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Plan Change 47: Plan Your town – Horrell Road

Plan Change 47 reviews the parts of the District Plan relating to the planning rules and zoning for each of our three towns and the areas around them. From smaller section sizes to business zones, we want to ensure that the land supply is aligned to our population projections and that there is room for future growth. 

This page details the part of Plan Change 47 and the Notice of Requirement at Horrell Road, Morrinsville that was withdrawn in December 2017.

The Process

Matamata-Piako District Council had proposed to realign the Horrell Road intersection onto State Highway 26. This was intended to improve the safety and efficiency of the intersection and had been proposed in conjunction with Plan Change 47 to the District Plan. The Plan Change included the proposal to rezone of 76ha of land on the western side of Horrell Road from Rural to Rural-Residential. The realignment was to move the existing intersection with State Highway 26 approximately 50 metres to the west. The site to which the requirement applied is the corner of Horrell Road and State Highway 26, Morrinsville with legal description Lot 1 DPS 35142 (SA31B/721).

Following a Note of Direction from the Chair of the Hearing Panel, the hearing of submissions for the Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning (and Kuranui Road rezoning) was deferred until later in 2017. However, at its meeting on 13 December 2017 Council resolved to withdraw the Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning proposal. This means that the intersection will not be realigned, the proposed Horrell Road Rural-Residential rezoning will not proceed and the existing Rural zoning will remain. 

Public Notice - to withdraw Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning

Direction - to defer the hearing of submissions for the Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning, and Kuranui Road rezoning 

Horrell Road - Notice of Requirement 

View the Plan of alignment 

View the Plan of rezoning area

Status

Notified inviting submissions from October  - December 2016
Notified inviting further submissions which closed on 1 March 2017
The hearing of submissions for the Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning proposal was deferred in May 2017 until later in 2017.
Council withdrew the Horrell Road Notice of Requirement and rezoning proposal on December 13 2017.

Need more information?

If you have any questions about the plan change please contact Mark Hamilton on 07 884 0060.

To keep up to date with proposed plan changes, register for updates on the sign up page and choose 'District Plan' as a topic of interest.