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Planning Bill

Combined plan - Land use plans - Core requirements for plan making

76: Each district must have 1 land use plan

You could also call this:

"Each area in New Zealand must have its own land use plan"

The Planning Bill says each district will have one land use plan. You will always find one land use plan for each district. This plan is for each area in New Zealand.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1461623.

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Town planningHousing and property > Land use

75: Purpose of land use plan, or

"This provision is about how a plan helps decide the use of land in a district."

77: How land use plan is prepared or changed, or

"How to Make or Change a Land Use Plan"

Part 3Combined plan
Land use plans: Core requirements for plan making

76Each district must have 1 land use plan

There must at all times be 1 land use plan for each district.