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.
Whangārei District Plan View the Operative District Plan and the Appeals Version District Plan, which set 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 the Whangārei District, the Te Tai Tokerau Papakāinga toolkit, how to apply for acceptance of a Papakāinga Development Plan and how we can support you in this process.
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 Find out how we monitor work to ensure resource consents complies with the District Plan and the Resource Management Act, and the enforcement actions we carry out.