Variations
What is a Variation?
A variation is a change to a proposed plan that is prepared by a council.
Does a Variation have legal effect when considering an application for resource consent?
Clause 16B(2) First Schedule RMA provides that a variation has some effect on notification. Caselaw on Cl16B(2) confirms that the correct approach is:
- That the Proposed Plan provisions are disregarded, regardless of what stage they are at;
- That the Variation is afforded weight according to how far through the RMA process it is (for instance, if it has just been notified and awaiting submissions, minimal weight is applied; if a decision has been made, the Variation is afforded closer to equal weight to the Operative Plan etc);
- That the Operative Plan is applied and given less weight as the Variation moves through the process.
Active and Completed Variations
| Variation No | Nature of Variation | Status | Parts of the plan affected |
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Omahu Road Variation & NoR HDC has prepared a variation to the Proposed Hastings District Plan and an associated Notice of Requirement (NoR). The proposed Variation seeks to rezone some 63 hectares of land from a Plains Zone to a General Industrial Zone on the northern side of Omahu Road, Hastings. The NoR is to designate land for an infrastructure corridor that provides the water, waste waste and stormwater infiltration basin to service a proposed General Industrial Zone. |
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Irongate Industrial Variation Variation 2 seeks to rezone some 118 ha of land from the current Deferred Industrial and Plains zone to a General Industrial Zone. The land affected by the Variation is located is located just west of Hastings city, around the junction of Irongate Road East and Maraekakaho Road. |
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Howard Street Residential Variation The proposal is to rezone 21.2 hectares of land from its current Plains Production zone to a General Residential zone in between Howard St and Havelock Rd and adjoining the existing Residential land on the southern side of Hastings city. |
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Industrial Strategy
The following tables outline the strategy direction for the rezoning of land for industrial purposes in the three areas identified for industrial growth.
Industrial Development to be progressed in the next 10 years:
| The 2003 Strategy | Subsequent 2009 Direction | |
| Omahu Road | 39ha | Stage 1 – 13ha |
| Irongate | 11ha | Stage 1 35.4ha |
| Tomoana / Whakatu | 38ha | Nil |
| Total | 88 | 48.4ha |
Industrial development to be progressed beyond 2019
| The 2003 Strategy | Subsequent 2009 Direction | |
| Omahu Road | Nil | Stage 2 – 16ha |
| Irongate | 26ha | Stage 2 – 43 ha |
| Tomoana / Whakatu | 60ha | 25ha |
| Total | 86ha | 84ha |
Related documents
These documents form the basis of the industrial strategy.
- 2002 Industrial demand review by Logan Stone (pdf 276kB)
- Report to council recommending the 2003 industrial strategy and its adoption by Council (pdf 31kB)
- 2008 industrial demand report and related information (pdf 1.8MB)
- 2009 Report to Council recommending a revised industrial strategy direction (pdf 74kB)
- 2009 Expansion map
