Proposed District Plan Change
(as Notified - June 2010)

Introduction

In June 2010, Council publicly notified a Plan Change to the Ruapehu District Plan 2000. The proposed Change affects all the chapters of the current District Plan, except for the Indigenous Vegetation and Habitats of Indigenous Fauna (Biodiversity) chapter.

The Hearings into the Submissions have now been completed. The next stage in the process is for the Commissioners to report back to Council with their recommendations. If the Council votes to approve the plan change, Council will then notify the decision to all submitters and place a public notice in the local papers.

Once the decision has been notified the rules within the plan change will have legal effect. Anyone who made a submission or further submission on the plan change may appeal the decision to the Environment Court. However, they can only make an appeal in relation to a matter or provision raised in their submission. Any appeals must be lodged with the Environment Court within 30 working days of the service of notice of the decision. Please note the information above is simply a basic summary of the procedure. Specific information is available on the following websites:

· Ministry for the Environment:

· The Environment Court:

· New Zealand Legislation:

Relevant plan change documents are provided below:

Title	Description	Click to View
Hearings Reports	Planner's Report and Appendices	View
Hearings Timetable	An Estimated Timetable for Hearings.	View
Proposed Plan Change	Wording of the Proposed Plan Change as notified.	View
Proposed Maps	Proposed Maps as notified	View
Submissions Received	A summary of the submissions received by submitter and by topic.	View
Further Submissions	Further Submissions 1001 - 1050	View
	Further Submissions 1051 - 1106	View
Treated as Operative	An edited Plan showing sections of the Plan Change which have been affected by submissions or have legal effect as of the date of notification.	View
Notification Report	A brief summary of the main changes that are being proposed to the District Plan, along with an outline of the plan change process.	View
Section 32 Report	This provides an evaluation of all of the proposed provisions. The Resource Management Act 1991 requires Council's to produce a Section 32 Report for all Plan Changes.	View
Summary of Information	Includes the consultation letter, a copy of the public notice, a brief summary of the main proposed changes and the submission form.	View
More Information	Ministry for the Environment Website	View
More Information	Quality Planning Website	View

Proposed District Plan Change (as Notified - June 2010)

Introduction

Proposed District Plan Change
(as Notified - June 2010)