About the District Plan
The District Plan sets out the policies and rules council uses to manage the use of land in the district.
The District Plan is available as an electronic map-based, searchable tool, combining a traditional plan document with mapping capabilities and user-friendly features.
To find the District Plan provisions that apply to your property, simply go to our e-District Plan and type in your address in the search field.
In 2020 the Government introduced the National Planning Standards (the Standards). The Standards are a series of templates which place mandatory requirements for how district and regional plans are set up and formatted.
The purpose of the Standards is to make council plans and policy statements easier to prepare, understand and comply with. They aim to do this by improving the consistency of the format and content.
For further guidance on what has moved where in the National Planning Standards, check out our National Planning Standards information sheet and conversion chart:
