Updated 11 September 2018
The Plan has been developed through an extensive process of identifying the significant resource management issues in the City. Also relevant to the development of the Plan is the historical planning framework that has guided subdivision, use and development within the City, and within which subdivision, use and development has been undertaken.
The ability to create a Planning Scheme existed from 1926, however there appears to have been no planning controls in place prior to the introduction of the Mt Borough Scheme No. 1, in 1954, with the exception of requirements for approval of subdivision for lots over 10 acres in central government legislation, usually done by the County engineer, and associated surveying/title law. The Town and Country Planning Act 1953 required local authorities to have Planning Schemes and the local authorities prepared their schemes after this time. Prior to these Plans (Schemes) coming into effect a range of standards and building by-laws existed, the first central government legislation being a standard for earthquake construction in 1932. Building legislation was then further introduced systematically by the central government through various legislation. The ability to create local building by-laws has existed since 1867, and appears to have been used in the City with building consents in Tauranga being issued under by-laws as far back as 1927.
The jurisdictions of the Mount Borough, Tauranga County, Tauranga Borough/District/City, and Western Bay of Plenty District evolved from Town and Highway Boards. The Tauranga County was formed in 1876 and the Borough of Tauranga in 1882. The Mt Maunganui Town District was established in 1931 but remained part of the County until 1 April 1937. Various boundary adjustments were undertaken to these jurisdictions through time, with the reorganisation of local government in 1989 the Tauranga District (now City) and Western Bay District were formed from the Tauranga City (previously Tauranga Borough), Tauranga County and Mt Borough. The three plans applied and were known collectively as the ‘Transitional Plan’. A portion of the Western Bay District at Tauriko/Pyes Pa and a small section at Ohauiti and Papamoa were brought into the City on 1 January 2010.
The following is an approximate summary of those documents:
Authority
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Date
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Plan
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Jurisdiction
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Tauranga Borough
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1954 - 1971
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Provisional Undisclosed Scheme District Scheme
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Tauranga Borough
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Operative 1 October 1969
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Tauranga City Town Plan - Section 1
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Tauranga CBD to 23rd Ave and Otumoetai, Changes 1 - 73 from 1968 - 1977
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Operative 1 January 1971
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Tauranga City Town Plan - Section 2
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Maungatapu and Gate Pa from Faulkner
St, 23rd Ave, Courtney Rd, to between
Baycroft and Oxford streets to include
Greerton and Glenlyon Ave. Excludes
Racecourse and Maleme St areas
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Operative 1 November 1977
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Tauranga City Town
Plan – Section 3
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Covers Poike, Welcome Bay, Racecourse
and part of Maleme St
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Operative 1 October 1981
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1st Reviewed Scheme
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Consolidated above three sections
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Operative 10 June 1982
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2nd Reviewed Scheme
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Incorporated Sulphur Point (previously
under County Scheme)
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Tauranga County
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November 1973
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1st Reviewed District Scheme
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Tauranga County
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November 1979
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2nd Reviewed District Scheme
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Tauranga County
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Notified September 1988, Operative 23 September 1991
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3rd Reviewed District Scheme
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Tauranga County
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Mount Borough
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25 September 1953
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Scheme No. 1
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Mt Borough
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18 May 1954
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Scheme No. 1 reviewed to include part of Tauranga County
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Mt Borough and portion of Tauranga County
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Operative December 1964
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1st Reviewed Scheme
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Mt Borough and portion of Tauranga County
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Approved September 1971
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2nd Reviewed Scheme
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Mt Borough and portion of Tauranga County
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Approved December 1982
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3rd Reviewed Scheme
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Mt Borough and portion of Tauranga County
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Operative August 1990
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4th Reviewed Scheme
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Mt Borough and portion of Tauranga County
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Tauranga District Council
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October 1991
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Tauranga District Transitional Plan (3 Schemes amalgamated)
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Tauranga District Council
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Tauranga District Council
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Notified 18 January 1997, Operative 18 August 2003, excluding coastal hazard provisions which became Operative 19 February 2005.
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Tauranga District Plan
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Tauranga District Council
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Western Bay of Plenty
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20 July 2002
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Western Bay of Plenty District Plan
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Areas at Tauriko and Pyes Pa
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The operative plans replaced by this Plan are the Tauranga District Plan and portions of the Western Bay of Plenty District Plan at Tauriko and Pyes Pa.
Definitions from this section
boundary
building
the city
the plan
subdivision