Plan Change 7 – C1, C2 and C3 Structure Plans

Plan Change 7 - C1, C2 and C3 Structure Plans

Plan Change 7 rezones all of the C2 and C3 Growth Cells zoned as Rural to Deferred Residential and Deferred Commercial. The Plan Change also adopts Structure Plans for growth cells C1, C2 and C3 and makes associated amendments to the District Plan. These changes are to Sections 2 (Residential Zone), 6 (Commercial Zone), 15 (Development and Subdivision), 21 (Assessment Criteria) and the addition of Appendix S19 (the C1 and C2/C3 Structure Plans). Included are updates to the District Planning Maps. Figure 1 below shows the three structure plan areas.

Plan Change 7 is important in providing for the planned and staged growth of Cambridge and takes into account the requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPSUDC).

Development of C3 growth cell timeline

Date	Action
2009	First Waipā Growth Strategy prepared.
2017	Waipā Growth Strategy updated.
November 9, 2017	Plan change 7 notified to rezone all of the C2and C3 Growth Cells zoned as Rural to Deferred Residential and Deferred Commercial. The Plan Change also adopted Structure Plans for growth cells C1, C2 and C3 and makes associated amendments to the District Plan. Plan Change 7 is important in providing for the planned and staged growth of Cambridge and takes into account the requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPSUDC).
March 14, 2019	Plan change 7 became operative and structure plans adopted for C1, C2 and C3 growth cells.
2020	National Policy Statement on Urban Development requires all territorial authorities in high growth areas to provide a20 percent buffer of land for development.
March 22, 2021	Plan change 13 notified to enable deferred zones to become live to satisfy government requirements. C1, C2 and C3 become live zoned.
July 28, 2022	Plan Change 13 made operative.
2025	Subdivision consent approved. No public notification required as it aligned with the structure plan and zoned for residential purposes.