Private Plan Change Application - The Hills Resort Zone

Queenstown Lakes District Council formally received an application on November 14th, 2024, requesting a private plan change to the Proposed District Plan’s The Hills Resort Zone (Chapter 47). The Council is currently processing the application as required under the RMA. A decision is yet to be made on the application, and the Council is preparing a request for further information where applicable. Affected parties will be contacted when the application is notified in accordance with the requirements of the Resource Management Act.

The Plan Change request includes amendments to Chapter 47 The Hills Resort, Chapter 25 Earthworks and Chapter 27 Subdivision and Development of the PDP.

Current Status of Application: Queenstown Lakes District Council is processing the Private Plan Change Application to be publicly notified as per Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The Private Plan change was accepted for Notification by the Planning and Strategy Committee on June 23rd, 2025.

Response from Applicant for Request for Further Information

Request for Further Information

Private Plan Change Application

Private Plan Change Process

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If you have any queries on any of the information provided or need help finding a particular document, please contact one of our dedicated duty policy planners on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka) or email us at pdpenquiries@qldc.govt.nz