Next steps in joint planning review process

Monday, 17 August 2009

More than 220 people attended the nine Issues and Options held in Southland in June and July as part of the initial consultation stage of the Regional Policy Statement and Southland District Plan review.

Planners from the Southland District Council and Environment Southland have been working together to update the key documents, more than 10 years after they first came into force. The issues and options papers were the first round of pre-consultation.

Southland District resource planner Luke McSoriley said the feedback from the forums and the additional 57 comments that were received from individuals, key stakholders and other groups will now form part of an Issues and Options Community Debrief, which summarises key issues the community has raised.

"We are hoping to publicly release the Community Debrief during the week of 19 October 2009."

Environment Southland planner Walter Denley said the issues and options forums had given different communities, groups and individuals the chance to raise local issues that they wanted considered as part of the review.

Mr Denley stressed that people will have many more opportunities to be part of the review.

"This is just the start of the consultation process," he said.

The Councils agreed on the joint approach over a year ago because many of their issues are common to both regional and local planning. By working together, they are avoiding duplication and making it simpler for people to take part in the review of both the plans.

 

For more information please contact:

Walter Denley

Environment Southland

0800 76 88 45

OR:

Luke McSoriley

Southland District Council

0800 732 732

Who to contact

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Southland District Council
P.O. Box 903
Invercargill 9840
Phone: 0800 732 732
Fax: 0800 732 329
emailsdc@southlanddc.govt.nz