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Planning

Advice before you start

Find information about your property zone, subdivisions, minor dwellings and other property questions.

Planning approvals

Find out how to apply for a resource consent or other planning approval, and what you can expect once you have a resource consent.

Natural hazards

Learn about the different types of natural hazards and find out if natural hazards apply to your property, and how this affects what you can do.

District Plan Operative in Part 2022

View the Whangārei District Plan Operative in Part, which sets the rules for how the District’s land can be used, developed and subdivided.

District Plan changes

Find out about the plan change process and view proposed and operative plan changes.

Urban Design

Read our urban design guidelines for individuals and developers looking to invest in urban projects.

Papakāinga

Find out about setting up papakāinga in our District, the Te Tai Tokerau Papakāinga toolkit, how to apply for acceptance of a Papakāinga Development Plan.

Development contributions

Find out if a development contribution is required to be paid for your development project.

Notified resource consent applications

View a list of notified applications which are open for submission and search for previous applications.

Resource consent enforcement

We monitor work to make sure it complies with the District Plan and the Resource Management Act.