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Private Plan Change 85 - Mangawhai East

  

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Introduction

This private plan change request seeks to:
a)   Rezone 95 hectares (approx.) of rural zoned land, within the Mangawhai Harbour overlay to a mix of residential and commercial zoned land as follows:

Large lot residential 6.3450 ha
Low density residential 45.4909 ha
Medium density residential 12.560 ha
Neighbourhood centre 2.655 ha
Mixed use 2.235 ha
Rural lifestyle 24.69 ha
Total 93.9759 ha

b)   Create a Development Area containing a suite of planning provisions to control and manage subdivision, use and development within the Plan change area.
c)   Apply a Coastal Hazard overlay over the land area identified to be potentially subject to coastal hazard where the effects of potential mitigation measures will need to be managed.
d)   Incorporate a Structure Plan into the Development Area to visually depict key features and outcomes required.
e)   Include Ecological features maps to convey areas of ecological sensitivity for future protection.
f)   Include the Structure Plan map to visually depict key outcomes that will be secured. 

Current status

The Hearing for PPC85 Mangawhai East was held on 17 and 18 March 2026. The Hearing Panel recommendations to decline the private plan change application were presented to Council at its meeting on 27 May 2026. Council adopted that recommendation as its decision. The decision notices are published on 15 and 16 June 2025.  Two appeals have been lodged with the Environmental Court.

Appeals

The Hearing for PPC85 Mangawhai East was held on 17 and 18 March 2026. The Hearing Panel recommendations to decline the private plan change application were presented to Council at its meeting on 27 May 2026. Council adopted that recommendation as its decision. The decision notices are published on 15 and 16 June 2025. Two appeals have been lodged with the Environmental Court.

Appeals

Section 274

 

Application and additional information

Process for review

Council accepted to process Private Plan Change 85 at the Council meeting on 25 June 2025. 

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Decision

Submissions

Summary of original submissions incorporating summary of further submissions as at 7 October 2025

The Further submission period has closed.

Council received 12 Further Submissions.

Original Submissions

Original submissions closed on Monday 18 August 2025

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