Operative District Plan 2004
Welcome to the online version of the Upper Hutt City District Plan. Upper Hutt City Council is required to prepare a District Plan under the Resource Management Act 1991.
View combined chapters District Plan 2004(PDF, 16MB)
This single version of the District Plan has been created to enable easier navigation of the document, and is useful if seeking to search the whole Plan. Please note: this version should not be relied upon as an exhaustive edition of the District Plan, with reference being made to associated chapters and Planning Maps.
This PDF of the District Plan was created on the 18th February 2020, and was the latest version of the Plan on that date.
It is recommended that you contact the Council and ask to speak with a Consents Planner before submitting your resource consent application. If you have a planning query please contact Council on 04 527 2169 or by email at askus@uhcc.govt.nz or by visiting the Council at 838-842 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt.
The District Plan is presented below in sections.
Common Seal(PDF, 306KB)
Update Schedule(PDF, 180KB)
Contents(PDF, 78KB)
Part 1 - Introduction contents page(PDF, 114KB)
Chapter 1 Introduction to the plan(PDF, 339KB)
Chapter 2 Definitions(PDF, 538KB)
Part 2 – Issues, Objectives, Policies and Methods
Zones
Chapter 3 Vacant (PDF, 62KB)
Chapter 4 Residential Zone(PDF, 233KB)
Chapter 5 Rural Zone(PDF, 174KB)
Chapter 6 Business Zone(PDF, 166KB)
Chapter 7 Open Space Zone (PDF, 160KB)
Chapter 8 Special Activities Zone (PDF, 141KB)
Chapter 8A General Rules(PDF, 452KB)
General and city-wide
Chapter 9 Subdivision and Earthworks (PDF, 221KB)
Chapter 10 Financial Contributions (PDF, 107KB)
Chapter 11 Heritage (PDF, 133KB)
Chapter 12 Landscape and Ecology (PDF, 205KB)
Chapter 13 Water Resources (PDF, 144KB)
Chapter 14 Natural Hazards (PDF, 188KB)
Chapter 15 Environmental Quality(PDF, 165KB)
Chapter 16 Utilities (PDF, 272KB)
Chapter 16A Renewable Energy Generation(PDF, 296KB)
Chapter 17 Hazardous Substances and Waste Management (PDF, 173KB)
Part 3 – Rules and Standards(PDF, 87KB)
Zone rules and standards
Chapter 18 Residential-Zone-Rules(PDF, 4MB)
Chapter 19 Rural Zone Rules (PDF, 466KB)
Chapter 20 Business Zone Rules (PDF, 1MB)
Chapter 21 Open Space Zone Rules (PDF, 346KB)
Chapter 22 Special Activity Zone Rules (PDF, 310KB)
Chapter 23 Rules for Earthworks(PDF, 319KB)
Chapter 24 Rules for Esplanade Reserves and Strip (PDF, 142KB)
Chapter 25 Rules for Reserves and Leisure Facilities Contribution(PDF, 102KB)
Chapter 25A Vacant(PDF, 106KB)
Chapter 26 Rules for Heritage Features(PDF, 177KB)
Chapter 27 Rules for Notable Trees(PDF, 256KB)
Chapter 27A Rules for Urban Tree Groups and Removal of Indigenous Vegetation(PDF, 4MB)
Chapter 28 Rules for Southern Hills Overlay Area and Protected Ridgelines(PDF, 170KB)
Chapter 29 Rules for Water Bodies (PDF, 76KB)
Chapter 30 Rules for Utilities (PDF, 346KB)
Chapter 30A Rules for Renewable Energy Generation(PDF, 197KB)
Chapter 31 Rules for Car Parking(PDF, 119KB)
Chapter 32 Rules for Noise and Vibration(PDF, 299KB)
Chapter 33 Rules for Flooding and Fault Band Hazards (PDF, 178KB)
Chapter 34 Rules for Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Land(PDF, 137KB)
Part 4 – Appendices(PDF, 48KB)
Contents
Chapter 35 Vacant(PDF, 63KB)
Chapter 36 Schedule of Designations(PDF, 354KB)
Chapter 37 Roading Hierarchy(PDF, 88KB) | Roading Hierarchy Map (PDF, 48KB)
Chapter 38 Access Design Standards and Criteria(PDF, 832KB)
Chapter 39 Wallaceville Structure Plan(PDF, 1MB)
Chapter 40 Mount Marua Structure Plan(PDF, 805KB)
Addendum Statutory Acknowledgement Area(PDF, 930KB)
Part 5 – Planning Maps
Planning Maps Introduction
To access individual maps, click on one of the following map indexes, then click on the numbered map square you require.