Lower Hutt’s Proposed District Plan is open for submissions

The District Plan is our rulebook for land use and development that helps us 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 in late 2023, the Proposed District Plan is open for submissions until 5pm on 2 May 2025. This is an extension of the original deadline, following community feedback. This is to give people more time to consider the impacts of the plan, and to make well-informed submissions.

Check out the topic overviews below, which include links to the relevant chapters, or view the full plan here, where you can do a search to see which zone and overlays (such as natural hazard, infrastructure and heritage) apply to any property.

This consultation is running alongside consultation on our Sustainable Growth Strategy. Think of the strategy as a vision for what we want our city’s future to look like and the District Plan as the rulebook for how we make it happen. You can share your views on one or both.

Visit Have Your Say to make a submission

If you have questions about the content of the proposed plan, our policy planning team is happy to help. Get in touch at district.plan@huttcity.govt.nz or phone (04) 570 6666 during business hours.

What's in the Proposed District Plan?

Read more about what's proposed for the different topics below.