We have appointed an independent Hearings Panel to hear submissions on the Proposed District Plan.
There are eight hearing streams in total as outlined in the Hearing Procedures (see a summary in table below).
At this stage, the dates for hearing streams 1 to 6 have been confirmed. The dates for the remaining two hearing streams will be confirmed in due course.
To check what submissions and submission points are being heard in hearing streams 3 to 6 - please refer to our Summary of Submissions page.
Hearing Stream 1 27 September to 1 October 2021 |
Over-arching matters, Plan-wide structural issues, Definitions applying across more than one hearing stream |
Hearing Stream 2 29 October to 15 November 2021 |
Natural Environment Values, Tangata Whenua, Papakāinga |
Hearing Stream 3 3 December to 10 December 2021 |
Hazards and Risks, Historic and Cultural Values |
Hearing Stream 4 8-9, 11, 14 - 15 February 2022 |
Energy, Infrastructure and Transport, General District-Wide Matters |
Hearing Stream 5 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 25 May 2022 |
Subdivision, Rural Zones, Open Space and Recreation Zones, Special Purpose Zones, Future Urban Zone |
Hearing Stream 6 27 and 28 June 2022 |
Designations |
Hearing Stream 7 Commencing 13 March 2023 |
Variation 1, Plan Change 19, Residential Zones, Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones |