Over 550 submissions received on Proposed District Plan

Submissions have now closed on the Proposed Far North District Plan following a 12.5-week consultation on new rules that will help shape the district for the next decade. 

Consultation on the Proposed Far North District Plan closed on Friday 21 October 2022 at 5pm with the council receiving over 550 submissions on the planning proposals.

The proposed plan will now go through further submissions, hearings and decisions. This process normally takes around two years. Full completion of the final plan will depend on any appeals that may follow council decisions.

The council will now prepare a summary of the submissions and this will be made available to the public early in 2023. A further submission period will then provide people the opportunity to comment on matters raised in the original submissions.

All submissions will be presented to a hearing panel, and public hearings held for those who wish to be heard. A final recommendation will then be presented to council.

The council will give notice of its decision on the Proposed District Plan (and matters raised in submissions, including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions). Submitters have the right to appeal this decision to the Environment Court. The plan will then be adopted, except any areas that have been appealed and these will be added according to the outcome of appeals.

You can read more about the Proposed District Plan on our website.