Plan Making
Overview
Under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA/the Act), the Council is required to prepare, implement and administer a District Plan that achieves the sustainable management purpose of the Act and considers all of the matters specified in section 74.
We are legally required to review the provisions in our District Plan every 10 years to ensure the Plan is still fit to achieve the purpose and functions of the RMA. This requirement is changing under the current resource management system reforms – see here for more information.
For more information on the plan making process, see the Ministry for the Environment’s guide.
Proposed District Plan (as notified in 2016) - Appeals Version
The appeals period for the Proposed District Plan – Decisions Version closed on 13 June 2016. The Environment Court received a total of 72 appeals, covering 162 separate appeal points across a range of provisions. From August 2016, we have been working with appellants and the Environment Court to settle the 72 appeals. The Appeals Version of the District Plan was superseded by the Operative in Part District Plan in March 2024.
Operative in Part District Plan 2024
The Thames-Coromandel Operative in Part District Plan 2024 applies to most activities and locations. Once the last remaining appeal has been resolved, the plan can be publicly notified as fully operative. The fully operative District Plan will completely supersede the Thames-Coromandel Operative District Plan 2010.