Proposed District Plan

About the Proposed District Plan

We’re reviewing and updating our District Plan. The Waitaki District Plan is the community’s rulebook, setting out how land use and development is managed within our district. It has a major role in shaping Waitaki's future and sets out a framework for managing natural and physical resources in the district. 

The District Plan's rules set out what activities you can do as of right (permitted activities) and what activities you'll need a resource consent for. These rules cover things like residential development, subdivision of land, the height and location of buildings, commercial and industrial developments, noise and protecting heritage values.

A Summary of Decisions Requested is now available and Further Submissions can be made until 18 May 2026. Waitaki District Council has been granted an exemption by the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform to continue with certain parts of the Proposed Waitaki District Plan (PDP). Please click here to view the public notice and click here for more information on this process. An Exemptions Version of the Proposed Waitaki District Plan is now available below.

Submissions are invited from 24 April 2026 until 18 May 2026. Please click on the 'Submissions' tab below.