This is the district plan for the area of Banks Peninsula prior to its amalgamation with Christchurch City.
As a consequence of the withdrawal of the coastal hazard provisions from the proposed Christchurch Replacement Plan, the provisions of the Christchurch City Plan and the Banks Peninsula District Plan that relate to coastal hazards continue to apply. The provisions of those plans that still apply are set out in this table(external link).
• View the Christchurch District Plan(external link)
Vision statement [PDF 77KB]
Part I – Overview of the district plan
Part I – Overview of the District Plan [PDF 51KB]
- Chapter 1 – Format of the Plan [PDF 42KB]
- Chapter 2 – District Plan review [PDF 100KB]
- Chapter 3 – District Plan administration [PDF 39KB]
Part II – The environment and resources of the district
Part II – The environment and resources of the district [PDF, 25 KB] [PDF 29KB]
- Chapter 4 – Geological origins [PDF 73KB]
- Chapter 5 – Settlement history [PDF 81KB]
- Chapter 6 – Resources of the district [PDF 17KB]
Part III – District wide issues, objectives and policies
Part III – District wide issues, objectives and policies [PDF, 67 KB] [PDF 88KB]
- Chapter 7 – Sustainable development & growth of the built environment [PDF, 19 KB] [PDF 102KB]
- Chapter 8 – Issues of importance to Tangata Whenua [PDF 104KB]
- Chapter 9 – Conservation of heritage [PDF 37KB]
- Chapter 10 – Water resources [PDF 103KB]
- Chapter 11 – Waste management [PDF 111KB]
Part IV – Features of district wide importance
Part IV – Features of district wide importance [PDF, 79 KB] [PDF 105KB]
- Chapter 12 – The coastal environment [PDF 82KB]
- Chapter 13 – Outstanding natural features & landscape [PDF 42KB]
- Chapter 14 – Cultural heritage [PDF 53KB]
- Chapter 15 – Trees [PDF, 19 KB] [PDF 103KB]
Part V – Zones
Part V – Zones [PDF, 464 KB][PDF 384KB]
- Chapter 16 – Conservation reserves [PDF 99KB]
- Chapter 17 – Lakes [PDF 32KB]
- Chapter 18 – Recreational reserves [PDF, 30 KB][PDF 122KB]
- Chapter 19 – Rural [PDF, 129 KB][PDF 148KB]
- Chapter 20 – Rural – residential [PDF 37KB]
- Chapter 21 – Small settlement [PDF 140KB]
- Chapter 22 – Papakaianga [PDF 33KB]
- Chapter 23 – Akaroa hill slopes [PDF 126KB]
- Chapter 24 – Residential [PDF 154KB]
- Chapter 25 – Residential conservation [PDF 143KB]
- Chapter 26 – Town centre [PDF 140KB]
- Chapter 27 – Lyttelton Port - Deleted
- Chapter 28 – Boat harbour [PDF, 23 KB][PDF 81KB]
- Chapter 29 – Industrial [PDF, 25 KB][PDF 83KB]
Part VI – General provisions
Part VI – General provisions [PDF, 1.5 MB][PDF 598KB]
- Chapter 30 – Resource consent procedures [PDF 153KB]
- Chapter 31 – Subdivisions [PDF, 92 KB][PDF 118KB]
- Chapter 32 – Financial contributions [PDF 28KB]
- Chapter 33 – Noise [PDF, 30 KB][PDF 125KB]
- Chapter 34 – Signs [PDF 124KB]
- Chapter 35 – Access, parking and loading [PDF, 50 KB][PDF 146KB]
- Chapter 36 – Utilities [PDF, 28 KB][PDF 89KB]
- Chapter 37 – Waste management & hazardous substances [PDF, 34 KB][PDF 120KB]
- Chapter 38 – Natural hazards [PDF 115KB]
- Chapter 39 – Cross-boundary issues [PDF 99KB]
- Chapter 40 – Monitoring and review procedures [PDF 38KB]
- Chapter 41 – Canterbury Earthquake Recovery [PDF 324KB]
Part VII – Definitions
Part VII – Definitions [PDF, 109 KB][PDF 322KB]
Appendices I – XXIII
Appendices I – XXIII [PDF, 6.6 MB][PDF 7.9MB]
- Appendix I – Treaty of Waitangi [PDF 85KB]
- Appendix II – Designations [PDF 184KB]
- Appendix III – Threatened indigenous plant species on Banks Peninsula [PDF 77KB]
- Appendix IV – Schedule of protected buildings, objects and sites [PDF 83KB]
- Appendix V – Schedule of notable buildings, objects and sites [PDF 94KB]
- Appendix VI – Archaeological sites [PDF 590KB]
- Appendix VII – Schedule of notable trees [PDF, 105 KB][PDF 153KB]
- Appendix VIII – Guidelines for buildings in the rural, rural-residential and Akaroa hill slopes zones [PDF 172KB]
- Appendix IX – Forestry guidelines [PDF 479KB]
- Appendix X – Design guidelines - Lyttelton [PDF 2775KB]
- Appendix XI – Design guidelines - Akaroa [PDF 1.95MB]
- Appendix XII – Guidelines for signage [PDF 72KB]
- Appendix XIII – Noise terminology [PDF 151KB]
- Appendix XIV – Standards for vehicle access and loading [PDF 346KB]
- Appendix XV – Hazardous substances [PDF, 24 KB][PDF 114KB]
- Appendix XVI – Samarang Bay and Allandale concept plans and colour palette [PDF 1865KB]
- Appendix XVII – Takamatua and Robinsons Bay comprehensive development area [PDF 1200KB]
- Appendix XVIII – 36 Rue Grehan, Akaroa [PDF 264KB]
- Appendix XIX – Maximum height areas for bulk oil storage structures at Lyttelton - Deleted
- Appendix XX – Threatened animal species list for Banks Peninsula [PDF 60KB]
- Appendix XXI – Statutory acknowledgement [PDF 138KB]
- Appendix XXII Kaitorete Spit – areas referred to in method 3, chapter 12 [PDF 593 KB]
- Appendix XXIII – Lot 1 DP 65123 (1051A Dyers Pass Road) area referred to in rules, chapter 19 [PDF 285KB]
Planning maps
- Index sheet [PDF 428KB]
- Legends [PDF 459KB]
- Rural maps [PDF 6.2MB]
- Settlement maps [PDF, 8.3 MB][PDF 15.56MB]
- Consent stability investigation maps [PDF 7.4MB]
- Statutory acknowledgements maps [PDF 1.5MB]
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