Tauranga City Council is notifying proposed Plan Change 34 Belk Road Rural Residential and Private Plan Change 35 Tauriko Business Estate Stage 4 to the Operative Tauranga City Plan to rezone land that was brought into Tauranga City Council jurisdiction in the 2021 territorial authority boundary change.
The proposed plan changes cover the following:
Plan Change 34: Belk Road Rural Residential
Plan Change 34 is a Council initiated plan change and its purpose is to replace the current zoning of Rural under the Western Bay of Plenty District Plan to Rural Residential in the Tauranga City Plan. This recognises the existing and future land uses of the Plan Change area.
Private Plan Change 35: Tauriko Business Estate Stage 4
Plan Change 35 is a private plan change proposed by Element IMF, the developers of the Tauriko Business Estate. Its purpose is to provide for development of Stage 4 of the Business Estate located on lower Belk Road. It extends the existing Tauriko Industrial Zone and creates a Greenbelt zone adjoining the Ōmanawa River. Provision is made for allowing higher buildings adjoining the escarpment on the western side of Belk Road.
Further Information
Proposed Plan Changes 34 and 35 to the Tauranga City Plan may be inspected or obtained during office hours at the following locations:
- Tauranga City Council website
- Customer Service Centre, 21 Devonport Road, Tauranga
- Tauranga libraries (Central, Greerton, Papamoa and Mount Maunganui)
Anyone, or their organisation, may make a submission on the proposed plan changes but if the submitter could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, they may do so only if directly affected by the effect of the proposal that: adversely affects the environment; and does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. Submissions may be made by sending a written submission no later than 5.00pm on 9 April 2024 either via the online submission form on Council’s website, via email to PlanChange34@tauranga.govt.nz or PlanChange35@tauranga.govt.nz or via post addressed to:
Manager: City Planning and Growth
Tauranga City Council
Freepost Authority Number 370
Private Bag 12022
Tauranga 3143
Submissions should be in the format of Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003. Submission forms are available from the Council website, Customer Service Centre, and libraries. Separate submission forms are be used for each proposed plan change.
Following the closing date for submissions, public notification will be given of the availability to view a summary of all submissions and where both the summary and full submissions can be inspected. Further submissions in support of, or in opposition to any submission received will then be able to be made by any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest or who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public.
The Council will then arrange the hearing of all submissions received and will publicly notify the dates, times and places of the hearing.