The QLDC District Plan

Where can I view the district plan?

A full copy of the district plan for the Queenstown Lakes District can be found on the QLDC website (www.qldc.govt.nz/district_plan).

Hard copies of the district plan are available at the Queenstown and Wanaka offices of Lakes Environmental limited. You can purchase a copy of the district plan by following the above link.

What is the District Plan?

The District Plan has been prepared by the Council to help it carry out its functions under the Resource Management Act. It explains how the Council will manage the environment.  It contains objectives, policies and rules to address resource management issues within the district, such as:

• Effects of land use
• Impacts of land use on natural hazards and  the management of hazardous substances
• Noise
• Activities on the surfaces of rivers and lakes;
• Impacts of land use on indigenous biological diversity.

District Plan rules let you determine what activities you can do as of right (permitted activities). They set out what activities you need resource consent for, and how certain activities may be carried out.  They cover things like residential development, the use of land for industrial purposes, the subdivision of land parcels, noise and the location and height of buildings.

The district plan also contains site standards and zone standards that activities and buildings in the Queenstown Lakes District must comply with. If a proposal does not comply with all site and zone standards a resource consent is required.

The District Plan should be read in conjunction with any Plan Changes or Proposed Plan Changes.