Current Version
Changes to the Taupo District Plan
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 18 July 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 11 October 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
The current version of the Taupo District plan text and maps can be seen by navigating to the following web page HERE
Hard copies are available for purchase from our Customer Service Centres in Taupo, Turangi, Mangakino and Environmental Services [Gillespie Plaza, Taupo].
Display copies can also be viewed at our public libraries in Taupo, Turangi and Mangakino.
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.
Taupo District Plan Layout Review
Council is currently undertaking a review of its District Plan layout. The aim of the review is to determine how best to improve the operation and administration of the District Plan and Planning Maps. In particular the location of rules, performance standards, and assessment criteria within the Plan are being considered.
Overtime the addition of new provisions in the Plan, such as the subdivision rules and structure plan areas, have considerably increased the content and complexity of the Plan. The review will consider how the differing sections of the District Plan can work more efficiently, and improve the ongoing administration and updating of the plan.
Updates on the review of the District Plan layout will be posted on this page as the review progresses. For more information, or to discuss further, please contact the Environmental Policy Team on ph 07 376 0641, or email planning@taupo.govt.nz