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 to the current District Plan's rules for businesses in the Rural Zone (excluding home-based businesses which are covered here). These 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 to, 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 Rural Zone - current District Plan
Any business, regardless of whether or not it supports a rural activity, can currently be set up in the Rural Zone without a resource consent as long as it covers less than 100m2 and has no more than two full time equivalent employees. If these two standards are breached then the activity becomes a discretionary activity.
A rural activity is an activity that uses land or building(s) for the purpose of growing or rearing crops or livestock, including forestry, viticulture, horticulture and intensive livestock production. Note that businesses supporting rural activities are subject to different standards than the two standards mentioned above.
Rural-based industrial activities under 100m2 in area, and which have no more than two full time equivalent employees, are a permitted activity within the Rural Zone. If these two standards are breached and if the activity takes place within the Outer Plains area of the district then the activity will become a discretionary activity, otherwise it will be a non-complying activity. An example of a rural-based industrial activity is a saw mill.
