3. The Unitary Plan Timeline
DATE ACTION
March – 31 May 2013 Informal consultation on UP
September 2013?
Proposed UP notified and s 32
RMA reports released
September – November 2013? Submissions
Early – mid 2014
Council release summary of
submissions and call for further
submissions
2014 - 2016 Hearing Sessions
Last quarter of 2016
Panel recommendations
released and Council decisions
2017- 2018? Appeals
4. • Early engagement process
• Transitional measure
• When do the rules have legal
effect?
• Linkage with the Auckland Plan
The Unitary Plan process
5. • Appointment of Hearings
Panel
• Recommendation/decisions
not limited by submissions
• Limits on appeal rights
The Unitary Plan process
6. What’s next – providing feedback
• Check the draft ‘e-plan’
Click here
• Maps and text
• Both positive and negative
feedback valuable
• Invest time now - and, of
course, get advice.
