Proposed Plan Change G: Aokautere urban growth

This proposed plan change will guide future growth and urban development in Aokautere.

Proposed Plan Change G was notified on 8 August 2022. It seeks to rezone a new greenfield growth area in Aokautere for residential development and inserts an accompanying structure plan and provisions (objectives, policies, and rules) into the District Plan.

Decision released: May 2024

The independent hearing panel has released its decision, following a hearing last December. Appeals were invited from submitters and closed on Thursday 18 July.

Decision Report of the Independent Hearing Panel(PDF, 4MB)

Amendments to the District Plan

These documents detail the sections of the District Plan affected by the decision.

Section 4 Definitions amended by PCG(PDF, 1MB)

Section 7 Subdivision amended by PCG(PDF, 5MB)

Section 7A Greenfields Residential Areas amended by PCG(PDF, 17MB)

Section 10 Residential Zone amended by PCG(PDF, 9MB)

Section 11 Business Zone amended by PCG(PDF, 5MB)

Section 15 Recreation Zone amended by PCG(PDF, 2MB)

Section 20 Land Transport amended by PCG(PDF, 5MB)

Hearing: December 2023

A hearing for this plan change was held in December 2023.

Notice of hearing

Minute 1 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 118KB)

Minute 2 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 92KB)

Minute 3 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 81KB)

Minute 4 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 110KB)

Minute 5 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 71KB)

Minute 6 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 75KB)

Minute 7 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 83KB)

Minute 8 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 79KB)

Minute 9 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 79KB)

Minute 10 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 73KB)

Minute 11 of independent hearing panel(PDF, 128KB)

In September 2023, a series of pre-hearing meetings took place in Palmerston North City Council.

Pre-hearing meeting report - 26 October 2023(PDF, 3MB)

Further information can be requested by contacting the Governance Team on governance@pncc.govt.nz or phone 06 356 8199.

Some rules take immediate effect

On 25 August 2022 the Council made an application to the Environment Court to make rules in Proposed Plan Change G take immediate legal effect, pursuant to section 86D of the Resource Management Act 1991. The Environment Court issued a decision on 25 October 2022 granting the Council's application and ordering the rules to have legal effect from the decision date.

Note, the Operative District Plan has been amended to include the rules that have immediate legal effect.

Environment Court decision(PDF, 334KB)

Notice of amendments to the District Plan

Technical reports

Section 32 technical report: Proposed plan change G(PDF, 1MB)

Appendix 1 – Proposed Plan Change G Amendments to the District Plan: Part 1(PDF, 10MB)

Appendix 1 – Proposed Plan Change G Amendments to the District Plan: Part 2(PDF, 14MB)

Appendix 2: Zoning Maps(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 3: Aokautere All Structure Plans(PDF, 8MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 1(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 2(PDF, 12MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 3(PDF, 21MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 4(PDF, 8MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 5(PDF, 12MB)

Appendix 4: Aokautere Masterplan Report: Part 6(PDF, 1MB)

Appendix 5: Traffic Assessment Aokautere(PDF, 3MB)

Appendix 6: Cultural Impact Assessment(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 7: Ecology Report Addendum(PDF, 14MB)

Appendix 8: Acoustic Assessment(PDF, 298KB)

Appendix 9: Geotechnical Assessment(PDF, 10MB)

Appendix 10: Landscape Character Assessment(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 11: Stormwater Management Strategy(PDF, 9MB)

Appendix 12: Aokautere Centre Retail Report(PDF, 6MB)

Appendix 13: Parks and Reserves Servicing Memorandum(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 14: Urban Design Statement Planning Controls(PDF, 2MB)

Appendix 15: Technical Report Summary(PDF, 98KB)

Section 42A reports

S42A report - Strategic Planning(PDF, 1MB)

S42A report - Urban Design(PDF, 5MB)

S42A report - Stormwater(PDF, 30MB)

Stormwater, Appendix B, Figure 01 - Annotated: Likely Council-led infrastructure(PDF, 9MB)

S42A report - Geotechnical(PDF, 21MB)

S42A report - Transport(PDF, 14MB)

S42A report - Urban-Economics(PDF, 880KB)

S42A report - Feasibility(PDF, 1MB)

S42A report - Ecology(PDF, 42MB)

Ecology, Table 3 - Updated offsetting calculations(PDF, 341KB)

S42A report - Landscape(PDF, 29MB)

S42A report - Acoustics(PDF, 915KB)

S42A report - Parks and Reserves(PDF, 851KB)

S42A report - Planning, Part A(PDF, 16MB)

S42A report - Planning, Part B(PDF, 49MB)

Reply Evidence from section 42A reporting officers

Statement of reply evidence - strategic planning(PDF, 846KB)

Statement of reply evidence - urban design(PDF, 1MB)

Statement of reply evidence - stormwater(PDF, 13MB)

Statement of reply evidence - geotechnical(PDF, 219KB)

Statement of reply evidence - transportation(PDF, 2MB)

Statement of reply evidence - urban economics(PDF, 448KB)

Statement of reply evidence - feasibility(PDF, 205KB)

Statement of reply evidence - ecology(PDF, 148KB)

Statement of reply evidence - landscape(PDF, 186KB)

Statement of reply evidence - parks and reserves(PDF, 710KB)

Statement of reply evidence - planning(PDF, 22MB)

Updated documents

Updated PCG Structure Plans(PDF, 50MB)

Structure Plans - Rectified version - 4 December 2023(PDF, 48MB)

Updated zoning map(PDF, 3MB)

Updated District Plan provisions(PDF, 44MB)

Submissions and further submissions

The first stage of the submission process took place throughout August 2022. We received 107 submissions in total.

We have also received 5 further submissions. These are for or against points raised in the original submissions.

Copies of the original submissions and a summary of the decisions requested are available upon request. Further information can be requested by contacting the Governance Team on governance@pncc.govt.nz or phone 06 356 8199.

Want to know more?

Read our consultation page: Aokautere urban growth.

Contact us

If you've any questions about this plan change, please contact our strategic planning team.

Phone: 06 356 8199

Email: planchange@pncc.govt.nz