Plan Change 34 – Belk Road Rural Residential

Background

The land subject to the Plan Change is part of the 2021 Local Government boundary change between Western Bay of Plenty District and Tauranga City. Part of the Local Government Commission decision was that the land, currently zoned Rural under the Western Bay of Plenty District Plan, was to be incorporated into the Tauranga City Plan by April 2024.

Area

A map showing the location of the area subject to Plan Change 34 is shown below.

Belk road area (7mb pdf)

What is proposed by the Plan Change?

The Plan Change is proposed on the basis that the Rural Residential Zone is more appropriate than either the Rural Zone, the adjoining existing and proposed Tauriko Industrial Zone, or the Plan Change 33 Medium Density Residential Zone.

The Resource Management Act section 32 (s32) requires a detailed assessment to establish whether the proposed plan change content is the most appropriate course of action.  

The Assessment for Plan Change 34 (3mb pdf)

Key documents

• Public Notice of Decision, and appeal period to the Environment Court
• Further submissions public notice
• Summary of Submissions
• Public notice

Recommendation Decision

• Recommendation Decision Plan Change PC34 (2.1mb pdf)
  • Appendix 1 (196kb pdf)

Section 42A Report

• Section 42A Hearing Report

Chapters

• Annotated text - chapters 10 and 12 (151kb pdf)

Maps

• Planning Maps - L84 (917kb pdf)
• Planning Maps - L93 (902kb pdf)

Section 32 Report

• S32 report - Lower - Belk Road Rural Residential (1.2mb pdf)

What is a plan change?

A plan change is a change to our City Plan. This is a public process involving research, evaluation and consultation.

Plan change information

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