Where to from here?

Council will:

  • continue meetings with stakeholders, including large corporate and smaller businesses.
  • produce two issues papers on improving the District’s urban areas and enhancing the District’s economic performance.
  • Conduct appropriate additional background studies, eg appropriate noise standards.
  • align our proposals with the Resource Management Act (RMA) amendments, Regional Policy Statement and National Policies and Standards.
  • produce a draft District Plan for informal feedback March 2011.
  • process a proposed District Plan through formal RMA submissions and hearings, notified April 2012.