Summary of submissions on proposed plan changes available

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

A summary of submissions received on the four proposed plan changes to the Southland District Plan, all relating to the Te Anau area, is now available to the public. 89 submissions were received in total, with 19 on the proposed expansion of the industrial resource area, 30 on the proposed expansion of the urban resource area, 18 on the proposed creation of a lakeside creation area and 19 on the proposed private plan change.

Three of these proposed changes are Council-initiated. The fourth proposed change has been initiated by private landowners who own land on the south-eastern periphery of Te Anau, which they are seeking to have rezoned under the District Plan.

The first change seeks to expand the existing Industrial Resource Area and relates to an area east of the existing Industrial Resource Area. If approved, this will provide additional scope for future industrial expansion and will include a recently consented industrial subdivision/ development. 

The second proposed change seeks to expand the existing Urban Resource Area of Te Anau by incorporating recently consented subdivision developments currently sitting outside the present Urban Resource Area boundary into the Urban Resource Area. This will also provide some additional scope for future residential expansion.

The third proposal relates to the creation of a proposed Lakeside Protection Area, which seeks to strengthen the height provisions in the current District Plan in relation to land close to the Lake Te Anau foreshore. Currently, the maximum height limit in the Urban Resource Area is 12 metres, but resource consent can potentially be sought and obtained for buildings higher than that.

The private plan change seeks to rezone 128 hectares of land owned by T E and A Buchanan from its current zoning of Plains Rural Resource Area  to Te Anau Residential B Resource Area, with two associated Scenic Protection Zones (the portions of the property closest to State Highway 94) to facilitate future residential development in this locality.

People who have made submissions may make further submissions on the proposals and have until 22 January 2010 to do so. A hearing on the submissions will be held after that.

To see the summaries, please click here.

Who to contact

If you would like to discuss a matter on this page, feel free to contact us:

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