Waikato Racing Club Incorporated requested a change to Hamilton’s District Plan to rezone around 6ha of the Te Rapa Racecourse to allow for housing. The land is no longer required to operate the Club and provides an opportunity to contribute more housing to the city.
The key changes include:
Submissions to Private Plan Change 13 were open from 15 February to 15 March 2023.
We received 26 submissions to Private Plan Change 13. There is now a formal process to follow under the Resource Management Act 1991.
Further submissions were open from 13 April to 28 April 2023.
The hearings for Plan Change 13 took place from 23 August to 25 August 2023. This is when anyone who chose to speak to their submission in person can present their evidence to commissioners.
A panel of commissioners will consider all the submissions and make recommendations to Council on the final plan change in early 2024.
Keep up-to-date on the plan change here.
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
Waikato Racing Club Incorporated have requested a change to Hamilton’s District Plan to rezone around 6ha of the Te Rapa Racecourse to allow for housing. The land is no longer required to operate the Club and provides an opportunity to contribute more housing to the city.
The key changes include:
What’s a private plan change?
Private plan changes can be used to change or introduce new rules into the District Plan to do things like rezone land or list heritage buildings. Anyone can request a private plan change.
All private plan changes are required to go through public notification, submissions and hearings processes, including the right of appeal to the Environment Court. Council manages the administration of this.
To find out more and view the plan change online, visit hamilton.govt.nz/PlanChange13
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