Waimauku Structure Plan

The Rodney District Council will be presenting the results of its constraints and opportunities research for the Waimauku Structure Plan study area during Open Days in June.

As part of the public consultation the Council are sending out a project newsletter to all landowners in the study area. Open Days are being held so members of the public can drop in to see large maps of the constraints and opportunities and ask any questions of Council staff.

The Open Days will be held at the Waimauku Hall on Tuesday 12 June (7.00pm – 9.00pm), Wednesday 13 June (10.30am – 2.00pm), and Saturday 16 June (11.00am – 1.30pm).

Policy Planner Ryan Bradley says the Open Days are the second phase in a total of four opportunities for public consultation during the project (the first phase was in October last year). The purpose of this stage of consultation is to seek feedback on the opportunities and constraints and any comments that could assist Council in developing its options in the next stage of the process.

Council have been investigating the opportunities and constraints of the whole study area in terms of Cultural Heritage, Landscape, Prime Agricultural Land, Natural Heritage and Features, Hazards (Flooding, Land Stability, Fault Lines, Potentially Contaminated Land), Economic, and Infrastructure (Wastewater, Drinking Water, Stormwater, Open Space, Transportation, Schools, Other infrastructure).

The constraints and opportunities will be considered (alongside the consultation feedback on the project and the planning policy framework) to development options for the future of Waimauku in the next stage of the Structure Plan process.

There is a project webpage for the Waimauku Structure Plan at www.rodney.govt.nz/waimauku. The site includes the project timetable, maps, a feedback opportunity, frequently asked questions, reports and background material.

Project documents can be viewed on the webpage or at the Huapai Service Centre.

Rodney District Council would also like to clear up any ambiguity that may exist in the community regarding Cornerstone’s “Waimauku Estate” proposal and the Council’s Structure Plan process. These are two different projects. The Council is directly involved in running the Waimauku structure Plan process, while the “Waimauku estate” proposal is not a Council directed process.

Cornerstone’s recent “Waimauku estate” public consultation related to their proposal for development of a specific site. This proposal currently has no planning authority to commence.

The Council is undertaking a Structure Plan process for the whole study area in response to growth pressures (including the Cornerstone proposal). The wider Structure Plan being completed by Council will set the future growth policy for the whole study area, including the Cornerstone site.

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