Proposed Private District Plan Change 58

Find out about the proposed change to the Hutt City District Plan for 12 Shaftesbury Grove, Stokes Valley.

About this plan change

Hutt City Council has received a request from M & J Walsh Partnership Ltd, for a proposed change to the City of Lower Hutt District Plan.

The proposal is to rezone 12.5 hectares of the site at 12 Shaftesbury Grove, Stokes Valley, from a combination of the Hill Residential and General Recreation Activity Areas to the Medium Density Residential Activity Area.

Map of the site (PDF 710 kb)

The proposed plan change would also introduce provisions to the Subdivision chapter of the District Plan that would apply to future subdivision of the site. In particular:

• A map identifying a development area for the site (proposed Appendix Subdivision 10),
• A new Restricted Discretionary Activity rule for subdivision within the identified development area, with a set of assessment matters that relate specifically to subdivision of the site.
• A new Discretionary Activity rule for subdivision outside the identified development area (which provides for a greater range of assessment matters).

More information on the proposed plan change is available in the Plan Change Document.

Plan Change Document (PDF 14.0 MB)

The proposed plan change was publicly notified for submissions on 9 November 2023. Submissions closed on 8 December 2023.

Five submissions were received.  The decisions requested by submitters have been summarised in the following document;

Summary of Decision Requested and Full Set of Submissions (PDF 9.2 MB)

Hearing details and documents

The hearing for this plan change is scheduled for 23 -24 September 2024.

Hearing Minutes

Hearing Minute #1 (PDF 225 kb)

Hearing Minute #2 (PDF 167 kb)

Hearing Minute #3 (PDF 145 kb)

Hearing Minute #4 (PDF 123 kb)

Hearing Minute #5 (PDF 136 kb)

Hearing Minute #6 (PDF 128 kb)

Council Officer's Report

Officer's Report (PDF 7.1 MB)

Hearing Summary Points from Dan Kellow (PDF 7.9 MB)

Requestor's Documents

Requestor's Evidence (PDF 4.5 MB)

Addendum to Planning Evidence (MDRS) from Corrina Tessendorf (PDF 224 kb)

Supplementary Landscape Evidence - Viewpoints from Angela McArthur (PDF 9.7 MB)

Opening Statement of Corinna Tessendorf (PDF 6.3 MB)

Statement of Theresa Walsh (PDF 7.1 MB)

Summary of Evidence of Frances Forsyth - Ecology (PDF 1.9 MB)

Summary Statement of Angela McArthur - Landscape and Visual (PDF 1.1 MB)

Right of Reply - Joint Statement from Corinna Tessendorf and Dan Kellow (PDF 375 kb)

Hearing Schedule

Proposed District Plan Change 58 Hearing Schedule (PDF 132 kb)

Key steps, dates, and related documents