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In This Section
Phase 2 of the Whanganui District Plan review process considers those activities and issues relating to our residential areas.
Plan Changes 23–28 (Phase 2 – Residential) and Plan Change 29 (Phase 3 – Built Heritage) were publicly notified on 1 November 2012.
Remaining provisions, Urban Map 8, Rules 3.7.1(a) and 11.5.4(a) became operative on 8 May 2015.
Provisions not subject to appeal became Operative on 19 December 2013. Appeal decisions excluding Part Urban Map 8, Rules 3.7.1(a) and 11.5.4(a) became Operative on 7 August 2014.
The following maps have been amended:
Plan Change 23 - Section 32 Report(PDF, 51KB)
Plan Change 24 - Section 32 Report(PDF, 2MB)
Plan Change 24 - Summary of Submissions(PDF, 13KB)
Appendix 4 - Section 32 Report(PDF, 61KB)
Appendix 4 - Section 32 Report(PDF, 185KB)
Plan Change 27 - Regulatory and Hearings Committee Report(PDF, 137KB)
Plan Change 27 - Regulatory and Hearings Committee Table of Decisions(PDF, 567KB)
Plan Change 27 - Marked-up Text(PDF, 1MB)
Plan Change 27 - Maps(PDF, 8MB)
Plan Change 27 - Section 32 Report(PDF, 177KB)
Note: Changes made to the Land Development and Subdivision Engineering Document as a result of the Council’s decisions on submissions are indicated in Plan Change 27 – Marked-up Text. Changes relate to the supplement only. To view the rest of the document refer to Plan Change 27 – Notified Documents.