ch 05 - Site Amenity Effects - 2022-09-19 .pdf (pdf 167 KB)
This chapter identifies issues, objectives, and policies in respect of the site amenity effects of land use activities.
This includes adverse cross-boundary effects such as noise, dust, vibration, odour, contamination, shading, and electrical interference.
In addition, amenity values such as privacy, outlook, views, landscape, character, and spaciousness may also be affected.
The chapter identifies issues in relation to these matters and then states an objective, policies, methods of implementation, principal reasons and an explanation, and performance monitoring indicators. The anticipated environmental results are also included.
ch 06 - Urban Environment Effects.pdf (pdf 807 KB)
This chapter deals with issues in relation to the District's more than 30 small settlements and the main towns of Richmond, Motueka and Takaka. In particular, it addresses issues of location and urban form.
Some towns in the District are experiencing rapid growth and significant development pressure. Other issues relate to locational factors such as the potential to be adversely affected by natural hazards.
There are six general urban objectives and related policies which cover the broad urban issues. Some of the settlements have further policies which relate to particular local land issues. In addition, there are policies in relation to settlements that are in, or that adjoin, a National Park.
Each of the sets of objective and policies also includes methods of implementation, and principal reasons and explanation. In addition, there are stated anticipated environmental results.
Chapter 7 - Rural Environment Effects.pdf (pdf 488 KB)
This chapter addresses the issues, objectives and policies in respect of the fragmentation of rural land, the availability of rural land for non-rural purposes, and the protection of rural character and amenity.
The fragmentation of land of high productive value is a significant issue given the small amount of this land in the District (about 5%) and given the significance of the productivity from this land to the District's economy.
Issues that are addressed include the demand for non-rural activities (such as residential and tourism activities) in the rural environment and the effects of these activities.
The rural area has also traditionally supported rural industries or commercial activities in locations that have a connection with production. Objectives and policies in relation to the Coastal Tasman Area are also included.
In addition to the issues, objectives and policies, there are stated methods of implementatio, principal reasons and explanation, performance monitoring indicators, and anticipated environmental results.
08 - Margins of Rivers, etc - 2020-12-12.pdf (pdf 161 KB)
This chapter deals with two key issues.
These issues are both matters of national importance.
There are extensive areas of riparian and coastal land in the District and sometimes there is a wide range of conflicting values associated with this land. These conflicting values are identified and addressed in this chapter.
There is an objective for each of the issue statements as well as policies; methods of implementation; principal reasons and explanation; and performance monitoring indicators. The anticipated environmental results are also included.
09 - Landscape - 2019-12-14.pdf (pdf 156 KB)
This chapter deals with issues in relation to the diversity and quality of landscapes and spectacular views in Tasman District. Key landscape issues are as follows:
There are objectives and policies, methods of implementation, principal reasons and explanation, performance monitoring indicators, and anticipated environmental results.
10 - Significant Natural Values and Historic Heritage - 2015-09-19.pdf (pdf 180 KB)
This chapter addresses the issues relating to significant natural values and cultural heritage in the District. Much of the distinctive character of the District is derived from these features.
Heritage issues in Tasman District are separated into buildings and structures, natural areas, protected trees, archaeological sites and sites of significance to Māori.
Issues are identified, and there are objectives, policies and methods of implementation. Principal reasons and explanations are included along with performance monitoring indicators. There are also stated anticipated environmental results. The criteria for the listing of the various significant natural items and areas, and cultural heritage items and areas are also included here.
11 - Land Transport Effects - 2021-09-11.pdf (pdf 143 KB)
Land transport issues are addressed in this chapter. The District's land transport system consists of an extensive network of roads which link the three main towns and over 30 small settlements and the rural areas of the District.
As there is no rail network, the District is dependent upon the road network for its land transport needs, supported by air and sea links. The effects of the location and form of development and of subdivision and land use activities on the safe and efficient provision and operation of the land transport system are addressed.
In addition, the adverse effects on the environment from the location, construction and operation of the land transport system are identified as an issue.
There are objectives, policies and methods of implementation, along with the principal reasons and explanations. Performance monitoring indicators are included, along with the anticipated environmental results.
12 - Land Disturbance Effects - 2020-12-19.pdf (pdf 140 KB)
This chapter addresses the adverse environmental effects of a range of land use activities that involve disturbance of the land by either vegetation removal or physical ground disturbance, such as cultivation, intensive stocking, excavation, mining, or track construction. The effects of land disturbance may include damage to soil, induced or accelerated erosion or slope instability, sediment generation and deposition in surface and subsurface water bodies.
Other effects of land disturbance such as landscape impacts are also identified. There is an identification of the issue, objective and policies, methods of implementation, and principal reasons and explanation within the chapter. In addition, this chapter includes the performance monitoring indicators and anticipated environmental results in respect of land disturbance.
13 - Natural Hazards - 2020-06-20.pdf (pdf 146 KB)
Natural hazard issues in the District are identified and addressed in this chapter. The issues are as follows:
The natural hazards that have been identified in the District are flooding, bank erosion, earthquakes, slope instability and coastal erosion. The District is exposed to a relatively high level of risk from these hazards. Objectives and policies, and methods of implementation in relation to the issues are identified. In addition, there are principal reasons and explanations, performance monitoring indicators, and stated anticipated environmental results.
14 - Reserves and Open Space - 2020-05-02.pdf (pdf 163 KB)
This chapter addresses reserves and open space issues. Reserves and open space provide for people's recreational interests, amenity values, protection of landscape and ecosystems; and recognise historic and cultural values. The principal issues identified are as follows:
In relation to these identified issues there are objectives and policies and methods of implementation. There are also principal reasons and explanations, performance monitoring indicators, and anticipated environmental results.
15 - Strategic Infrastructure and Network Utilities - 2020-06-20.pdf (pdf 136 KB)
This chapter addresses the ongoing provision for and protection of network utilities and strategic infrastructure, for example, the possible installation of the proposed Waimea Community Dam in the Lee Valley.
This chapter contains the general rules which apply across the District, e.g. for signs, subdivision, historic heritage, etc.
16 - General Rules.pdf (pdf 1.7 MB)
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This section includes rules for outdoor signs and advertising throughout the District. It includes rules in relation to the following:
Section 16.1 Outdoor Signs and Advertising.pdf (pdf 381 KB)
This section deals with access, parking and traffic effects of land uses throughout the District. It includes rules relating to land uses in respect of the following:
Various schedules are also included.
Section 16.2 Transport (Access. Parking and Traffic).pdf (pdf 245 KB)
This section includes the rules for subdivision throughout the District. No subdivision is permitted in any zone without a resource consent. There are rules for each specific zone, including tables that include minimum dimensions. There are various schedules, including assessment criteria for subdivision.
Section 16.3 - Subdivision.pdf (pdf 736 KB)
This section includes the rules for subdivision of land adjacent to:
These rules apply regardless of zone, notwithstanding the subdivision rules in Section 16.3. These are discretionary subdivision rules.
Section 16.4 Esplanade Reserves, Strips and Access Strips.pdf (pdf 142 KB)
This section establishes Council's ability to require payment of financial contributions as a condition of subdivision, building development, establishment of plantation forestry in a Groundwater Recharge Protection Area or a Surface Water Yield Protection Area, or resource consents for other purposes. There are specific rules for each of the circumstances as listed above.
Section 16.5 Financial Contributions.pdf (pdf 196 KB)
This section includes rules for network utilities and public works (but not designations) throughout the District. The rules relate to the upgrading on an existing facility or construction of a new facility. In addition, there are specific rules for aviation and marine navigational aids.
Section 16.6 - Network utilities and Public Works.pdf (pdf 217 KB)
This section contains the rules for the use and storage of hazardous substances in the District. It includes permitted activities (including the Consent Status Table), controlled activities and discretionary activities. There are specific rules in relation to radioactive material.
Schedules are also included.
Section 16.7 Hazardous Substances.pdf (pdf 449 KB)
This section contains rules for temporary activities, and the relocation of dwellings in the District.
For temporary activities there are permitted activity rules. For the relocation of dwellings there are controlled and discretionary activity rules.
Section 16.8 Temporary Activities and Relocated Buildings.pdf (pdf 248 KB)
This section has no current content.
This section includes rules relating to stopbanks and berm lands where flood hazards may occur. Rules relating to land use and building are included.
Section 16.10 Flood Hazards.pdf (pdf 146 KB)
This section includes specific rules relating to the height of objects in the vicinity of the District's two airports (Motueka and Takaka).
Two schedules show the areas to which the height provisions apply.
Section 16.11 Airport Protection.pdf (pdf 323 KB)
This section includes rules relating to the construction or alteration of bores in the District. Refer to Chapter 31 for rules about the taking of water from bores.
Section 16.12 Bore Construction or Alteration.pdf (pdf 168 KB)
This section contains rules in relation to heritage buildings, protected trees, and cultural heritage sites. There are specific rules relating to the following:
Schedules of the protected items are also included.
All land in the District is zoned. The zoning is shown on the Planning Maps. This chapter sets out the rules for each of the zones.
ch 17 - Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 1.2 MB)
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This section contains land use rules for the Residential Zone. There are specific rules for land use activities; building construction or alteration; papakainga development; home occupations and community activities. Various schedules are also included.
Section 17.1 - Residential Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 500 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Central Business, Commercial and Tourist Services Zones. There are specific rules in relation to land use and building construction or alteration.
Section 17.2 - Central Business, Commercial and Tourist Services Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 364 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Mixed Business Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land use and building construction or alteration.
Section 17.3 - Mixed Business Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 302 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Heavy Industrial and Light Industrial zones. There are specific rules in relation to land use and building construction or alteration.
Section 17.4 - Industrial Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 274 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Rural 1 Zone. There are specific rules as follows:
Section 17.5 - Rural 1 Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 376 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Rural 2 Zone. There are specific rules as follows:
Section 17.6 - Rural 2 Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 346 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Rural 3 zones. There are specific rules as follows:
Section 17.7 - Rural 3 Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 320 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Rural Residential Zone. There are specific rules as follows:
Section 17.8 Rural Residential Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 387 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Open Space Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land uses.
Section 17.9 - Open Space Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 216 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Recreation Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land uses.
Section 17.10 - Recreation Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 207 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Conservation Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land uses.
Section 17.11 Conservation Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 177 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Rural Industrial Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land uses.
Section 17.12 Rural Industrial Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 227 KB)
This section contains land use rules for the Papakainga Zone. There are specific rules in relation to land uses.
Section 17.13 - Papakainga Zone Rules.pdf (pdf 200 KB)
This section contains land use and subdivision rules for the Deferred Zones. There are deferred zonings as follows, which are scattered in different parts of the District:
Special Area rules apply in parts of the District. They apply in addition to the Zone rules and any relevant General rules. The Special Areas are shown on the Area Maps in Volume 2 (Planning Maps).
More than one Area may apply to any property.
Some Special Area rules are contained in some of the General rules.
ch 18 - Special Area Rules - 2020-09-19.pdf (pdf 393 KB)
This section contains rules in relation to significant natural areas. A schedule of protected areas is also included.
18.1 - Significant Natural Areas - 2020-12-19.pdf (pdf 137 KB)
This section contains rules in relation to land uses in the Landscape Priority Areas. There are specific rules in relation to the following:
Section 18.2 Landscape Priority Areas.pdf (pdf 94 KB)
This section contains rules in relation to land uses in the Groundwater Recharge Protection Area. There are specific rules in respect of plantation forestry.
Section 18.3 Groundwater Recharge Protection Area.pdf (pdf 85 KB)
This section contains rules in relation to land uses in the Surface Water Yield Protection Area. There are specific rules in respect of plantation forestry.
Section 18.4 Surface Water Yield Protection Area.pdf (pdf 143 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses in Land Disturbance Area 1 and Land Disturbance Area 2. There are specific rules in relation to the following:
Section 18.5 Land Disturbance Areas.pdf (pdf 278 KB)
This section includes rules for land uses in the Quarry Area.
There are specific rules relating to the following:
18.6 - Quarry Area - 2020-12-19.pdf (pdf 135 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses in the Residential Activity Restriction Area. It contains specific rules in relation to residential activities.
Section 18.7 Residential Activity Restriction Area.pdf (pdf 37 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses in the Road Area. There are specific rules for:
Various schedules are also included.
Section 18.8 Road Area.pdf (pdf 112 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses in the Coastal Risk Area. There are specific rules relating to building construction or alteration.
Section 18.9 - Coastal Risk Area.pdf (pdf 169 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses and subdivision in the Chemical Hazard Area. There are specific rules for the following:
Sectiuon 18.10 - Chemical Hazard Area.pdf (pdf 165 KB)
This section contains rules for land uses in the Coastal Environment Area. There are specific rules relating to the following:
Section 18.11 - Coastal Environment Area.pdf (pdf 205 KB)
This section contains rules for land use and subdivision in the Slope Instability Risk Area. There are specific rules for both land use and subdivision.
Section 18.12 Slope Instability Risk Area.pdf (pdf 121 KB)
This section contains rules for subdivision and building construction or alteration in the Fault Rupture Risk Area.
Section 18.13 Fault Rupture Risk Area.pdf (pdf 114 KB)
This section contains rules for subdivision and building construction or alteration in the Water Augmentation Infrastructure Area.
Section 18.14 Water Augmentation Infrastructure Area (Lee Valley Community Dam).pdf (pdf 44 KB)
This chapter outlines the information required to accompany land use and subdivision consent applications.
More than one of the requirements may apply to a particular application. The matters listed will not be relevant to every application, and the list of information requirements is not exhaustive. Applicants are obliged to provide sufficient information to meet the requirements of Section 88 and the Fourth Schedule of the Act.
In addition to the general requirements for land use and subdivision applications, there are also specific requirements for certain types of activities (such as papakainga development and plantation forestry) and for some of the Special Areas (such as the Landscape Priority Area and the Chemical Hazard Area).
ch 19 - Info Req'd with Consent Appns - 2022-09-19doc.pdf (pdf 232 KB)
This appendix lists all the designations for public works or network utilities that are included in the Plan. The designations are also shown on the Area Maps within the Planning Maps volume.
This appendix outlines the expectations for subdivision and development in the urban areas in the Richmond South, Richmond West, Mapua and Mapua Special development areas.
This appendix outlines the expectations for subdivision and development in the coastal Tasman area.
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