District Plan
The Rotorua District Plan was made operative in 2016. It was restructured in July 2021 as part of the implementation of the National Planning Standards.
The following plan changes have also been notified and are being processed:
Part 1 - Introduction and General Provisions
Part 2 - District - Wide Matters
Part 3 - Area - Specific Matters
- Business and Innovation Zones - (PDF, 2.2MB)
- City Centre Zones - (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Commercial Zones - (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Development Areas - (PDF, 3.6MB)
- Reserves, Community Assets and Water Zones - (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Future Growth Zones - (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Industrial Zones - (PDF, 2MB)
- Designations - (PDF, 4.8MB)
- Residential Zones - (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Rural Zones - (PDF, 2.3MB)
Part 4 - Appendices and Maps
Appendix 1 - Parking, Access and Turning - (PDF, 878.9KB)
District Plan maps
There have been changes to the names and abbreviations of some spatial layers in the text of the District Plan as a result of the restructuring of the District Plan and implementation of the National Planning standards. Use the provided translation table to interpret the planning maps.
Part 5 - Lakes A Zone
Part 5 relates to a number of lakes to the east of the Rotorua CBD called the Lakes A Zone.
It consists of two volumes of text and a set of planning maps.
Volume 1 - Sections 1 - 10
- Declaration and Common Seal - (PDF, 101.2KB)
- Table of Contents - (PDF, 117KB)
- Part 1-7 Significant Issues - Objectives Policies - (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Part 8 Rules 1-18 - (PDF, 429.6KB)
- Part 8 Rules 19-43 - (PDF, 397.2KB)
- Part 9 Assessment Criteria - (PDF, 400.7KB)
- Part 10 Definitions - (PDF, 796.9KB)
Volume 2 - Section 11 - Appendices
Appendix 12
- Part 1: Recommended Areas for Protection (Raps) (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Part 6
- Part 7
- Part 8
- Appendices 13 - 14
Appendix 15
Other relevant documents:
The Kaituna Document see page 11 of the Kaituna River Document for the area which is influenced by the document. Note, resource consent applications within this area 'must have regard' to the Kaituna River Document.
