Proposed District Plan Hearings

Hearings are an opportunity for submitters to talk to an independent panel about their submission on the Proposed District Plan. The panel will consider what submitters have to say and any further evidence they or the Council provide, before making a recommendation to Council on any changes that should be made to the Proposed District Plan.

If you made a submission, and you said in that submission that you wanted to be heard at the hearing, you should be getting regular emails from the Hearings Administrator to keep you up to date on the process and when you’ll be appearing. If not, please contact the Administrator on district.plan@huttcity.govt.nz.

Due to the size of the plan and the number of submissions, the hearings are divided into ten “streams” that will cover different topics. If you made a submission, you might appear at just one stream or several streams, depending on what topics your submission covered. We will contact you to let you know if you need to appear at a particular stream.

Go to our Hutt City Council - YouTube to watch our live Hearings.

Note: You cannot speak at live meetings unless you've applied to speak and have been accepted.

Stream #	Name	Topics covered	Dates	Status
1	Opening	Introduction to the PDP and hearing process Issues about partial withdrawal and exemption Issues around integration with the Operative Plan How the Plan Works General definitions Strategic Directions – Tangata Whenua Strategic Directions – Natural Environment General briefing on other strategic directions	29 - 30 April	Hearing Completed
2	Business	Strategic Directions – Urban Form and Development (part) Industrial Zones Seaview Marina Zone Commercial and Mixed Use Zones Contaminated Land Hazardous Substances	27 May - 28 May	Hearing Completed
3	Residential and Rural	Strategic Directions – Urban Form and Development (part) Residential Zones Rural Zones	22-23 June	Hearing Completed
4	Other Zones	Open Space and Recreation Zones Tertiary Education Zone Hospital Zone Marae Zone Quarry Zone	21 July	Hearing Completed
5	Natural Hazards	Strategic Direction – Climate Change and Natural Hazards Natural Hazards Coastal Environment (part relating to natural hazards)	18-21 August and 26-27 August	Hearing Completed
6	Infrastructure	Strategic Direction – Infrastructure Infrastructure Protection of Infrastructure Renewable Energy Generation Three Waters Transport	22-23 September	Hearing Completed
7	Other Topics	Activities on the Surface of Water Earthworks Financial Contributions Light Noise Notable Trees Papakāinga Signs Subdivision Temporary Activities Wind	14-16 and 20 October	s42A Reports is now available
8	Benmore Crescent	Submissions specific to 30 Benmore Crescent, Manor Park	11-13 November, (18 November reserve)	s42A Report will be published by 12 October
9	Designations	Notices of Requirement and Designations	23-24 November	s42A Report will be published by 22 October
10	Wrap-up	Final reporting from council officers Final questions from panel to council Opportunity to address matters from earlier hearings that needed to be pushed back Opportunity to revisit earlier topics for integration and strategic directions	8-9 December	s42A Reports will be published by 23 November

The hearings are conducted by a panel of accredited independent resource management commissioners.

Lindsay Daysh, chair
David McMahon, deputy chair
Elizabeth (Liz) Burge
Juliane Chetham
Jason Jones
Matthew Muspratt

The panel are supported by Hutt City Council administration staff to administer the hearing. Council planning staff and contractors, known as “reporting officers”, also provide advice.

Minute #1 - Process Update - 5 August 2025 (PDF 107 kb)

Minute #2 - Plan Hearing Procedures - 10 March 2026 (PDF 1 MB)

Minute #3 - Hearing Schedule Errata - 16 March 2026 (PDF 287 kb)

Minute #4 - Further Information Request - 6 May 2026 (PDF 716 kb)

Minute #5 - Winstone Aggregates - Scheduling - 8 May 2026 (PDF 217 kb)

Minute #6 - Hearing #2 - Directions to Conference - 3 June 2026 (PDF 123 kb)

Minute #7 - Hearing #2 - Further Information 10 June 2026 (PDF 145 kb)

Minute #8 - Hearing #3 - Further Information 2 July 2026 (PDF 142 kb)

Minute #9 - Hearing #3 - Conferencing Update & Further Information 9 July 2026 (PDF 192 kb)

Minute #10 - Hearing #4 - Additional Information 30 July 2026 (PDF 164 kb)

Minute #11 - Hearing #3 - Further Information 7 August 2026 (PDF 142 kb)

Minute #12 - Hearing #5 - Preliminary Matters 11 August 2026 (PDF 245 kb)