Waipa District Plan

The Waipa District Plan is a key document for the district. It contains policy guidance and rules on development and subdivision and also seeks to protect important buildings, landscapes and natural areas.

If you wish to use land in a manner which does not comply with a rule in the District Plan you will need to apply for a resource consent. Resource consents are generally processed by our planning department within 20 working days.

More significant consents, such as those that require limited notification or pubic notification, may take longer to process.

Waipa District ePlan

The Waipā District Plan will soon be available as an interactive e-Plan. A digital, interactive District Plan which enables you to browse the full plan or use the property search to discover site specific information.

The use of internal links throughout the ePlan makes it easy to navigate between sections, view definitions and abbreviations.

Waipa's transition

The District Planning team have imported more than 19,000 rows of District Plan content, distributing definitions and hyperlinks throughout to create a user friendly experience. We’re currently working through spatial data updates which will be followed by testing, to ensure that everything is accurate and adequate before we go live.

At this stage, all current plan changes will still be found on the Plan Changes webpage until a decision report is finalised. However, future plan changes will be carried out within the ePlan.

Keep an eye on Waipā District Council’s Facebook page and website, as we near completion we’ll let you all know via these channels. We’ll be sure to have plenty of FAQ available here on the Waipa District Plan webpage when we launch and staff will be available to assist post go live also.

Material incorporated by reference

The Operative Waipa District Plan occasionally refers to publications that act as a measure to help applicants comply with rules or provisions in the plan. These publications are known as 'material incorporated by reference'. You can view the publications either at the Te Awamutu or Cambridge Office, or you can request a copy of the material incorporated by reference (with the exception of standards) by calling 0800 924 723.

Council is unable to provide copies of standards (New Zealand and international) due to matters of copyright. These must be obtained directly from the source: http://www.standards.co.nz/default.htm

Waipa District Plan - Snapshot

Our District Plan Snapshot tool is a quick and easy way to find out which rules and policy overlays apply to the property you are interested in. It generates useful information into a report that you can save or print for future reference.