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3 days ago
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Nelson City Council Notifies Plan Change 29 – Housing And Hazards Decisions
Press Release – Nelson City Council Council delegated the responsibility to hear and decide on submissions to an independent hearing panel which then made recommendations to Council on planning provisions. Nelson City Council has reached a significant milestone in the city's development planning, following recommended changes from an independent hearing panel. Elected members voted in favour of notifying decisions on Plan Change 29 (PC29) submissions at a full Council meeting held on Thursday, 5 June 2025, a key decision aimed at facilitating more housing development and to provide for a well-functioning urban environment. Council delegated the responsibility to hear and decide on submissions to an independent hearing panel which then made recommendations to Council on planning provisions. The panel recently provided the Council with their reports, which recommended a number of changes that reflecte their decisions on submissions. Councillors considered the hearing panel's recommendations, which reflected a balance between enabling growth in strategic locations (especially the city centre and fringe) and responding to community concerns about enabling widespread residential intensification, heritage protection, and hazard management. The panel ultimately recommended targeted city centre and fringe intensification that aligns with Council's city centre revitalisation goals. How Councillors Voted: After thorough discussion and consideration of public submissions, elected members voted as follows: For: Councillor Sanson, Councillor Skinner, Deputy Mayor O'Neill-Stevens, Mayor Nick Smith, Councillor Stallard, Councillor Rollo, Councillor Rainey, Councillor Hodgson, Councillor Brand, Councillor Anderson, Councillor Paki Paki, Against: Councillor Benge, Councillor Courtney Mayor Nick Smith welcomed the decision. 'These changes support our plans to revitalise the central city by better enabling development to a greater height and over a wider area. They also improve our management of natural hazards. The intensification proposals in Nelson's suburban areas were too ambitious and were rightly declined in response to public submissions. 'Nelson does need to provide for more choices in housing such as townhouses and apartments and make development easier, but we also need to take our community with us.' Key approved changes: Increased building heights and revised development standards within the Inner-City Centre and Fringe zones, enabling greater residential and commercial development Updates to flood, fault, and liquefaction hazard overlays were also supported, along with new provisions allowing enabling Papakāinga development within the Inner City and Suburban Commercial Zones Amended provisions for the Manuka St hospital site, providing opportunities to enable the on-going operation of the hospital The rezoning of the St Vincent and Vanguard Street industrial area from Industrial to Inner City Fringe, opening the door to more diverse and intensive land uses in this key location. Key rejected changes: General, Medium, and High Density Residential Zones and related rules for residential housing development Increased building heights in suburban commercial areas Most of the proposed changes to heritage, state highway noise and slope hazard overlays. Next Steps: Council will publicly notify its decisions on PC29 and serve a copy of the public notice to all submitters and make its decision available for inspection. Submitters will have 30 working days from the date of service of the notice of decision to appeal the Council's decision on PC29 (on any part of the decision relevant to their submission) to the Environment Court. The Council will keep the community informed as the process continues. Full details, and the six hearing panel reports, are available on Nelson City Council's Shape Nelson website.
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3 days ago
- Politics
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Nelson City Council Notifies Plan Change 29 – Housing And Hazards Decisions
Nelson City Council has reached a significant milestone in the city's development planning, following recommended changes from an independent hearing panel. Elected members voted in favour of notifying decisions on Plan Change 29 (PC29) submissions at a full Council meeting held on Thursday, 5 June 2025, a key decision aimed at facilitating more housing development and to provide for a well-functioning urban environment. Council delegated the responsibility to hear and decide on submissions to an independent hearing panel which then made recommendations to Council on planning provisions. The panel recently provided the Council with their reports, which recommended a number of changes that reflecte their decisions on submissions. Councillors considered the hearing panel's recommendations, which reflected a balance between enabling growth in strategic locations (especially the city centre and fringe) and responding to community concerns about enabling widespread residential intensification, heritage protection, and hazard management. The panel ultimately recommended targeted city centre and fringe intensification that aligns with Council's city centre revitalisation goals. How Councillors Voted: After thorough discussion and consideration of public submissions, elected members voted as follows: For: Councillor Sanson, Councillor Skinner, Deputy Mayor O'Neill-Stevens, Mayor Nick Smith, Councillor Stallard, Councillor Rollo, Councillor Rainey, Councillor Hodgson, Councillor Brand, Councillor Anderson, Councillor Paki Paki, Against: Councillor Benge, Councillor Courtney Mayor Nick Smith welcomed the decision. 'These changes support our plans to revitalise the central city by better enabling development to a greater height and over a wider area. They also improve our management of natural hazards. The intensification proposals in Nelson's suburban areas were too ambitious and were rightly declined in response to public submissions. 'Nelson does need to provide for more choices in housing such as townhouses and apartments and make development easier, but we also need to take our community with us.' Key approved changes: Increased building heights and revised development standards within the Inner-City Centre and Fringe zones, enabling greater residential and commercial development Updates to flood, fault, and liquefaction hazard overlays were also supported, along with new provisions allowing enabling Papakāinga development within the Inner City and Suburban Commercial Zones Amended provisions for the Manuka St hospital site, providing opportunities to enable the on-going operation of the hospital The rezoning of the St Vincent and Vanguard Street industrial area from Industrial to Inner City Fringe, opening the door to more diverse and intensive land uses in this key location. Key rejected changes: General, Medium, and High Density Residential Zones and related rules for residential housing development Increased building heights in suburban commercial areas Most of the proposed changes to heritage, state highway noise and slope hazard overlays. Next Steps: Council will publicly notify its decisions on PC29 and serve a copy of the public notice to all submitters and make its decision available for inspection. Submitters will have 30 working days from the date of service of the notice of decision to appeal the Council's decision on PC29 (on any part of the decision relevant to their submission) to the Environment Court. The Council will keep the community informed as the process continues. Full details, and the six hearing panel reports, are available on Nelson City Council's Shape Nelson website.
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30-05-2025
- Business
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Elected Members To Decide On ‘A Way Forward' For Plan Change 29
Press Release – Nelson City Council The hearing panel has listened carefully to these submitters and outlined a way forward for Plan Change 29 that addresses their concerns while still paving a way for some of the key aims of the Plan Change. Nelson City Council will decide the next steps for Plan Change 29 (PC29) in a Council meeting on 5 June after receiving reports from the Independent Hearing Panel. After considering numerous public submissions and engaging in thorough deliberations since November 2024, the Panel has recommended approving some of the Plan Change provisions. Group Manager Environmental Management Mandy Bishop says many of the submissions received expressed concern about enabling increased density in residential zones and changes to rules around heritage, state highway noise and slope hazards. 'The hearing panel has listened carefully to these submitters and outlined a way forward for Plan Change 29 that addresses their concerns while still paving a way for some of the key aims of the Plan Change.' Recommended changes: Increased building heights and revised development standards within the Inner City Centre and Fringe zones, enabling greater residential and commercial development Updates to flood, fault, and liquefaction hazard overlays were also supported, along with new provisions allowing enabling Papakāinga development within the Inner City and Suburban Commercial Zones Amended provisions for the Manuka St hospital site, providing opportunities to enable the on-going operation of the hospital. The rezoning of the St Vincent and Vanguard Street industrial area from Industrial to Inner City Fringe, opening the door to more diverse and intensive land uses in this key location The panel did not support: General, Medium, and High Density Residential Zones and related rules for residential housing development Increased building heights in suburban commercial areas Most of the proposed changes to heritage, state highway noise and slope hazard overlays 'If adopted it will enable greater housing intensification and a more flexible use of land in areas close to the city centre,' says Mandy. 'The Independent Hearing Panel recommendations align with Council's goal to revitalise the city centre and would enable higher density development to start in city and fringe zones, a phased approach many submitters supported.' What is PC29? PC29 is a proposal to amend the Nelson Resource Management Plan (NRMP) to better support housing growth and urban development. Designed in response to ongoing housing pressures and in line with central government's National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), PC29 aimed to introduce greater flexibility in residential and commercial planning provisions across the city. PC29 sought to enable more housing in existing urban areas, supporting compact and efficient development, and responding to local needs identified in the Nelson Tasman Future Development Strategy (FDS) and Te Ara ō Whakatū – City Centre Spatial Plan. The proposal included new residential zoning, increased building heights, revised rules for Papakāinga and updates to infrastructure and natural hazard overlays. Nelson City elected members have now received the Hearing Panel's reports detailing their decisions on submissions and recommended changes to current planning provisions. They will decide the next steps at a full meeting of Council on 5 June. For more information about proceedings next week, please refer to the Council report. For more information on Plan Change 29, including the full recommendations and maps, visit the Shape Nelson
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30-05-2025
- Business
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Elected Members To Decide On ‘A Way Forward' For Plan Change 29
Nelson City Council will decide the next steps for Plan Change 29 (PC29) in a Council meeting on 5 June after receiving reports from the Independent Hearing Panel. After considering numerous public submissions and engaging in thorough deliberations since November 2024, the Panel has recommended approving some of the Plan Change provisions. Group Manager Environmental Management Mandy Bishop says many of the submissions received expressed concern about enabling increased density in residential zones and changes to rules around heritage, state highway noise and slope hazards. 'The hearing panel has listened carefully to these submitters and outlined a way forward for Plan Change 29 that addresses their concerns while still paving a way for some of the key aims of the Plan Change.' Recommended changes: Increased building heights and revised development standards within the Inner City Centre and Fringe zones, enabling greater residential and commercial development Updates to flood, fault, and liquefaction hazard overlays were also supported, along with new provisions allowing enabling Papakāinga development within the Inner City and Suburban Commercial Zones Amended provisions for the Manuka St hospital site, providing opportunities to enable the on-going operation of the hospital. The rezoning of the St Vincent and Vanguard Street industrial area from Industrial to Inner City Fringe, opening the door to more diverse and intensive land uses in this key location Advertisement - scroll to continue reading The panel did not support: General, Medium, and High Density Residential Zones and related rules for residential housing development Increased building heights in suburban commercial areas Most of the proposed changes to heritage, state highway noise and slope hazard overlays 'If adopted it will enable greater housing intensification and a more flexible use of land in areas close to the city centre,' says Mandy. 'The Independent Hearing Panel recommendations align with Council's goal to revitalise the city centre and would enable higher density development to start in city and fringe zones, a phased approach many submitters supported.' What is PC29? PC29 is a proposal to amend the Nelson Resource Management Plan (NRMP) to better support housing growth and urban development. Designed in response to ongoing housing pressures and in line with central government's National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), PC29 aimed to introduce greater flexibility in residential and commercial planning provisions across the city. PC29 sought to enable more housing in existing urban areas, supporting compact and efficient development, and responding to local needs identified in the Nelson Tasman Future Development Strategy (FDS) and Te Ara ō Whakatū – City Centre Spatial Plan. The proposal included new residential zoning, increased building heights, revised rules for Papakāinga and updates to infrastructure and natural hazard overlays. Nelson City elected members have now received the Hearing Panel's reports detailing their decisions on submissions and recommended changes to current planning provisions. They will decide the next steps at a full meeting of Council on 5 June. For more information about proceedings next week, please refer to the Council report. For more information on Plan Change 29, including the full recommendations and maps, visit the Shape Nelson
