A District Plan Review is similar to a Plan Change, except that all provisions of the District Plan need to be comprehensively reviewed by the Council. Under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) the Council is required to review its District Plan at least once every 10 years.
When is the Next District Plan Review?
The current Waimakariri District Plan was made operative on 28 November 2005 and therefore must be publicly notified for a review before 28 November 2015.
To date, the Council has confirmed that it will be undertaking a rolling review, i.e. a review in parts over a period of time. Any changes considered necessary to the Plan as a result of the review are required to be processed according to the requirements of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, which sets out the relevant timeframes, public submission rights and decision making processes.