The Act Party has said it would remove the requirement for councils to identify Significant Natural Areas through the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity, It would instead offer financial incentives for landowners to improve the green environment. This is a position the Landowners Coalition has argued since its inception. … Continue reading
Form 5 – Submission on a Change Proposed to the District Plan Policy and Monitoring Department, Whangarei District Council. Submissions must be received by: 4:00pm Tuesday, 4 October 2016 We are making a submission on: PC85 Rural Area PC86A Rural (Urban Expansion) Environment PC85A Rural Production Environment PC86B Rural (Urban … Continue reading
NORTHERN ADVOCATE By Alexandra Newlove 3:30 PM Friday Jun 17, 2016 Outstanding has become a dirty word to some as Northland councils formulate rules that will restrict development on land deemed visually significant. About 2000 property owners in Whangarei and hundreds more in Kaipara and the Far North were affected … Continue reading
To find out if your property has Outstanding Landscapes or Outstanding Natural Features, click the following link to the NRC maps: http://gis.nrc.govt.nz/LocalMaps-Viewer/ For questions about these maps please contact the NRC directly, Ph (09) 470 1200.
Our first distribution of flyers about Plan Change 114 Landscapes is hitting letterboxes now. We have already received a large number of requests to be added to our mailing list. Thank you to everyone who has responded.
Pre-Consultation Comment Form Plan Change 114 Landscapes Whangarei District Council, Policy and Monitoring Division Private Bag 9023 Whangarei 0148 mailroom@wdc.govt.nz Attn: Melissa McGrath FULL NAME: Landowners Coalition Inc. POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 984, Whangarei 0140 TELEPHONE: 09 4343 836 EMAIL: frank@newman.co.nz DATE: 11 May 2016 COMMENTS: We have been approached … Continue reading
The Whangarei District Council (WDC) is at it again… more rules, more restrictions, and more reasons why you will have to go cap and wallet in hand to council when you want to do something on your private property. By now many landowners would have received a letter from the … Continue reading