Rural Plan Change

Over recent years Papakura District Council has been reviewing the rural section of its District Plan. The conclusion of the review saw the delivery of a formal plan change (Proposed Plan Change 13: The Rural Plan Change) to the rural section of the plan that took into account:

• the role of the rural part of Papakura District in helping to manage growth across the greater Auckland region

• environmental degradation and opportunities for restoration and enhancement

• how the transition from town to country will work in the future

• issues relating to activities in the rural area

• providing for Māori and their culture and traditions

• providing for network utilities

• and above all providing for the overall social, economic, environmental and cultural dynamics of the rural area

Public consultation activities and opportunities were undertaken to ensure the review reflected the wishes of the community and could be translated into effective and appropriate rules. The following documents and maps set out the information in detail.
 

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Notification/Further Submissions

Proposed Plan Change 13, The Rural Plan Change (PC13) was notified on Wednesday 07 November 2007 with the submission period closing Friday 14 December 2007. 172 submissions to PC13 were accepted by Papakura District Council.

The Summary of Submissions for PC13 was notified on Wednesday 14 May 2008 with further submissions closing Friday 27 June 2008. 248 further submissions were accepted by Papakura District Council.

The hearing and deliberation process

A number of submitters and/or further submitters indicated they wish to present their submissions and/or further submissions at a hearing.  A hearings panel was appointed and submitters provided with the opportunity to present their submission to the panel.

The hearing and deliberation process ran over a number of days between the 25^th of February 2009 and 18^th March 2009.

Evidence from over 120 submitters was presented to the panel, either through appearing before the panel or as tabled evidence. Minutes and a record of submissions and evidence presented/tabled at these hearings are available.

The hearing panel reviewed and considered all submissions and further submissions relative to Proposed Plan Change 13 and the Section 32 analysis that supports the Plan Change. The panel heard and considered all evidence presented by a number of submitters, advocates for submitters and expert witnesses during the hearing. The hearing panel considered the recommendations of reporting officers and called its own expert witnesses and evidence from Papakura District Council officers and external experts.

At the conclusion of deliberations the recommendations of the hearing panel were presented to the Papakura District Council. At its meeting held on 7 July 2009 Papakura District Council resolved to adopt these recommendations as its decisions and to publicly notify those decisions at the earliest opportunity.

The decisions were formally notified on 5 August 2009 (Public notice available here)

Copies of the Decisions and Amended Plan Change

Can be viewed during normal business hours at the Papakura District Council Offices, 35 Coles Crescent Papakura, and at the Sir Edmund Hillary Library, Level 4, Accent Point Mall, 28 East Street Papakura. 

Can be obtained from the offices of the Papakura District Council during normal business hours (on CD no charge, as hard copy – charges may apply), or are available below.

Decisions Report

The Proposed Plan Change No 13, The Rural Plan Change Decision Report (3.6Mb) available here

Proposed Plan Change 13: The Rural Plan Change

Changes to Section Two: Rural Papakura available here (2.1Mb)

New Section Four: Designations and Significant Rural Areas available here (500Kb)

Changes to Section One: General (Consequential Amendments) available here (3.6Mb) available her

Changes to Section Three: Urban Papakura (Consequential Amendments) available here (948Kb) a

Changes to District Plan Maps are available below.

Appeals

Papakura District Council received 12 appeals to the decisions made on submissions to Proposed Plan Change No.13. The Council is currently working through these appeals and the plan change remains proposed until all or part of the document is declared operative.

Copies of the appeals are available here.

If you wish to discuss the nature, scope and effect of these appeals it is recommended that you call Council’s Customer Services team and ask to speak with a duty planner.

Maps

Map Legend (169Kb)

Download the PDF file to view the Map Legend.

Map Index (1.7Mb)

Download the PDF file to view the Map Reference No.

To view the maps, click on the Reference Numbers to go to the applicable set of maps.