This page provides background and supporting information to the 2025 District Plan.
- Section 32 reports
- Documents incorporated by reference
- Designations
- Proposed District Plan modifications
Submissions and appeals
Decisions on submissions to the Proposed District Plan were publicly notified on 7 December 2023.
Appeals must be made within a period of 30 working days of service of the notice of decision of the Council. These appeals were made to the Environment Court.
Following the close of the appeal period, there was a 15 day period within which other parties can join an appeal proceeding. This was restricted to those who made a submission on the subject matter of the appeal or who have an interest greater than the general public.
Details of the submitters, appeal notices, Environment Court Minutes and Porirua City Council memos can be found on the Proposed District Plan Portal
- Submissions and appeals [opens in Proposed District Plan Portal]
- Hearings information [opens in Proposed District Plan Portal]
Environment Court Minutes
- Minute issued on 23 February 2024 can be viewed here
- Minute issued on 15 April 2024 can be viewed here
- Minute issued on 3 July 2025 can be viewed here
Porirua City Council memorandums to the Environment Court
Proposed District Plan Decisions
The Independent Hearings Panel has issued its decisions on the Proposed District Plan and recommendations on Variation 1 to the Proposed District Plan and Plan Change 19 to the Operative District Plan (Variation 1 and PC19 are the Council’s Intensification Planning Instrument).
These were considered by the Council at its meeting on the 30th November 2023 where it agreed with all recommendations.
You can view these here:
- Key to understanding Hearings Panel reports
- Reports from the Independent Hearings Panel
- Corrections to submission tables
- Clause 16 (2) Memo
Variation 1 and Plan Change 19
Council publicly notified Variation 1 and Plan Change 19 on 11 August 2022. These proposed changes are to meet Council’s obligations to enable housing intensification under the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act.
Decisions on the Proposed District Plan on Variation 1 and Plan Change 19
Supporting information for Variation 1 and Plan Change 19 is set out below by topic:
- Section 32 Evaluation Report - Part A Overview to s32 Evaluation for Variation 1 and Plan Change 19
- Wellington Regional Housing & Business Development Capacity Assessment - Housing Update May 2022
- Wellington Regional Housing & Business Development Capacity Assessment - Housing Update May 2022 - Chapter 4: Porirua City Council
Urban intensification (Variation 1 and Plan Change 19)
- Section 32 Evaluation Report - Part B Urban Intensification - MDRS and NPS-UD Policy 3
- Section 32 Evaluation Report - Part B Proposed Plan Change 19 - Plimmerton Farm Intensification
- Greg Vossler and Ian Bowman (2022) Historic Heritage – Qualifying Matters Assessment
- McIndoe Urban (2022) Urban Design Memo 20: Zone Boundaries: Mapping HRZ and MRZ-RIP zones Identifying Height Variation Control Areas (HVCA) in all residential zones
- McIndoe Urban (2022) Urban Design Memo 19: Kenepuru Hospital Southern Development Precinct
- McIndoe Urban (2022) Urban Design Memo 18: District Plan Residential Standards and Height Analysis
- McIndoe Urban (2022) Urban Design Memo 18 (Appendix)
- McIndoe Urban (2021) Indicators of Health & Wellbeing in the Build Environment
- McIndoe Urban (2021) Urban Design Memo 17: 35 Kenepuru Drive
- Porirua City Council (2022) Rezoning report - residential to open space zoning - Variation 1
- Porirua City Council (2020) District Plan Zoning and Shade Implications for Mungavin Park
- Property Economics (2022) Porirua Variation 1 and Plan Change 19 Qualifying Matters Assessment
- Property Economics (2022) Pukerua Bay Retail Centre Economic Analysis
- Property Economics (2021) Porirua Housing Typology Demand Analysis
- Property Economics (2021) Porirua Feasible Capacity Assessment
- Studio Pacific Architecture (2020) Memorandum – Shade Study of Residential Intensification Precincts C, J & K
- Studio Pacific Architecture (2020) Memorandum (Appendix)
- Te Aranga Alliance (2022) Memo requesting rezoning of 16 Mitchell Grove and adjoining lots off Mitchell Grove & Champion Street
Northern Growth Development Area supporting information (Variation 1)
- Section 32 Evaluation Report - Part B Northern Growth Development Area
- Boffa Miskell Limited (2022) Urban Design Assessment: Northern Growth Area Plan Variation
- Boffa Miskell Limited (2022) Porirua Northern Growth Area: Landscape Statement
- Boffa Miskell Limited (2022) Ecology Assessment: Northern Growth Area Plan Variation
- Clough & Associates (2022) Mt Welcome Station: Archaeological Appraisal for Variation to The Proposed Porirua District Plan
- ENGEO (2022) Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation – Mt Welcome Station, Pukerua Bay, Porirua
- Envelope Engineering Limited (2022) Infrastructure Report: Proposed Northern Growth Area Plan Variation
- Pattle Delamore Partners Limited (2022) Preliminary Site Investigation, Lot 2 DP 534864, Mt Welcome Station
- Pattle Delamore Partners Limited (2021) Preliminary Site Investigation – 34 Muri Road, Pukerua Bay
- Pattle Delamore Partners Limited (2019) Preliminary site Investigation, Mt Welcome Station (Pages 146 - 185)
- Property Economics (2022) Pukerua Bay Retail Centre Economic Assessment
- Subsurface Limited (2021) Archaeological Assessment 34 Muri Road Pukerua Bay
- Tetra Tech Coffey (2021) Geotechnical Assessment - Northern Growth Area Muri Road, Pukerua Bay
- Tim Kelly Transportation Planning Ltd (2022) Porirua Northern Growth Area Pukerua Bay South – Variation Integrated Transportation Assessment
- Tonkin+Taylor (2019) Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation and Natural Hazard Assessment, Mt. Welcome Station (Pages 44 – 115)
- The Urban Engineers (2022) Stormwater Management Site Assessment: Northern Growth Area Plan Variation
Flood hazard mapping (Variation 1)
- Section 32 Evaluation Report - Part B Flood Hazard Maps
- Wellington Water (2022) Aotea Stormwater Catchment Model Build Report
- Wellington Water (2022) Mana Stormwater Catchment Model Build Report
- Wellington Water (2022) Pukerua Bay Stormwater Catchment Model Build Report
- Wellington Water (2022) Whitby Stormwater Catchment Model Build Report
The decisions on the Proposed District Plan and the Intensification Planning Instrument (Variation 1 to the Proposed District Plan and Plan Change 19 to the Operative District Plan) were confirmed at the Council meeting on the 30th November 2023.
The decisions were based on the Independent Hearings Panel’s decisions on the Proposed District Plan and its recommendations on the Intensification Planning Instrument.
Appeals
- Forest and Bird – resolved
- Heriot Drive Limited and Raiha Properties Limited – resolved
- John Carrad – withdrawn
- Judgeford Golf Club – withdrawn
- Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities] – withdrawn
- KiwiRail – resolved
-Appendix A - Relief sought
-Appendix B - Relevant Decisions
-Appendix C - Original Submission 086 KiwiRail Holdings Limited
-Appendix D - Appeal served on attached parties - Markus Rochel – withdrawn
- NZTA Waka Kotahi – resolved
- Pikarere Farm Limited – resolved
- Remi Leblanc – Environment Court decision issued
- Transpower NZ Limited – resolved
- David Harpham and Progeni Limited – withdrawn
Plan-wide supporting information
- Section 32 Evaluation Report Part 1 - Overview to s32 Evaluation
- Martin Jenkins (2018) Porirua Landuse Analysis
- Porirua City Council (2018) Growth Strategy 2048
- Porirua City Council (2019) Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment for Wellington region
- Porirua City Council et al (2019) Regional Summary - Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment
- Porirua City Council et al (2022) Wellington Regional Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment
- Porirua City Council (2020) Rezoning Report - 10A The Track, Plimmerton
- Porirua City Council (2020) Rezoning report - Bunnings Bank
- Porirua City Council (2020) Rezoning Report - Land off Banks Boulevard, Whitby
- Porirua City Council (2020) Rezoning Report - Waihora Reserve
- Porirua City Council (2020) Rezoning Report - Surplus Council land for Disposal
- Property Economics (2017) Porirua Business Land Assessment
- Property Economics (2019) Porirua Business Land Assessment
- Property Economics (2017) Porirua City Business Land Demand and Supply Assessment
- Property Economics (2019) Porirua Commercial Centres Network Assessment
- Property Economics (2020) Porirua East Growth Redistribution Report
- Property Economics (2019) Porirua Industrial Land Supply Assessment
- Property Economics (2018) Porirua City Industrial Land Demand Assessment Part 2
- Property Economics (2020) Porirua Residential Capacity Assessment
- Land Matters (2018) Pauatahanui-Judgeford Employment Land Review
- Sense Partners (2017) Demand for Business Land in the Wellington Region (Draft)
- Traffic Design Group (2017) Transport Network Study
- Wellington Water (2019) Preliminary Three Waters Catchment Plan
- Wellington Water (2020) File note - Status and use of the Preliminary Three Waters Catchment Plan
- Proposed Porirua District Plan 2020 pdf version
- Proposed District Plan design guides pdf version (APP3-7)
- Porirua City Open Data Portal (for downloading PDP map shapefiles)
Ngāti Toa’s values, rights and interests are interwoven throughout the PDP. The Tangata Whenua strategic objectives provide overall direction.
The PDP specifically enables development in the Hongoeka Zone, Takapūwāhia, as well as papakāinga housing throughout the City.
