The Hardcopy/PDF version of Operative District Plan and documents on this page is no longer being updated.

The Operative District Plan has been maintained in a Hardcopy/PDF format since becoming Operative. The ePlan format of the Operative District Plan was launched on 6 April 2024 to replace the Hardcopy/PDF format (which we will no longer be updating). The final version of the old Hardcopy/PDF format will remain on our website for reference as a ‘historical’ version only. This means that from 6 April 2024, the ePlan is now the only current version of the District Plan.

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Operative District Plan - Out of Date Hardcopy/PDF Version

Whakatāne District Plan - Full Document - (PDF, 22 MB)

District Plan - by chapter

• Chapter 1 - Introduction - (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Chapter 2 - Strategic - (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Chapter 3 - Zone Descriptions, Activity Status, Information Requirements and Criteria for Resource Consents - (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Chapter 4 - Residential and Urban Living Zones - (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Chapter 5 - Business (Business Centre, Commercial, Large Format Retail and Mixed Use Zones) - (PDF, 2 MB)
• Chapter 6 - Industrial (Light Industrial and Industrial) - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 7 - Rural (Rural Coastal, Rural Plains, Rural Foothills, Rural Ōhiwa and Deferred Residential Zones) - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 8 - Coastal Protection and Active Reserve Zones - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 9 - Education Zone - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 10 - Community and Cultural Zone - (PDF, 763 KB)
• Chapter 11 - General Provisions - (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Chapter 12 - Subdivision and Esplanade Reserves - (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Chapter 13 - Transportation and Services - (PDF, 5.7 MB)
• Chapter 14 - Financial Contributions - (PDF, 830 KB)
• Chapter 15 - Indigenous Biodiversity - (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Chapter 16 - Heritage (Built, Archaeological, Cultural and Significant Specimen Trees) - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 17 - Landscape and Coastal Environment - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 18 - Natural Hazards - (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Chapter 19 - Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Land - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 20 - Works, Network Utilities and Renewable Electricity Generation - (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Chapter 21 - Definitions - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Chapter 22 - Appendices - (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Operative District Plan 2017 Maps - Out of Date Hardcopy/PDF Versions