[last updated 29 March 2010]
Overview
The purpose of the Landscape and Natural Values Plan Change is to identify areas with important value, and to develop new provisions in the Taupo District Plan on how to effectively manage these areas to prevent their degeneration.
Plan Change 24 (Landscape and Natural Values) and Plan Change (formally Variation) 25 (Landscape and Natural Values – Subdivision) have been prepared to fulfil Council’s statutory obligation under Part II of the Resource Management Act and an Environment Court direction to review the Landscape Values and Natural Values provisions of the Taupo District Plan. The plan change introduces new statutory objectives, policies and methods (including rules) in sections 3h Landscape Values, 3i Natural Values, 4b Rural Environment and 4e District Wide Rules, of the District Plan, and identifies areas of important landscape and natural value in District Plan Schedules section 7.1, and on District Planning Maps A1-A40.
Plan Changes 24 and 25 affect properties throughout the Taupo District, which have Landscape and Natural Values areas. The proposed provisions introduce new rules for these areas in respect to undertaking certain activities including subdivision, erection of built structures, indigenous vegetation clearance, and earthworks, as well as introducing incentives to encourage further enhancement of the values associated with them.
To read more about the background and history of Plan Change 24 and Variation 25, click HERE.
Newsletter Updates
Council will continue to send regular newsletters to landowners with Significant Natural Areas and Landscape Areas on their property, and those interested in the ongoing management of these areas. If you would like to receive the newsletter updates, please contact Rowan Sapsford on ph 07 376 0723, or email planning@taupo.govt.nz . To view the newsletter updates, see below.
March 2010 Newsletter
Council Decisions
Decisions on Plan Changes 24 and 25 were notified on 26 February 2010. The Plan Change text and maps, Council Decision Report, and section-32 report are provided below.
The Council Decision report is divided into five volumes and contains the following for each submission (note in some cases submissions have been grouped if they have similar content); a decision for each submission and/or further submission, the reason for the Council's decision; and any associated changes to be made to the Plan as a result of the decision.
Decision Text
District Planning Maps - proposed A series Landscape and Natural Values
Decision Report on submissions
Section 32 Report Volume I - District Plan Provisions
Section 32 Volume II - Supporting Documentation
Natural Heritage of the Taupo District
Section 32 Volume III - Supporting Documentation
Full copies of Council’s decision on submissions can also be viewed at any of the following Council locations:
Customer Service Centres:
• Taupo District Council – 72 Lake Terrace, Taupo
• Environmental Services Reception – Gillespie Plaza, Heuheu St, Taupo
• Turangi Service Centre – Town Centre, Turangi
• Mangakino Service Centre - Civic Centre, Rangatira Drive, Mangakino
Public Libraries:
• Taupo Public Library – Tongariro Street, Taupo
• Turangi Public Library – Town Centre, Turangi
• Mangakino Public Library - Civic Centre, Rangatira Drive, Mangakino
Any person who has made a submission on Plan Changes 24 and 25 may appeal Council’s decision on their submission, to the Environment Court. In accordance with Clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991, appeals must be in the prescribed form and lodged with the Environment Court within 30 working days of serving the notification of the decision.
Want more information?
For any further information about the Landscape and Natural Values Plan Change, please contact:
The Environmental Policy Team on (07) 376 0723, or email planning@taupo.govt.nz