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From time to time, the Regional Council proposes amendments (referred to as plan changes or variations) to the Regional Policy Statement, and its regional plans. These proposals are part of the Regional Council’s programme to continually improve its plans and policy statement. Before proposed amendments are incorporated into the existing planning documents, the proposals have to go through a consultative process prescribed in the Resource Management Act 1991.
The following are amendments made, or proposed to be made, to the Regional Coastal Environment Plan and the Regional Resource Management Plan (including the Regional Policy Statement).
| Plan Change | Status |
|---|---|
| Change 1 - Geographic coverage of coastal environment | Operative: 8 Nov 2014 |
| Change 2 - Air Quality | Operative: 1 Jan 2012 |
| Change 3 - On-site Wastewater | Operative: 1 Oct 2012 |
| Change 4 - Managing the built environment | Operative: 1 Jan 2014 |
| Change 5 - Land Use and Freshwater Management | Operative: 24 Aug 2019 |
| Change 6 - Tukituki River Catchment Plan | Operative: 1 October 2015 |
| Variation 1 - Rivermouth hazard areas | Operative: 8 Nov 2014 |
| Variation 2 - Air Quality | Operative: 8 Nov 2014 |
| Variation 3 - On-site wastewater | Operative: 8 Nov 2014 |
| Removal of restricted coastal activities from Regional Coastal Plan as directed by 2010 NZ Coastal Policy Statement | Effective: 7 Feb 2011 |
| Removal of restricted coastal activities from proposed Regional Coastal Environment Plan as directed by 2010 NZ Coastal Policy Statement | Effective: 7 Feb 2011 |
| Insertion of interim policies into Regional Resource Management Plan as directed by 2011 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management | Effective: 1 July 2011 |
| Insertion of interim policies into proposed Regional Coastal Environment Plan as directed by 2011 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management | Effective: 1 July 2011 |
| Withdrawal of Rule 18a and Rule 63a from Change 2 and Variation 2 | Effective: 1 July 2011 |
| S55 RMA amendments to remove conflict and avoid duplication with revised Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulation 2004 | Effective: 1 Jan 2012 |
| S55RMA amendments to remove conflict and avoid duplication with Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities) Regulations 2009. | Effective: 1 Oct 2012 |
| Insertion of interim policies into Regional Resource Management Plan and Regional Coastal Environment Plan as directed by 2014 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. | Effective: 8 Nov 2014 |
| S55 RMA amendments to remove conflict and avoid duplication with Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Plantation forestry) Regulations 2017. | Effective: 1 May 2018 |
| S55 RMA amendments to remove conflict and avoid duplication with Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Plantation forestry) Regulations 2017. | Effective: 1 May 2018 |
| Plan Change 7 - Outstanding Water Bodies | Decision issued: 26/6/21 |
| Plan Change 8 - Mohaka Catchment Plan | Drafting |
| Plan Change 9 - TANK (Tutaekuri, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro, Karamu) Catchment Plan | Notified |
| Plan Change 10 - Oil and Gas Regulation plan | Not Progressed |
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