The District Plan is a legal document which is required by the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
The plan is required to work towards the sustainable management of the District's natural and physical resources and provides the means for the Council and communities to manage the environmental effects of activities in the District.
Towards An Operative District Plan
Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) is working towards adopting an Operative District Plan, however until this process is finalised, we are operating under the Operative in Part District Plan.
Council's District Plan moves through different stages as part of the consultative process. This process can include changes, appeals, and variations and amendments made to the Plan as a consequence of Environment Court Decisions, or corrections made to reflect Councils decisions.
go to - Variations
A variation allows for an alteration to be made to zones or rules or other plan provisions before the plan becomes operative. It is a prescribed statutory process involving consultation with the public and consideration of submissions made by submitters following the notification of any variation.
A variation has a public hearing held so that submitters can talk to their submissions. A committee of Council will consider all submissions and further submissions lodged, and issue decisions on these.