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Built Environment Strategy
This strategy is being developed to encourage a sustainable approach toward building development.
Bylaws
Legislation specific to the District, for example dog control, water supply and trade waste.
Smartgrowth: Development Trends Technical Report 2009 - (2.7MB PDF)
An overview of current and future residential, commercial and industrial development patterns in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Tauranga City.
2009 Development Code
The 2009 Development Code (the Code) provides a means of compliance with the District Plan, and will be used when designing, constructing and maintaining engineering works that are required.
District Plan
Council's guiding document to meet its obligations under the provisions of the Resource Management act 1991 (RMA). The RMA makes it compulsory for councils to prepare a District Plan. The Plan uses rules that have the force of law, as well as other methods such as education programmes and incentives. Everybody, including Council, must comply with the plan.
District Plan Changes
Plan Change 69 - Omokoroa Urbanisation (under appeal to the Environment Court)
Fees and Charges 2009-2010
Fees and charges associated with specific Council activities and services, for example regulatory services - building and planning consents and animal services.
Comprehensive Development Plans
Council has working with urban communities in the District to develop long term plans that detail a 20 year vision for each community and what needs to be done to achieve it.
Town Centre Plans
Waihi Beach Town Centre Plan
Te Puke Town Centre Plan
Sub-regional Social Infrastructure Planning Framework
The social infrastructure planning framework has been developed in response to a Smart Growth action to ensure social infrastructure ie schools, medical centres, playgrounds, community facilities etc are provided in the right place, at the right time.
Stocktake of social infrastructure in the Western Bay of Plenty District 2009
This resource provides a description of all the different providers of social infrastructure and provides maps of the location of social infrastructure across the District. This includes Council owned social infrastructure ie health services, schools, sport and recreation, and Maori social infrastructure ie marae and social services.
Walking and Cycling Strategy
This document is the first Walking & Cycling Strategy prepared for the Western Bay of Plenty District and was adopted at the Council's Policy & Planning Committee on 10 September 2009.
Events Strategy 2009-2014
The Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Regional Events Strategy has been developed jointly by Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Reserve Management Plans
There are management plans for 222 reserves across the District, which include plans covering each urban community. Apart from being a statutory requirement under the Reserves Act, a management plan provides a one-stop reference point that includes a reserves classification and legal status, the area it covers, infrastructure and funding for capital projects Councils wants to undertake.
Waihi Beach Ward
Katikati Ward
Kaimai Ward
Te Puke Ward
Maketu Ward
Huharua Reserves
Local Governance Statement
Council is required, under the Local Government Act, to prepare and make publicly available a document outlining its functions, responsibilities and activities. This document is officially known as the Local Governance Statement.
Assessment of Water and Sanitary Services June 2009
The assessment of water and sanitary services includes an overview of available services and a forecast of future demand, options available to meet future demand, and an overview of Council’s role in meeting the forecast demand.
Northern Harbour Boat Ramp
Proposal for a boat ramp at the southern end of Te Kauri Point.