auckland council draft unitary plan

Greg Milner-White | Partner

May 2013

The Unitary Plan Process

The Unitary Plan Timeline

DATE ACTION

March – 31 May 2013 Informal consultation on UP

September 2013? Proposed UP notified and s 32 RMA reports released

September – November 2013? Submissions

Early – mid 2014Council release summary of

submissions and call for further submissions

2014 - 2016 Hearing Sessions

Last quarter of 2016 Panel recommendations released and Council decisions

2017- 2018? Appeals

• Early engagement process

• Transitional measure

• When do the rules have legal effect?

• Linkage with the Auckland Plan

The Unitary Plan process

• Appointment of Hearings Panel

• Recommendation/decisions not limited by submissions

• Limits on appeal rights

The Unitary Plan process

What’s next – providing feedback

• Check the draft ‘e-plan’Click here

• Maps and text• Both positive and negative

feedback valuable• Invest time now - and, of

course, get advice.

Any questions?Contact:

Greg Milner-White | Partner

greg.milnerwhite@kensingtonswan.com+64 9 914 7277