Throughout the District there are legal agreements between landowners and Franklin District Council called “Conservation Covenants” which protect and manage bush and wetland lots. Franklin was once 85% forest - only 8% of which remains. That makes significant areas of native bush or wetland on private property worth protecting.
The owner retains the title to the covenanted land and will have specific requirements for management of the area registered on the certificate of title for the property. If you own, or are thinking of owning, a conservation covenant we want to make you fully aware of your responsibilities.
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If you are a real estate agent or lawyer when you are assisting someone with the purchase of a property you may discover that the lot has one of these agreements. Your client will look to you for expert advice and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to explain what this will mean. This is why we make the copies of the Conservation Covenant brochure avaliable to you. You can either:
To Help You As An Owner:
Find out what the District Plan says about Conservation Covenants:
A major part of looking after your conservation covenant is managing pests and weeds. The following websites give information to assist you in native plant protection. Click on the link to visit their website. Remember that it will take you away from the Franklin District Council site:
Your regional council can put you in touch with local weed buster groups and ecology workshops and help with other pest, plant and animal issues.
Call ARC on 09 366 2000 or 0800 80 60 40 or
EW on 0800 800 401