Proposed Plan Change 26 – Residential Zone Intensification
Status
Character Cluster Online Submission Form 5
Printable Character Cluster Form 5
Hearing update: 15/2/23
The Hearing will commence at 9am Wednesday 15th February. Please use the links below for live streaming.
Day 1 - Cancelled
Day 2 – 15 February 2023
Day 3 – 16 February 2023
Day 4 – 17 February 2023
You can view the schedule here. Please check this regularly as it may be subject to change.
Daily Recordings
Day 1
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 1 - 15 February 2023 0904 to 1101
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 1 - 15 February 2023 1123 to 1241
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 1 - 15 February 2023 1316 to 1507
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 1 - 15 February 2023 1538 to 1621
Day 2
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 2 - 16 February 2023 0906 to 1058
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 2 - 16 February 2023 1121 to 1248
- IPI Joint Hearing Day 2 - 16 February 2023 1332 to 1414
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What is Plan Change 26
On 20 December 2021, the Amendment Act was passed into law. NO consultation occurred with councils in the drafting of the Bill, only a submission process to the select committee was provided. before this happened. The Amendment Act aims to increase and accelerate urban housing supply in New Zealand. The intent is to speed up implementation of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) and enable more medium density homes through an Intensification Planning Instrument (IPI) and an Intensification Streamlined Planning Process (ISPP). We have called our IPI Plan Change 26 ‘Residential Zone Intensification’.
You can read more about The Amendment Act here.
An amendment to the Resource Management Act 1991 requires councils to increase housing density in the residentially zoned areas of Cambridge, Kihikihi and Te Awamutu. As well the Council is required to relax policies that would normally protect the urban character and amenity in the district. Waipā District Council’s District Plan needs to change significantly to accommodate the legislation, similar to other councils specified in the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (the Amendment Act) as Tier 1 growth councils. The legislation requires Council to allow, landowners on most sites to extend existing buildings or build up to three houses with up to three stories without land use consent subject to a maximum site coverage, heights and setbacks. The changes also introduce no minimum lot sizes for associated subdivisions.
What we’re doing?
An internal Issues and Options report on the Amendment Act identified three possibilities for the Council to implement the compulsory legislative changes. All councillors were united in their fight against ‘uncontrolled urban intensification’ and voted for option three at a council meeting on 5 April 2022. Option three provided the potential for the Council to maintain some control over where mandatory intensification occurs within residential zones.
Summary of option three:
- Attempts to leverage ‘qualifying matters’ to potentially make parts of residential zones of Cambridge, Kihikihi and Te Awamutu and subject to modified provision of the Medium Density Residential Standards.
- Reviews financial contributions as a mechanism for developers paying for any resulting infrastructure upgrades.
- Identifies the impact of increased residential intensification on our existing infrastructure and the Waikato and Waipā Rivers and their catchments.
- Inserts the mandatory Medium Density Residential Standards into the district plan.
Council has developed Proposed Plan Change 26 to implement the mandatory changes required. Proposed Plan Change 26 proposes to:
- Enable up to three, three-story residential units to be built in residential zones in Te Awamutu, Kihikihi and Cambridge without the need to obtain resource consent, if all the standards are met; and
- Modify the Medium Density Residential Standards where qualifying matters have been identified as applying, such as cultural and heritage sites, Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato; and
- Update the character cluster overlays to include new properties in Cambridge, Kihikihi and Te Awamutu;
- Update the financial contribution provisions in the district plan; and
- Include consequential amendments.
FAQs
Follow this link to a list of frequently asked questions about this plan change
Timetable
Date | Activity |
9 August 2022 | Draft Plan Change presented to the committee for approval to notify |
19 August 2022 | Proposed Plan Change 26 publicly notified, submissions open for 30 working days. |
19 August 2022 | Commissioner chair directions #1 issued [click here to view]– Hearing Procedures and Directions |
25 August 2022 | Commissioner chair direction #2 issued [click here to view] – Invalid and Late Submissions |
01 December 2022 | Commissioner chair direction #3 issued [click here to view] – Updated timetable for pre-circulation of evidence and legal submissions for the opening hearing |
09 December 2022 | Commissioner chair direction #4 issued [click here to view] – Timetable for the PC26 Session 2 report and evidence exchange |
20 December 2022 | Commissioner chair direction #5 issued [click here to view] – Scope of Hearing 1 |
28 November 2022 | Further submissions open 10 working days |
20 December 2022 | Councils’ report (prepared in accordance with s42A of the RMA) and expert evidence related to strategic matters to be available on the relevant Council’s website and submitted to the Hearing Coordinator |
23 December 2022 | Commissioner chair direction #6 issued [click here to view] – Invalid, Late and Out of Scope Submissions. |
18 January 2023 | Commissioner chair direction #7 issued [click here to view] – Inclusionary Zoning/Affordable Housing Provisions |
1 February 2023 | Commissioner chair direction #8 issued [click here to view] – Process For Filing Submissions On Scope Matters |
By 1 February 2023 | Submitter’s evidence (both expert and non-expert) related to strategic matters to be submitted to the Hearing Coordinator |
3 February 2023 | Commissioner chair direction #9 issued [click here to view] |
By 8 February 2023 | Any rebuttal evidence to be provided to the Hearing Coordinator |
By 10 February 2023 | Opening legal submissions by all parties to be submitted to the Hearing Coordinator |
3 March 2023 | Commissioner chair direction #10 issued [click here to view] |
8 March 2023 | Commissioner chair direction #11 issued [click here to view] |
10 March 2023 | Commissioner Chair Direction #12 issued [click here to view] |
14 - 17 February 2023 | Hearing Stage One – Joint opening hearings -Strategic Matters Venue: Hamilton City Council |
17 March 2023 | s42A Report issued - view below |
26 - 28 April & 1 - 3 May 2023 | Hearing Stage Two – Substantive Matters Venue: Bridges Church, |
Session 1 - IPI Joint High Level Issues Hearing
Section 42A
Waikato IPI's Opening Hearing Themes and Issues Report
Council's Expert Evidence
Statement of Evidence of Tony Quickfall - 20 December 2022
Directions
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #01 - 19 August 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #02 - 25 August 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #03 - 01 December 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #04 - 09 December 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #05 - 23 December 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #06 - 23 December 2022
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #07 - 18 January 2023
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #08 - 01 February 2023
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #09 - 02 February 2023
Waikato IPI Minute - 14 February 2023
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #10 - 03 March 2023
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #11 - 08 March 2023
Waikato IPI Hearing Direction #12 - 10 March 2023
Legal Memo's
Joint Memorandum - The Councils - Regarding IHP Direction #2 - 22 December 2022
Joint Memorandum - The Councils - Regarding IHP Directions #7 and #8 - 01 February 2023
Memorandum - The Adare Company Limited - Regarding IHP Direction #5 - 17 January 2023
Memorandum - Synlait Milk Ltd - 31 January 2023
Memorandum - TAL, PG, HFL - Regarding IHP Directions #5, #6 and #7 - 31 January 2023
Memorandum - WDC - Regarding Procedural Matters - 22 February 2023
Legal Submissions on Scope for WDC - 24 February 2023
Memorandum on Scope - Pokeno West Ltd & Ors - 28 February 2023
Reply Legal Submissions on Scope for Triple 3 Farm Ltd - 28 February 2023
Reply Legal Submissions on Scope for RVA and Ryman Healthcare Ltd - 03 March 2023
Memorandum - WDC - Seeking amendment to IHP Direction #4 - 07 March 2023
Submitter's Strategic Evidence
Opening Statement - Waikato Heritage Group
D Fisher (on behalf of Waikato Heritage Group)
M Sale (on behalf of Frankton East Residence Group)
Memorandum of Laura Kellaway
Statement of Evidence - Craig Methieson (Planning evidence on behalf of Fonterra)
Statement of Evidence - S O'Rourke (on behalf of Fonterra)
Statement of Evidence - B Liggett (Corporate Evidence on behalf of Kainga Ora)
Statement of Evidence - P Osbourne (Economic Evidence on behalf of Kainga Ora)
Statement of Evidence - M Campbell (Planning evidence on behalf of Kainga Ora)
Memorandum of Niall Baker
M Brown (Corporate evidence on behalf of Ryman Healthcare Ltd)
Statement of Evidence - J Collyns (Corporate on behalf of Retirement Villages of NZ)
Statement of Evidence - J Kyle (Planning evidence on behalf of RVA and Ryman
Tabled Evidence - Transpower
Statement of Evidence - K Andrews (on behalf of WRC)
Joint Submitters - Opening Submission - 10 March 2023
Strategic Legal Submissions
Anna Noakes and MSBCA Fruhling Trustee's Company Ltd
Fonterra
Waipa DC, Waikato DC & HCC
Kainga Ora
Hamilton City Council
Waikato District Council
Waipa District Council
Housing and Urban Development
Waikato Heritage Group
Pokeno Village Holdings Ltd
The Adare Company Ltd
Synlait Milk Ltd
Havelock Village Ltd
RVA and Ryman
RVA and Ryman - Submissions in response to Directions #5, #8 and #9
Triple 3 Farm - Submission on Scope
WCLT, WHI, HFH, MW and BHT - Joint Submission on Scope
s42A Report
- 1. PC26_S42A Report.pdf
- 2. Appendix A Tracked changes to Plan Change 26.pdf
- 3. Appendix A Tracked changes to Plan Change 26 (Part 2 - Maps).pdf
- 5. Appendix C Residential Capacity Modelling (Market Economics).pdf
- 6. Appendix D Heritage Character Report 2023 (Lifescapes) (Part 1).pdf
- 7. Appendix D Heritage Character Report 2023 (Lifescapes) (Part 2).pdf
- 8. Appendix D Heritage Character Report 2023 (Lifescapes) (Part 3).pdf
- 9. Appendix D Heritage Character Report 2023 (Lifescapes) (Part 4).pdf
Proposed Plan Change 26
Public Notice to Notify - 19 August 2022
Information Brochure
Proposed Plan Change and Section 32 Report
Appendix 1 - Feedback received from Stakeholders
Appendix 2 - Assessment of Existing Qualifying Matters
Appendix 3 - Assessment of New Qualifying Matters
Appendix 4 - Character Area Review for Waipa District Council
Appendix 5 - Residential Modelling Medium Density Residential Standards
Appendix 6 - Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Assessment
Appendix 7 - Open Space Green Infrastructure Network
Appendix 8 - Summary Synthesis Report Infrastructure Report
Appendix 9 - Stormwater Infrastructure Assessment
Please note: all proposed Planning Maps are within Proposed Plan Change 26 (link below) and have not been updated on the main District Plan page or on Maps Online. A number of planning maps have proposed amendments, but for your convenience, we have attached the 2 new proposed maps which show the extent of the qualifying matters for Cambridge (map 56) and Kihikihi and Te Awamutu (map 57).
Proposed Planning Map 56 - Qualifying Matters Cambridge
Proposed Planning Map 57 - Qualifying Matter Te Awamutu-Kihikihi
Submissions
- Submission 01 - Home, Steve
- Submission 02 - Hazlewood, Susan (Sue)
- Submission 03 - van der Merwe, Angelique
- Submission 04 - Burchell, Ramon
- Submission 05 - Burchell, Graham
- Submission 06 - Morris, Jennifer.
- Submission 07 - Cumming, Joanne
- Submission 08 - Riggs, Lorraine
- Submission 09 - Woods, Haydn
- Submission 10 - Aberhart, Neil
- Submission 11 - Hall, Denise
- Submission 12 - Swarbrick, Richard
- Submission 13 - Marshall, Josh
- Submission 14 - Douglas, Andrea
- Submission 15 - O'Brien, Anna
- Submission 16 - Hislop, Michelle
- Submission 17 - Martin, Peter Robert
- Submission 18 - Martin, Eunice
- Submission 19 - Millen, Ricky
- Submission 20 - West, Peter
- Submission 21 - Oehley, John
- Submission 22 - Dandy, Michael Robert
- Submission 23 - Hosford, Michelle
- Submission 24 - Suter, Jewell Charmaine
- Submission 25 - Cowan, Francis James
- Submission 26 - Uden, Jason
- Submission 27 - Campion, Graham and Juliet
- Submission 28 - Ruis, Elaine
- Submission 29 - Wilson-White, Denis
- Submission 30 - Waikato Regional Council
- Submission 31 - Haysom, Hayley
- Submission 32 - Waipa District Council
- Submission 33 - Lawrence, Marcia
- Submission 34 - Invalid
- Submission 35 - Frost, Angela
- Submission 36 - Carr, Robert
- Submission 37 - Henwood, Margaret
- Submission 38 - Transpower New Zealand Limited
- Submission 39 - Young, Jeffrey
- Submission 40 - Young, Marilyn
- Submission 41 - Heritage NZ
- Submission 42 - Porter, Seaton Ross
- Submission 43 - Rushworth, Christina
- Submission 44 - Vossen, Andrew
- Submission 45 - Pearson, Kellie
- Submission 46 - Wilkinson, Alan
- Submission 47 - Fire and Emergency NZ
- Submission 48 - Summerset Group Holdings
- Submission 49 - Waikato Tainui
- Submission 50 - TA Projects Limited
- Submission 51 - MacGillivray, James Alexander
- Submission 52 - Murdoch, Patricia Mary
- Submission 53 - Cogswell Surveys Limited
- Submission 54 - KiwiRail
- Submission 55 - Ara Poutama Aotearoa the Department of Corrections
- Submission 56 - Fonterra Limited
- Submission 57 - Overdevest, Paul and Belinda
- Submission 58 - Hall, Sally
- Submission 59 - Triple 3 Farm Limited
- Submission 60 - Barnes, Paul
- Submission 61 - Honiss, Kevin
- Submission 62 - Bannon, Kim
- Submission 63 - Waka Kotahi
- Submission 64 - Waikato Community Lands Trust
- Submission 65 - CKL NZ Limited
- Submission 66 - Jago, Dion
- Submission 67 - Jay El Limited
- Submission 68 - Rider, Tony
- Submission 69 - Steen, Grant
- Submission 70 - Ryman Healthcare
- Submission 71 - Archer, Teri Ellen
- Submission 72 - Metlifecare Limited
- Submission 73 - Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand
- Submission 74 - Pratt, Nicola
- Submission 75 - Te Awamutu Community Board
- Submission 76 - Shears, Sam
- Submission 77 - John, Andrew
- Submission 78 - Horner, Edmund Bruce
- Submission 79 - (1 of 6) Kainga Ora Submission
- Submission 79 - (2 of 6) Kainga Ora - Appendix 1
- Submission 79 - (3 of 6) Kainga Ora - Appendix 2
- Submission 79 - (4 of 6) Kainga Ora - Appendix 3
- Submission 79 - (5 of 6) Kainga Ora - Appendix 4
- Submission 79 - (6 of 6) Kainga Ora - Appendix 5
Further Submissions
Public Notice Call for Further Submissions - 28 November 2022