Notice of Proposed District Plan Change E - Roxburgh Residential Area

Under Clause 5 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Palmerston North City Council gives notice of Proposed Plan Change E – Roxburgh Residential Area.

Palmerston North City Council is proposing to rezone land at Roxburgh Crescent in Hokowhitu. The land is currently zoned as Industrial, Amenity and Recreation and Conservation. We are proposing to change it to Residential zoning to enable space for new housing.

To do this, we’re notifying Proposed Plan Change E – Roxburgh Residential Area under Clause 5 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991.

The changes from Proposed Plan Change E to the District Plan are summarised as follows:

Changes to District Plan Section 4 – Definitions

• Insert new definitions for ‘Roxburgh Residential Area’ and ‘Principal Bedroom’
• Amend the definition for ‘Open Construction’.

Changes to District Plan Section 7 – Subdivision

• Add the Roxburgh Residential Area to Section 7 Subdivision.
• Add the objectives, policies, and rules that address resource management issues common to the Residential Area to the Roxburgh Residential Area.
• Introduce the Roxburgh Residential Structure Plan (Map 7.10) and the Roxburgh Residential Roading Cross Sections (Maps 7.10A and 7.10B) to guide future development in the Roxburgh Residential Area.
• Add provisions specific to the Roxburgh Residential Area in objectives, policies, and rules of Section 7.

Changes to District Plan Section 10 – Residential Zone

• Add the Roxburgh Residential Area to Section 10.
• Add the objectives, policies, and rules that address resource management issues common to the Residential Area to the Roxburgh Residential Area.
• Add provisions specific to the Roxburgh Residential Area in objectives, policies, and rules of Section 10.

Making submissions to Proposed Plan Change E – Roxburgh Residential Area

Submissions must be in writing on the form prescribed, including submissions through email. Email submissions do not require a signature. The closing date for submissions is 4pm, 19 November 2024.

Paper copies of the submission form can also be collected from our Customer Service Centre, or any of our community libraries. Please call us on 06 356 8199 to have a copy sent to you.

To get your submission to us, either:

If you’d like to speak in person at the hearing on this matter, please indicate this on your submission form. We’ll write to all submitters once the hearing date is confirmed. Following this, Council will then meet to consider all the submissions and decide whether to adopt the proposed plan change. On receiving notice of a decision on their submission, any person who disagrees with or is dissatisfied with the decision made may refer the decision to the Environment Court for further consideration.

Please Note: If you are a property owner with tenants or occupiers other than yourself, please ensure they are made aware of the public notification of the Proposed Plan Change.

This notice is made under clause 5A of the first schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991.