Submissions have now closed for Proposed Private Plan Change 40 to the Operative Tauranga City Plan.
A submission summary has been prepared and the period for further submissions is open from Monday, 31 August 2026.
The further submission period will close at 5.00pm on Friday, 11 September.
The submission summary and copies of the full submissions may be inspected during office hours at the following locations:
Further submissions can be made either via the online submission form on Council’s website (open from Monday, 31 August 2026), via email to PlanChange40@tauranga.govt.nz or via post addressed to:
Head of City Planning and Growth
Tauranga City Council
Freepost Authority Number 370
Private Bag 12022
Tauranga 3143
Further Submissions should be in the format of Form 6 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003. Further Submission forms are available from the Council’s website.
Further Submissions – Statutory Limitations and Requirements:
- A further submission must be limited to a matter in support of or in opposition to the original submission.
- Further submissions may only be made by the following persons:
- any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and/or
- any person who has an interest in the proposed Plan Change that is greater than the interest of the general public;
Your submission should identify which of these categories you consider you fall within and the reasons why.
If you make a further submission, you must send a copy of it to the person who made the original submission not later than 5 working days after the day you have sent your further submission to the Council.
At the close of further submissions, the Council will then arrange the hearing of all submissions and further submissions received and will publicly notify the dates, times and places of the hearing.