District Plans

What is the content of district plans?

District plans contain provisions governing the use of land within the district. A district plan is required to state (section 75(1)):

• The objectives for the district
• Policies to implement the objectives
• Rules, if any, to be used to implement the policies

A district plan may also state (section 75(2):

• The significant resource management issues of the district
• Methods, other than rules, for implementing the policies
• Principle reasons for adopting the  policies and methods
• Environmental results anticipated 
• Procedures for monitoring
• Processes to deal with cross boundary issues
• The information to be submitted with an application for a resource consent

Documents, such as standards and technical material, can be incorporated into district plans by referring to them in the plan (First Schedule, Part 3).