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    District Plan Review Forward Works Programme

    This page gives a strategic overview of Council’s planning projects. The following lists provide a brief explanation of Council’s work programme. See the timetable at the end of this page for approximate dates relating to the wider programme.

    District Plan Review

    Priority Plan Changes

    • Rural & Flood Hazard Zone
    • Feilding Residential Zone
    • Growth Precinct 1-3
    • Heritage (Non-CBD) update
    • Natural Hazards

    National Planning Standards Update

    • District Plan Reformat (phase 1)
    • District Plan Reformat (phase 2)
    • E-Plan

    General Review

    • Complete Section 79(1) review of those parts of the District Plan not already reviewed.
    • Review of specific provisions where required

    Strategic Planning

    Structure & Infrastructure Planning

    • Structure Plan for Precinct 1-2
    • Feilding Stormwater Model
    • District wide

    Growth Planning

    • Village growth & intensification plans
    • Prepare draft spatial plan
    • Manawatū Growth Strategy

    Monitoring

    • Housing and subdivision growth monitoring (NPS-UD)

    Tangata Whenua Resource Management Planning

    • Developing iwi partnerships
    • Protocols for plan making and consenting
    • Identifying significant resource management issues
    • Papakāinga, Marae and Waahi Tapu review

    Implementing National Direction

    • National Planning Standards
    • National Policy Statement: Urban Development
    • National Policy Statement: Freshwater
    • National Policy Statement: Highly Productive Land

    Upcoming:

    • National Policy Statement: Production Forestry
    • National Policy Statement: Indigenous Biodiversity
    • Participation in RMA reform

    Potential Additional Work:

    • Private Plan Changes
    • National Adaptation Plan
    • Participation in Regional Spatial Planning
    • Participation in Regional Mapping: Highly Productive Land

    Indicative Timetable* - Strategic Planning Programme

    Plan Change / Project202320242025
    Manawatū Growth Strategy Concepts & Technical Adopted Pre-LTP  
    National Policy Statement: Highly Productive Land  Regional Council Mapping Project Hearing
    National Policy Statement: Urban Development Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring
    Industrial Growth Plan Change   Commence
    Plan Change / Project202320242025
    Plan Change J(a): Minor Amendments Notify Hearing  
    Plan Change J(b): Substantial Changes  Notify  
    Plan Change H [Heritage / Notable Trees] Hearing 7 June, Decision Appeals  
    Plan Change A [Rural & Flood Channel] Draft Consultation Notify, Hearing & Decision Appeals
    Plan Change B [Feilding Residential & Village Zone]:         
    • Review & Intensification
    		  Draft Notify
    • Urban Growth Options
    		   Draft
    Plan Change Town Centre / Mixed Use   Draft, Notify
    Plan Change / Project202320242025
    Iwi Relationships Papakāinga, Marae Tangata Whenua Chapter - Protocols / Relationships Waahi Tapu, Cultural Landscapes
    Hazards Work Feilding Stormwater, Rural Flood Hazard Village Stormwater, Ponding / Drainage, Liquefaction Coastal Environment, Resilience Planning

    * Dependencies: this timeline is subject to contractor availability, budget & resourcing, RMA reform & legislative change.