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Planning

This District Plan information contained on this webpage relates to the provisions of the OPERATIVE District Plan.

Council has notified its PROPOSED Plan (Decisions version) on 30 January 2010 and there may be more restrictive rules under the Proposed Plan (Decisions version) that will affect your proposal.  However, due to the ongoing plan review process, a number of rules may be subject to further changes.

You are advised to discuss any proposal with the duty planner.

A Guide to the Western Bay of Plenty District Plan

The Resource Management Act 1991 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.

Coastal Protection 
The Coastal Protection Area is the area of Urban land in our District that may be at risk from coastal erosion or the effects of flooding over the next 100 years.

Environment
Environment Bay of Plenty (the Bay of Plenty Regional Council) is responsible for the natural and physical resources - land, air, coast and water - in the Bay of Plenty region.

Hearings
When proposals which may have an impact on the environment come before Council, we have a legal obligation to ensure that ALL parties who may be affected are involved in the process. That is why, from time to time, it is necessary for the Council to hold public hearings on specific proposals.

Land Information Memorandum
A Land Information Memorandum (LIM) is a report prepared by Council in relation to matters affecting land and buildings on a particular property as at the day the LIM is produced. 

Resource Consents
Any development, subdivision or other proposed use of a site must be assessed against the Western Bay of Plenty District Plan.  Anything not permitted by the Plan requires a resource consent. Activities that may require a resource consent range from building a new deck to planning a new home.

Subdivision
Most subdivisions, even small ones, often require detailed technical information to be supplied in order for Council to determine compliance with relevant standards, and especially the effects of the proposed subdivision.

Zoning
Information regarding Residential and Rural G & H Zones.