Proposed Whakatāne District Plan - submissions and hearings

Proposed District Plan publicly notified: 28 June 2013
Public notification of Proposed District Plan to start the period for formal submissions. 

Submissions: 28 June - 13 September 2013
After formal submissions, a Summary of Submissions will be publicly notified to start the further submissions process. 

Summary of submissions notified and further submissions
After formal submissions, a Summary of Submissions will be publicly notified to start the further submission process.

Opportunity for submitters to make further submissions supporting or opposing the original submissions received

Hearings
A planning report will be prepared for the hearing, which will consider all submissions and provide recommendations to the hearing panel. The public hearing will provide an opportunity for submitters to orally present their submissions.

Decisions
Following the public hearing, the hearing panel will deliberate and reach decisions considering all information/evidence presented orally and in written form. The decisions will address the submissions made. The decisions when made will be publicly notified.

Appeals
Once the decision has been issued and publicly notified, submitters have the opportunity to lodge appeals with the Environment Court if they are not satisfied with the Council's decision and to support or oppose another submitter's appeal that is on the same subject matter as their submission.