What rules apply, now that the decisions on the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan have been notified?
The decisions version of the proposed plan supersedes the notified version. The decisions version of the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan has legal effect from 4 April 2018 but the existing operative plans still have full legal effect and weight.
Some existing activities have been allowed (permitted) by the operative plans, but they need a resource consent under the proposed plan.
In some cases, you may be able to continue your existing activities without consent if the effects are the same or similar in character, intensity and scale, and you were carrying out this activity before the notification of the decisions on the proposed plan (4 April 2018). Please note: You cannot determine whether Existing Use Rights apply in your situation for yourself - give our consents team a call to discuss.
