District Plans

What is the effect of district plans?

District plans have a significant effect on the use of land within the district:

• No person may use land in a manner which contravenes a rule in a district plan (section 9).

• No person may subdivide land unless expressly allowed by a rule in a district plan or a resource consent (section 11).

• Consent authorities must have regard to any relevant district plan when considering an application for a resource consent (section 104(1)(b)) or water conservation order (section 207(c)) and a requirement for a designation (section 171(1)(a)) or heritage order (section 191(1)(d)).