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Planning consents - Consideration of application and decision

144: Matters relevant to application for consent that authorises change to spatial application of plan provisions

You could also call this:

"Changing how planning rules apply to an area"

When you apply for planning consent to change how plan provisions apply to an area, the consent authority considers your application. They can grant consent to change the plan provisions if the change uses standardised plan provisions, not bespoke ones. The consent authority must be satisfied that the change will provide a significant benefit to housing, employment, or infrastructure in the district. You need to include certain details in your consent application, such as the area where the change will apply. The application must also specify which standardised plan provisions will apply to that area. The consent authority uses section 98 to decide on the application. The consent authority looks at whether the change will provide benefits such as more housing, jobs, or infrastructure. They consider the boundaries of the area where the change will apply and the standardised plan provisions that will be used. This helps the consent authority make a decision on your application.

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Part 4Planning consents
Consideration of application and decision

144Matters relevant to application for consent that authorises change to spatial application of plan provisions

A consent authority may grant a planning consent that, if given effect to, authorises a change to the plan provisions that apply to an area in accordance with section 98.
However, the consent authority may grant a consent to which subsection (1) applies only if—
the proposed change to the plan provisions involves the application of standardised plan provisions (and not bespoke provisions); and
the consent authority is satisfied that, if the consent were given effect to and the change to the plan provisions were to occur, it would provide a significant benefit to the provision of any of the following in the district:
1. housing:
2. employment:
3. infrastructure; and
the consent includes provisions that specify—
1. the boundaries of the area to which the change would apply; and
2. the standardised plan provisions that would apply to that area.