Consultation has concluded, thank you for taking the time to have your say. Council's decisions on Plan Change 9 are now available via this link.  

• Council's Decision on Plan Change 9

  The Council, through its Community and District Development Committee, decided on 14 February 2024 to adopt all the recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel on Plan Change 9.

  Changes to District Plan:

  The changes to the District Plan text as a result of these decisions are annotated in the District Plan chapters at the links below.

  • Interpretation
  • National Direction Instruments
  • Strategic Direction
  • Historical and Cultural Values
  • Hazards and Risks
  • Natural Environment Values
  • Subdivision
  • General District-Wide Matters
  • Residential Zones
  • Rural Zones
  • City Centre Zones
  • Commercial Zones
  • Business and Innovation Zones
  • Industrial Zones
  • Development Areas
  • Appendix 1 - Parking, Access and Turning

  
  

  Changes of minor effect were also included within the Light and Earthworks chapters.

  Changes to the District Plan maps as a result of these decisions are set out in the following document:

  • District Plan maps

  
  

  Refer also to the report of the Independent Hearing Panel, which provides explanation on the reasons for the decision.

  IHP Report:

  • Recommendations of the Independent Hearing Panel on Plan Change 9

  
  

  These changes become operative on 2 March 2024.

  The public notice advertising Council's decision is available at this link: Public notice of Council's decision on Plan Change 9.

• Post Hearing Documents

  Documents provided since the hearing can be found below:

  Council Supplementary Evidence

  • Rotorua Lakes Council Geothermal Outline and Process - Provided 18 September 2023

• Addendum 2 to the Section 42A Report (Council Reply), Supplementary Evidence & Closing Legal Submissions

  The Addendum 2 to the Section 42A Report and Councils supplementary evidence is now available to view below.

  Addendum 2 to the Section 42A Report

  • Addendum 2 to the Section 42A Report
  • Appendix 1: Amendments to Recommended Changes to the text of the District Plan
    • Part 1 - Introduction and General Provisions
    • Interpretation
    • National Direction Instruments
    • Part 2 - District -Wide Matters
    • Strategic Direction
    • Energy Infrastructure & Transport
    • Hazards & Risks
    • Historical & Cultural Values
    • Natural Environment Values
    • Subdivision
      
    • General District Wide Matters
    • Part 3 - Area - Specific Matters
    • Residential Zones
    • City Centre Zones
    • Commercial Zones
    • Industrial Zones
    • Business and Innovation Zone
    • Rural Zones
    • Future Growth Zones
    • Development Areas
    • Appendix One Parking, Access & Turning
  • Appendix 2: Amendments to District Plan Maps

  Council Supplementary Evidence

  • Supplementary Statement of Evidence 1 - Cameron Wallace - Urban Design (Barker & Associates)
  • Supplementary Statement of Evidence 2 - Susan Fairgray - Economics (Market Economics)

  Closing Legal Submissions

  • Closing legal submissions of Counsel for Rotorua Lakes Council

• Plan Change 9 Hearing

  The Hearing of submissions by the Independent Hearings Panel on Plan Change 9 was held in August 2023.

  Links to the livestream recordings that were taken during the hearing are available on youtube at this playlist link

• Material Provided During the Hearing

  The following material has been provided during the hearing for Plan Change 9: Housing for Everyone.

  Monday 14 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Rachel Morgan - Section 42A Report Author (Barker & Associates)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Rachel Morgan - Section 42A Report Author - Summary of Provisions (Barker & Associates)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Rachel Morgan - Section 42A Report Author - Presentation (Barker & Associates)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Cam Wallace - Urban Design (Barker & Associates)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Cam Wallace - Urban Design - Presentation (Barker & Associates)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Kim Smith - Section 42A Report Author (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Anna Bindon - Section 42A Report Author (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Simon Thurston - Section 42A Report Author (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Damon Mathfield - Strategic Planning (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Damon Mathfield - Strategic Planning - Presentation (Rotorua Lakes Council)

  Tuesday 15 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Carolyn McAlley - Planning (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Robin Byron - Planning (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga)

  Wednesday 16 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Ann Nicholas - Planning (Sigma Consultants Ltd)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Kate Dahm - Planning (Sigma Consultants Ltd)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Kate Dahm - Planning - Presentations (Sigma Consultants Ltd)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Rowan Little - Planning (Cheal Consultants)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Margaret Owens (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand)
  • Memorandum of Counsel re change of witness (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Ngaire Kerse (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand & Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Matthew Brown (Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Harriet McKee (Summerset Group Holdings Ltd)

  Thursday 17 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Seventh-Day Adventists School
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Mataatua Marae Trustees
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Briana Cardon and Stevie Blyth-Nepia (Te Arawa Lakes Trust)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of David McPherson

  Monday 21 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Susan Fairgray - Economics (Market Economics)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of Shelly Gifford

  Tuesday 22 August 2023

  • Hearing Summary Statement of Brett Farquhar (Pukeroa Oruawhata Group)
  • Hearing Summary Statement of David Marshall
  • Supplementary Evidence of Susan Fairgray - Economics (Market Economics) - (Note: There has been a minor edit to this document. The change is to the graph it updates the example figure in Paragraph 17 slightly from 506m2 to 514m2. The original version can be found here.)
  • Memorandum of Counsel (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Hearing Closing Summary Statement of Wendy Embling

• Legal Submissions

  Legal submissions are available to view below.

  Councils Legal Submissions

  • Opening Legal submissions of Counsel for Rotorua Lakes Council

  Submitters Legal Submissions

  • Submitter Legal Submission 1: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
  • Submitter Legal Submission 2: Summerset Group Holdings Ltd
  • Submitter Legal Submission 3: Ara Poutama Department of Corrections
  • Submitter Legal Submission 4: Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated & Ryman Healthcare Limited
  • Submitter Legal Submission 5: Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities

  Supplementary Legal Submissions

  • Submitter Supplementary Legal Submission 6: Bay of Plenty Regional Council

  Closing Legal Submissions

  • Closing legal submissions of Counsel for Rotorua Lakes Council

  
  

• Addendum 1 to the Section 42A Report & Rebuttal Evidence

  The Plan Change 9 Rebuttal Evidence from Council and other submitters and Addendum 1 to the Section 42A Report is now available to view below.

  Addendum 1 to the Section 42A Report

  • Addendum 1 to the Section 42A Report
  • Appendix 1: Amendments to Recommended Changes to the text of the District Plan
    • Part 1 - Introduction and General Provisions
    • Interpretation
    • National Direction Instruments
    • Part 2 - District -Wide Matters
    • Strategic Direction
    • Energy Infrastructure & Transport
    • Hazards & Risks
    • Historical & Cultural Values
    • Natural Environment Values
    • Subdivision
      
    • General District Wide Matters
    • Part 3 - Area - Specific Matters
    • Residential Zones
    • City Centre Zones
    • Commercial Zones
    • Industrial Zones
    • Business and Innovation Zone
    • Rural Zones
    • Development Areas
    • Appendix One Parking, Access & Turning
  • Appendix 2: Amendments to Recommended Decisions on Submissions

  Council Rebuttal Evidence

  • Rebuttal Statement of Evidence 1: Strategic Evidence - Damon Mathfield (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Rebuttal Statement of Evidence 2: Urban Design - Cam Wallace (Barker & Associates)
  • Rebuttal Statement of Evidence 3: Demand Report - Susan Fairgray (Market Economics)
  • Rebuttal Statement of Evidence 4: Historic Heritage - Lloyd Macomber (Salmond Reed Architects)

  Submitters Rebuttal Statement of Evidence

  • Submitters Rebuttal Statement of Evidence 1: Matt Allott - Planning (Ara Poutama The Department of Corrections)

• Submitters' Evidence

  The following evidence has been submitted to the Council prior to the hearing:

  Submitters Statement of Evidence

  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 1: Rebecca Eng (Transpower)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 2: Hannah Craven (Waikato Regional Council)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 3: Keith Frentz (Ministry of Education)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 4: Matt Allot (Ara Poutama The Department of Corrections)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 5: Michelle Grinlinton-Hancock (KiwiRail)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 6: Lucy Holden - Planning (Bay of Plenty Regional Council)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 7: Mark Ivamy - Natural Hazards (Bay of Plenty Regional Council)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 8: Anna McKay - Engineering (Bay of Plenty Regional Council)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 9: Carolyn McAlley (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 10: Robin Byron (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 11: Craig Sharman (Fire and Emergency New Zealand)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 12: Rowan Little (Cheal)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 13: Harriet McKee (Summerset Holdings Ltd)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 14: Brendon Liggett - Corporate (Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 15: Phillip Osborne - Economics (Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 16: Susannah Tait - Planning (Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 17: Ann Nicholas (Sigma)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 18: Kate Dahm (Sigma)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 19: Nicki Williams - Planning (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated & Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 20: Professor Ngaire Kerse - Gerontology (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated & Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 21: Greg Akehurst - Economics (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated & Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 22: John Collyns (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 23: Matthew Brown (Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 24: Jill Wilkinson (Body Corporate of Lakeview Villas)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 25: Billy Te Arakohuru Paora Kingi
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 26: Peter Staite
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 27: Paul Thomas (The NZ Seventh-Day Adventist Schools Association Ltd & Rotorua Seventh-Day Adventist School Board)
  • Submitters Statement of Evidence 28 Margaret Owens (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand)

  Supplementary Statements of Evidence

  • Submitters Supplementary Statement of Evidence 29 Susannah Tait - Planning - (Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities)
  • Submitters Supplementary Statement of Evidence 30: Brett Farquhar (Pukeroa Oruawhata Group)
  • Submitters Supplementary Statement of Evidence 31: Pamela Unkovich (First Gas Limited)
  • Submitters Supplementary Statement of Evidence 32 - Nicki Williams - Planning (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Incorporated & Ryman Healthcare Limited)
  • Submitters Supplementary Statement of Evidence 33 - Phillip Osborne (Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities)

• Plan Change 9 Section 42A Report

  The Plan Change 9 Section 42A Report is now available to view below.

  Section 42A Report

  • Plan Change 9 Section 42A Report
  • Appendix 1: Recommended Changes to the text of the District Plan
    • Part 1 - Introduction and General Provisions
    • Interpretation
    • National Direction Instruments
    • Part 2 - District -Wide Matters
    • Strategic Direction
    • Hazards & Risks
    • Historical & Cultural Values
    • Natural Environment Values
    • Subdivision
      
    • General District Wide Matters
    • Part 3 - Area - Specific Matters
    • Residential Zones
    • City Centre Zones
    • Commercial Zones
    • Business and Innovation Zone
    • Rural Zones
    • Development Areas
    • Appendix One Parking, Access & Turning
  • Appendix 2: Recommended Changes to the District Plan Maps
  • Appendix 3: Recommended Decisions on Submissions
    • Excel Spreadsheet - Enables filtering
    • By Submitter ID
    • By Topic
  • Appendix 4: Assessment of Existing Qualifying Matters
  • Appendix 5: Area affected by Flood Risk Assessment - New Qualifying Matter
  • Appendix 6: Legal Advice on Geothermal Hazards and the Building Act - Rice Speirs
  • Appendix 7: Memorandum of Geothermal Boundaries - GNS Science
  • Appendix 8: Section 42A Authors Statement of Experience

  Supporting Evidence

  • Statement of Evidence 1: Strategic Evidence - Damon Mathfield (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Statement of Evidence 2: Urban Design - Cam Wallace (Barker & Associates)
  • Statement of Evidence 3: Demand Report - Susan Fairgray (Market Economics)
  • Statement of Evidence 4: Transport - Michael Nixon (Commute Transportation)
  • Statement of Evidence 5: Waste Collection Implications - Craig Goodwin (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Statement of Evidence 6: Management of Development - Infrastructure and Flood Hazards - Paula Meredith (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Statement of Evidence 7: 3 Waters Infrastructure - Greg Manzano (Rotorua Lakes Council)
  • Statement of Evidence 8: Specific Flood Hazard Methods - Mark Pennington (Tonkin + Taylor)
  • Statement of Evidence 9: Geothermal Risk Assessment - John Brzeski (Tonkin + Taylor)

  
  

• Independent Hearing Commissioner Panel Minutes and Directions

  Late Submissions - Direction #1 - 18 November 2022

  Late Further Submissions - Direction #2 - 25 November 2022

  Hearing Procedures and Directions - Direction #3 - 5 December 2022

  Post Hearing Timetable - Direction #4 - 22 August 2023