The Environment Court has granted Palmerston North City Council’s application to make rules in Proposed Plan Change G take immediate effect.
Palmerston North City Council publicly notified proposed plan change G: Aokautere Urban Growth on 8 August 2022. The proposed plan change seeks to rezone land in Aokautere for additional greenfield growth.
On 25 August 2022 the Council made an application to the Environment Court to make rules in the proposed plan change 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. As a result, from 25 October 2022 the District Plan rules identified in the table below, as amended by Proposed Plan Change G, now have legal effect.
| Section 7: Subdivision |
Restricted discretionary activities
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| R7.15.2.1 |
Subdivision within the Aokautere Rural-Residential Area, Moonshine Valley Residential Area and the Rural Residential Overlay |
Non-complying activities
|
| R7.15.4.1(4)
|
Subdivision which does not comply with the Restricted Discretionary Performance Standards for Subdivision in the Rural-Residential Area identified on the Aokautere Structure Plan |
| Section 7A: Greenfield Residential Areas |
Restricted discretionary activities
|
| R7A.5.2.1 |
Restricted discretionary activities |
| R7A.5.2.2 |
Performance standards for restricted discretionary activities |
| R7A.5.2.3 |
Assessment criteria for restricted discretionary activities |
Non-complying activities
|
| R7A.5.5 |
Non-complying activities in Aokautere Residential Area |
Structure plans
|
| R7A.4-7A.4G |
Aokautere Structure Plan |
Section 10: Residential Zone – Section 10.6
Dwellings and Accessory Buildings |
Permitted activities
|
| R10.6.1.5 |
Dwellings, minor dwellings and accessory buildings in the greenfield residential areas |
Restricted discretionary activities
|
| R10.6.3.2 |
Buildings or structures within a greenfield residential area that do not comply with performance standards for permitted or controlled activities
|
| R10.6.3.3 |
Multi-unit residential development in the multi-unit housing areas |
Non-notification
|
| R10.6.3.4 |
Non-notification multi-unit residential development in the Aokautere residential area |
Non-complying activities
|
| R10.6.5.6 |
Transport infrastructure (Aokautere residential area) |
Section 10: Residential Zone – Section 10.7
Non-Residential Activities |
Discretionary activities
|
| R10.7.4 |
Discretionary activities |
| R10.7.4.6 |
Retirement villages and residential centres |
Non-complying activities
|
| R10.7.5.3 |
Retirement villages in Aokautere residential area |
Maps
|
| Map 10.1A |
Aokautere development area |
| Map 10.6.3.3(i) |
Multi-unit residential housing area: Aokautere residential area |
Section 11: Business Zones – Section 11.10
Local Business Zone |
Permitted activities
|
| R11.10.2.1 |
Permitted activities (excluding residential activities at ground floor level in the Aokautere neighbourhood centre) |
| R11.10.2.2 |
Construction, alteration of, or addition to buildings |
Restricted discretionary activities
|
| R11.10.3.1 |
Activities which do not comply with the permitted activity performance standards |
| R11.10.3.2 |
Construction, external alteration of, or addition to a building which does not comply with the performance standards for permitted activities |
Non-complying activities
|
| R11.10.5 |
Non-complying activities |
Figures
|
| 11.5A |
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Section 15: Recreation
|
Restricted discretionary activities
|
| R15.5.4 |
Roading and essential services within Aokautere Structure Plan
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Non-complying activities
|
| R15.5.6.1 |
Non-complying activities |