District Plan Review consultation now closed.
Initial public consultation on key draft changes to the current Selwyn District Plan closed on Monday 8 October 2018. Thank you to everyone who let us know what they thought of the review so far.
What’s next?
Following this initial public consultation on the District Plan Review, the Council will consider all feedback and start developing detailed provisions for the Proposed District Plan. Please note that a summary report on the initial public consultation will be made available on Your Say Selwyn website at www.selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview.
It’s expected the Proposed District Plan will beContinue reading
District Plan Review consultation now closed.
Initial public consultation on key draft changes to the current Selwyn District Plan closed on Monday 8 October 2018. Thank you to everyone who let us know what they thought of the review so far.
What’s next?
Following this initial public consultation on the District Plan Review, the Council will consider all feedback and start developing detailed provisions for the Proposed District Plan. Please note that a summary report on the initial public consultation will be made available on Your Say Selwyn website at www.selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview.
It’s expected the Proposed District Plan will be notified in early 2020 for formal public consultation. The longer timeframe is due to the local government elections at the end of 2019 and ensuring the newly elected Council endorses the Proposed District Plan before it gets notified.
We want to know what you think about the draft changes that affect the management of areas where business and non-business zoned areas meet, and urban design in commercial zones. The draft changes have been endorsed by the Selwyn District Council for further development as part of its District Plan Review.
How can I have a say?
To give us your feedback on the draft changes , you can:
There will be many consultation opportunities for feedback at different stages of the District Plan Review and this is the first such opportunity. It’s expected that the new District Plan will be notified in early 2020 and be fully in place, subject to any Environment Court appeals, in March 2022.
Background
Business in the current Selwyn District Plan
Business zones framework
In the Selwyn District we have commercial (B1, B1A), industrial (B2, B2A, B2B) and education and research zones (B3). The current District Plan’s business zone chapters manage both commercial, which includes retailing, and industrial activities.
Business and non-business land boundary
Key rules that currently manage business development next to areas that are zoned residential and rural include:
- boundary setbacks;
- recession planes (building height next to boundary);
- building maximum height (height is generally limited to 10 metres compared to eight metres in the residential and rural zones);
- other district-wide rules, such as noise, glare, transport, parking and signage.
Urban design in town centres with commercial zoning is currently managed through standards (eg how many buildings can be built), design controls (eg verandah requirements and restrictions on security shutters) and qualitative urban design assessments (eg the layout and function of the site).
