As in every other district in New Zealand, Invercargill has a District Plan. This Plan is prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991 to manage land use, subdivision and development within the District. It identifies where activities can take place, what land can be developed and what natural and cultural features should be protected. It is a Council document that not only helps Council fulfill its legal obligations and ultimately aims to promote the sustainable use of the District’s resources, but it can also be used to implement the community’s vision for the City into the future.
The District Plan was made operative on 30 August 2019.
You can access the individual parts of the Plan by clicking on the links below. The files will download as PDFs.
The Planning and Hazard Information Maps are available below in PDF format, but the information can also be viewed on Invercargill Maps should you wish to look at the information at a property-by-property level.
Plan
Part One – Introduction and Interpretation
This part of the Plan includes the contents and general introductory text on how the plan works. This part also includes the definitions, abbreviations and a glossary of terms.
Part Two – Issues, Objectives and Policies
This Part of the Plan includes the Issues, Objectives and Policies for both District Wide matters as well as Area Specific matters.
This Part of the Plan includes the Rules for the District Wide and Area Specific Matters. The table of designations is also included in this Part of the Plan.
The Appendices in this Part are:
- Information to accompany applications;
- Criteria for Significant Indigenous Biodiversity Assessment Undertaken in 1999;
- Heritage Record;
- Statutory Acknowledgements – Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998;
- Concept Plans; and
- Outline Development Plan Areas
The Appendices in this Part are:
- Conditions of Requirements and Designations;
- NES for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health.
- Hazardous Substances;
- Educational Activity (Existing);
- Transport Standards;
- Council’s Sewerage and Water Reticulation Areas;
- NES for Telecommunications Facilities;
- NES for Electricity Transmission Activities;
- Noise Sensitive Insulation Requirements; and
- Schedule of Heavy Industries
Maps
District Plan legend
Index map
Planning map 1
Planning map 2
Planning map 3
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Planning map 10
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Planning map 17
Hazard map 1
Hazard map 2
Hazard map 3
Hazard map 4
Hazard map 5
Hazard map 6
Hazard map 7
Hazard map 8
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Hazard map 10
Hazard map 11
Hazard map 12
Hazard map 13
Hazard map 14
Hazard map 15
Hazard map 16
Hazard map 17
Planning map 18
Planning map 19
Planning map 20
Planning map 21
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Planning map 27
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Planning map 29
Planning map 30
Planning map 31
Planning map 32
Planning map 33
Hazard map 19
Hazard map 20
Hazard map 21
Hazard map 22
Hazard map 23
Hazard map 24
Hazard map 25
Hazard map 26
Hazard map 27
Hazard map 28
Hazard map 29
Hazard map 30
Hazard map 31
Hazard map 32
Hazard map 33
Related maps: airport approach and seismic hazard
Seismic Amplification Susceptibility
Seismic Liquefaction Susceptibility
Explanation of Hazard Data – January 2017
Related Comments
Amplified Ground Shaking and Liquefaction Susceptibility report prepared for the Council by GNS Science.
The Proposed Invercargill City District Plan – Appeals version 2017
Invercargill City District Plan 2005
Plan Changes
Te Puawai Decision – will be integrated into district plan document in the coming month
