Due to Appeals lodged with the Environment Court the decisions on the Rural Plan Change are not currently operative. Please ring Franklin District Council on 09 237 1300 if you wish to know more.
The Rural Plan Change, formally known as Plan Change 14, is a comprehensive replacement of the existing sections relating to rural areas in the Operative District Plan. The management of growth and its impact on the rural and coastal environments in Franklin is to be governed by the Rural Plan Change. To learn more visit the following pages:
A summary of the purpose of the Rural Plan Change and the planning methods that will be used to achieve this. On this page you can also find out the history of the plan change.
Read the Rural Plan Change. On this page you will find a decision version along with updates. The Rural Plan Change will be updated when necessary as a consequence of provisions being withdrawn, or Consent Orders or Decisions released by the Environment Court.
Download any of the maps associated with the Rural Plan Change.
The Council appointed a Hearing Panel to hear all the submissions. You can download their decision reports by visiting this page.
Council has designed a series of factsheets about the Rural Plan Change (Plan Change 14) to help you learn more.
Please look here for documents relating to the plan change during the notified stage.