About the District Plan Review
The District Plan is our rulebook for land use and development that helps us provide for land use and development, manage infrastructure constraints and natural hazards, respond to climate change and protect the environment and our historic and cultural taonga. It sets out what is permitted and where, and what needs resource consent.
Following a full review and public feedback on a draft District Plan in late 2023, a new Proposed District Plan for Lower Hutt was notified for submissions on Thursday, 6 February 2025. The submission period closed on Friday, 2 May 2025.
View the Proposed District Plan
The council is currently conducting public hearings for the matters raised by submitters so it can make a final decision on the plan. If you made a submission and asked to be heard, you'll also be asked to speak at the hearing.