in use for the past 12 years.
Quite simply Government legislation says we have do a review every ten years of the District Plan. A review allows communities to reassess environmental outcomes and priorities and to redefine their vision for the future of the district. A lot can happen in ten years – different development pressures, economic situations and new and changing issues. No one had heard of climate change ten years ago and yet that is an important issue that we need to take into account in planning for the next ten.
Council has been working on this review for about four years now and is now at the point where the draft plan has been written. The review process will take a long time to complete due to the detailed investigation and consultation required. Please check the calendar below for dates and the review process.
Contact Council to find out more If you want to contact Council to find out more information or to discuss the Draft Plan further, you can do any one of the following:
HDC Engineering Manual As part of the District Plan review the Council has moved a lot of the engineering standards from the District Plan to the proposed HDC Engineering Manual. Consultation on this manual is also currently being undertaken, with comments invited until 30 October 2009. View the proposed HDC Engineering manual Feedback Questionnaire We would appreciate receiving your comments on the Draft Hauraki District Plan and invite you to complete the following Feedback Form and post (freepost) to Hauraki District Council by 30 October 2009. Download the
District Plan Feedback form
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