Introduction
Current Version
Changes to the Taupo District Plan
Contacts
Introduction
Taupo District Plan
District plans set out the policies and rules that a Council will use to manage the use of land in its area.
The Taupo District Plan was made public on July 18, 2000. Submissions to the District Plan were heard by Council and decisions were subsequently released in May 2003. All appeals on the District Plan were resolved in 2007 and the District Plan was made operative on October 11 2007.
Status of Plan
As the District Plan is now operative, the Transitional District Plan, no longer can be considered in Resource Consent applications.
Clause 16b of the First Schedule to the RMA, however establishes that those parts of the District Plan amended by a plan change (identified by strikethrough and underline) are to be considered in conjunction with any corresponding District Plan provisions.
Current Version
To view the current version of the Taupo District Plan click HERE .
Changes to the Taupo District Plan
Changes are made to the Taupo District Plan for any number of reasons. These changes must follow a statutory process established by the Resource Management Act and all of which involve the involvement of the community. Prior to the Plan becoming operative, these were known as 'variations'. The variation and plan changes process is exactly the same, it is simply a name change as a result of the operative status. The Council is currently working on a number of plan changes to the Taupo District Plan which are at different stages of this statutory process. If the plan change is yet to complete this statutory process, i.e. has yet to be heard or has outstanding appeals, then it is considered to be 'proposed' and both the plan change and the operative DP needs to be considered in respect to consent applications.
For more information on the plan changes currently being worked on and for information on plan changes generally click HERE.
If you wish to discuss matters regarding resource consents either as an applicant or as an affected person, please contact our Development Planner. This can be done by either booking an appointment, by email to general@taupo.govt.nz, or by phone on (07) 376 0899.
For other queries relating to the Taupo District Plan and plan changes, you may contact us by:
Email: epu@taupo.govt.nz
Phone: 07 376 0632
Fax: 07 376 0728
Or write to:
Environmental Policy Unit
Taupo District Council
Private Bag 2005
Taupo Mail Centre
TAUPO 3352