Wairarapa Combined District Plan

Reviewing the Plan

District Plans must be reviewed and updated every 10 years. The existing Wairarapa Combined District Plan is now 10 years old and due for review and renewal. The review of the Wairarapa Combined District Plan is an opportunity to influence how the Council controls land use and subdivision in the District.

Visit the website to help you stay informed about:

• the review process
• where and when you can contribute to the review process
• what the outcomes and decisions are in each phase of the process

The review process is expected to take around 3 years to complete and the outcome will deliver a revised Wairarapa Combined District Plan in 2023, for Councils to move forward with, in years to come.

Masterton Edition

The three Wairarapa District Councils (Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa) have prepared a Combined District Plan, under the Resource Management Act 1991. It was the first Combined District Plan in New Zealand and the first 2nd generation plan to become fully operative.

The District Plan is in two volumes:

Volume 1: Objectives, Policies and Rules

Volume 2: Maps

You can view a hard copy at the Council offices or at the public libraries.

You can buy a hard copy of the plan for $125.00 (incl GST) or a disk for $30.00 (incl GST).

More information about district plans can be found at the Ministry for the Environment website.

SWDC and CDC Edition

The following version of the Wairarapa Combined District Plan applies within South Wairarapa District and Carterton District. This version of the district plan includes requirements for on-site carparking that do not apply within Masterton District. (For subdivision, use and development of land within Masterton District, the Masterton Edition of the Wairarapa Combined District Plan is the correct version to use).