The review of our District Plan started when we produced the Blueprint in 2015 and was completed when we notified the Proposed District Plan in September 2019.
The review of our District Plan was completed when we notified the Proposed District Plan in September 2019. This was followed by a formal consultation period where submissions were made, submitters were heard at a hearing, decisions on submissions were released and appeals on those decisions were lodged with the Environment Court.
The blueprint key directions were adopted in June 2015 providing significant direction for the district plan review.
The blueprint is a high-level spatial plan that supports and implements the Council’s vision and helps guide Council decision-making to deliver more integrated social, economic and environmental outcomes for the community.
The Council want to make the district plan more certain and provide more direction for industry and property owners while protecting key values for the community. It is also important that our district plan is streamlined and easy to use and is more accessible to the community
In October 2016, we released a paper-based version of the draft district plan that proposed a new format with new objectives, policies and zones. It included rule summaries that gave guidance on specific standards that could be applied.
The paper-based draft district plan signalled a policy shift in how NPDC would manage aspects such as indigenous biodiversity, water bodies, traffic and transport, and the rural production zone. However, the four key areas of focus were:
We received an excellent response to the paper-based draft district plan with 98 written comments covering 300 submission points on a range of issues. We also had a great result on social media with the draft plan reaching over 60,000 people. This feedback was used to help refine our issues and build a new draft digital district plan.
The draft digital plan was released in February 2018.
We had a great turnout to our four open days and three walk-and-talk sessions and received a large amount of feedback. Our draft digital district plan was well received and won some best practice awards - view the news release here. It included specific methods (zoning and rule responses). Developing a digital version of the district plan signalled a new era in plan-making for our district. Our aim was to make it easier for the public to find planning information, including property specific zones and the planning rules.
The draft Digital District Plan was released in February 2018. We had a great turnout to our four open days and three walk-and-talk sessions and received a large amount of feedback. The Draft Digital District Plan feedback period has now closed. We are continuing to work through the feedback and our informal consultation before we move into the formal consultation stage. Our Draft Digital Plan was well received and won some best practice awards - view the news release here. We look forward to continuing to lead best practice in the next phase of developing the Digital District Plan.
As part of the release of the Draft Digital District Plan, we promoted a “Know Your Zone” campaign. This included “Know our Coastal Story”, “Know Where to do Business” and “Know Where we are Growing” .
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