Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

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Hearings

The hearing phase of the District Plan review is when an independent hearing panel is presented with our council report on the proposed plan, plan change or plan variation. People who have made a submission and have asked to be heard will be invited to speak at the hearing.

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Hearing Streams & Documentation

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General Minutes & Memoranda (Stage 1)

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Tips for Taking Part in a Hearing

 

Check out the video below for information on how to participate in a hearing!

Hearing Streams & Documentation

Click on one of the tiles below to view details on the hearing streams held since the District Plan review process began. The documentation includes submitter lists, recordings, evidence, Section 42A reports, and Council's Right of Reply.

Urban Intensification Variation

Hearing of submissions on the Urban Intensification Variation

Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation

Hearing of submissions on the Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation

Inclusionary Housing

Hearing of submissions on the Inclusionary Housing Variation

Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile

Hearing of submissions on the Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile

Landscape Schedules

Hearing of submissions on the PA Landscape Schedules

Arthurs Point (Stage 1)

Further Submissions on two Stage 1 submissions on Arthurs Point

Variation to Provisions of the Large Lot Residential and Subdivision & Development chapters

Stream 20 – Late submissions #31074 and #31075

Submission #31074 & #31075. Rural visitor zone

Stream 19 - Walter Peak (RVZ)

Submission #31024 & further submission #31050 Rural Visitor Zone

Stream 18 - Settlement Zone, Rural Visitor Zone and Variations

Chapters 20 & 46, waste, glare, firefighting, subdivision, energy...

Stream 17 - General Industrial Zone, Three Parks Commercial, 101 Ballanytne Road Rezoning, Business Mixed Use and Residential Design Guides and variations

Chapter 18A, 100 Ballanytne, Residential & BMU Design Guides

Stream 16 - Wāhi Tūpuna

Chapter 39

Stream 15 - Earthworks, Transport, Signs, Open Space & Recreation, and Visitor Accommodation

Chapters 25, 29, 31, 38

Stream 14 - Wakatipu Basin

Chapter 24, Arrowtown Mapping, and S357 objections

Stream 13 - Queenstown Mapping

Queenstown Mapping

Stream 12 - Upper Clutha Mapping

Upper Clutha Mapping

Stream 11 - Ski Area Sub Zones Mapping

Ski Area Sub Zones Mapping

Stream 10 - Natural Hazards, Definitions Hearing, Entire Plan

Chapters 2 and 28

Stream 9 - Resort Zones

Chapters 41, 42 and 43

Stream 8 - Business Zones

Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17

Stream 7 - Designations

Chapter 37

Stream 6A - Variation - Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016

Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016

Stream 6 - Low, Medium and High Density Residential, Arrowtown Residential Historic, and Large Lot Residential

Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

Stream 5 - Energy and Utilities, Noise and Temporary Activities

Chapters 30, 35 and 36

Stream 4 - Subdivision

Chapter 27

Stream 3 - Historic Heritage and Protected Trees

Chapters 26 and 32

Stream 2 - Rural, Rural Residential and Rural Lifestyle, Gibbston Character Zone, Indigenous Vegetation and Wilding Exotic Trees

Chapters 21, 22, 23, 33 and 34

Stream 1A - Introduction and Tangata Whenua

Chapters 1 and 5

Stream 1B - Strategic Direction, Urban Development and Landscape

Chapters 3, 4 and 6

General Minutes & Memoranda (Stage 1)

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