Proposed Regional Coastal Environment Plan

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Index of Decisions  (sorted by Submitter)

Full set of Council Decisions  (by Decision)

View Plan - Volume 1: Text - Volume 2: Maps

The purpose of the RCEP is to assist Hawke's Bay Regional Council to promote the sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the Hawke's Bay coastal environment.  The RCEP sets out the issues relating to protection and enhancement of the coast, water quality, controls on activities and structures and coastal hazards.

The RCEP as amended by Council's decisions, consists of two volumes which should be read collectively.  Volume 1 forms the text and Volume 2 are maps.

Plan Status

The Proposed Regional Coastal Environment Plan was publicly notified in August 2006 and has been through the submission and hearing process.  On 19 July 2008, the Council issued its decisions on submissions.

The period for lodging appeals has closed.  Click here to view appeals and Environment Court decisions.

The decisions take immediate effect to amend the RCEP from 19 July 2008.

Variations and Plan Changes

Modifications to a proposed plan are called 'Variations.'  After a plan is approved and becomes operative, modifications are called 'plan changes.'  There has been one variation notified to date:

•  Variation 2 : Air Quality, PDF File, 795Kb

View Regional Coastal Environment Plan as amended by Council's decisions

WARNING: These files are quite large.  If you have any problems downloading please contact us.

Appeals

Volume 1 (Text), PDF File, 5.5Mb

• Plan Appeal Notes, PDF File, 69Kb
• Part A (introduction), PDF File, 278Kb 
• Part B (matters of national importance), PDF File, 130Kb
• Part C (use and development: coastal margin), PDF File, 268Kb
• Part D (use and development: coastal marine area), PDF File, 285Kb
• Part E (coastal environment rules), PDF File, 785Kb
• Part F (non-regulatory methods), PDF File, 66Kb
• Part G (administrative matters), PDF File, 72Kb
• Part H (schedules), PDF File, 3.6Mb
• Part I (glossary), PDF File, 240Kb

Volume 2 (Maps)

WARNING: This file is quite large.  If you have any problems downloading please contact us.

Associated Documents

Information Sheets

• Overview, PDF File, 90Kb
• Coastal Hazards (information for property owners and buyers) & FAQs, PDF File, 137Kb 
• Ports and Harbours, PDF File, 92Kb
• Heritage, PDF File, 137Kb

Minutes of Hearings

• Public proceedings, PDF File, 361Kb 
• Panel Deliberations etc, PDF File, 1.7Mb

Additional advice received during Hearings

WARNING: These files are quite large.  If you have any problems downloading please contact us.

• Coastal Hazard Zones and Property Values Report, , PDF File, 351Kb
• Coastal Hazard Zones and Property Values by Williams Harvey Ltd (April 2008) (all in one), PDF File, 7.5Mb
• Erosion Risk Zone Reassessment by Tonkin and Taylor Ltd (April 2008)
  • Volume 1 (Report), PDF File, 3.0Mb
  • Volume 2 (Maps), PDF File, 12.4Mb
  • Wairoa District, PDF File, 3.7Mb
  • Hastings District, PDF File, 4.3Mb
  • Napier City, PDF File, 4.9Mb
  • Central Hawke's Bay District, PDF File, 3.2Mb

Hearing Reports by Council staff are available on request by emailing coastalplan@hbrc.govt.nz.

Continue to Plan Change 1 to Regional Resource Management Plan

Continue to Regional Coastal Plan page

Continue to Regional Coastal Hazard Assessment Study page

Appeals

The period for lodging appeals has closed. Click here to view appeals and any Environment Court decisions issued to date.

Council's Decisions on Submissions

WARNING: This file is quite large.  If you have any problems downloading please contact us.

Full set of Council Decisions (by Decision), PDF File, 10.7Mb