Consultation has now closed on the Draft Rural Strategy. 88 submissions were received on the draft Strategy. Hearings to consider submissions were held at the Orewa Council Offices on the following days:
- Wednesday 28 July
- Thursday 29 July
- Monday 2 August - 9am - 4pm
A copy of the agenda report summarising submissions on the strategy is online. The Council is now reviewing the draft Rural Strategy to determine what changes should be made to it.
A summary of the Rural Strategy is available which explains more about the draft document.
The Draft Rural Strategy proposes a set of overall policies and approaches towards the rural areas in Rodney. It is a high level document about the issues that face Rodney in a broad sense and what we can do to manage these.
It’s important to understand that the Strategy is not an adopted proposal to change the District Plan at this stage, or a set of rules about what you can and cannot do on your property. It looks at the whole of Rodney and identifies the special features of our District that we want to protect, the future demands for rural land for a variety of activities and considers how best to manage all of these pressures and preserve the rural character of Rodney.
Background Documents
The Council has prepared a draft Background Issues Paper which we sought public input on. Consultation on this document has now closed.
The background paper also has a number of appendices, listed below:
Appendix 1 - Landcover Areas in Rodney District
Appendix 2 - Building Consents Issued in Rural Zones
Appendix 3 - Subdivision in Rural Zones
Appendix 4 - Capital Value of Rural Land
Appendix 5 - Subdivision Capacity in Rural Zones
Appendix 6 - Covenanted and Unprotected Private Significant Natural Areas
Appendix 7 - Unprotected Significant Natural Areas
To read more detailed research which was used to help prepare the background issues paper, please click here.