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    Planning

    Planning is responsible for preparing Council's environmental plans and strategies. These documents ensure that Council looks after the natural and built environment and assists in achieving the outcomes established with the Long Term Plan and the statutory requirements set out in the Resource Management Act 1991.

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    • District Plan
      District Plans, which are a legal requirement under the Resource Management Act, place controls on land use and subdivisions. They specify particular environmental outcomes that Council should aim for.
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    • Fault Lines Reclassified In GNS Report
      Read the report about the fault line reclassification in the Manawatū District and understand how it may affect a property before you buy or develop.
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    • Land Development
      The Council's Land Development Team provides a single point of contact on behalf of the Infrastructure Department in order to facilitate seamless development, engineering services and outcomes.
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    • Resource Consent Planning
      The Manawatu District Council's planning team ensures that development of the natural and built environment is undertaken in a sustainable manner by managing compliance with the Manawatu District Plan.
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    • Moving from the RMA to the new planning system
      On 30 September 2026, the Government passed new planning laws to replace the Resource Management Act. The scale of change involved means the new laws are coming into force in a phased manner.
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