CURRENT STATUS: Operative as of 3 November 2022

See where this fits in the overall plan change process [PDF, 419 KB].

About the private plan change

On 4 November 2020 Urban Holdings Limited, Suburban Estates Limited and Cairnbrae Developments Limited lodged a private plan change request with the Council. The request seeks a change to the Operative Selwyn District Plan by rezoning approximately 67 hectares of current rural land in Prebbleton to residential land. This would enable approximately 820 residential sites.

On this page you can find all the information on the plan change request, including material that has been made available at each stage of the application process.

Variation 1 to PC68


On 20 August 2022, Council notified Variation 1 to Plan Change 68 to the Operative District Plan. This variation is required by the Government’s new building intensification rules to allow for more housing and at greater heights, in relevant residential areas.

Council notified its decision on Variation 1 to Plan Change 68 on 19 August 2023. Those parts of the private plan change that were altered by the Council’s decision to accept the recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel, become operative on 28 August 2023.

IPI Public Notice [PDF, 39 KB]
IPI Part B Recommendation Report [PDF, 340 KB]

Supporting documents

Map showing the proposed site

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Update 3 November 2022

Plan Change operative as of 3 November 2022.

Certificate of Approval [PDF, 255 KB]

Update 25 October 2022

The period for lodging appeals on Private Plan Change 68 ended on Friday 14 October 2022, and no appeals were received. The provisions of Private Plan Change 68 will therefore become fully operative on 3 November 2022.

Operative Public Notice [PDF, 28 KB]

Update 17 October 2022

The period for lodging appeals on Private Plan Change 68 ended on Friday 14 October 2022, and no appeals were received.

Update 31 August 2022

At its meeting on 10 August 2022, the Council considered the recommendation of the Commissioner in respect of the plan change request. Council resolved at this meeting to accept the Commissioner's recommendation on Plan Change 68 as its formal decision, and approve the plan change request. This decision will be publicly notified on 31 August 2022, providing an opportunity for parties involved in Plan Change 68 to lodge an appeal against the decision. A copy of the public notice is below.

Public Notice of Council Decision [PDF, 34 KB]

Update 15 August 2022

In his recommendation of 28 June 2022, the Commissioner recommended that the Council approve Plan Change 68. At its meeting on 10 August 2022, the Council considered the recommendation of the Commissioner in respect of the plan change request. Council resolved at this meeting to accept the Commissioner's recommendation on Plan Change 68 as its formal decision. This will be notified in due course.

Council Meeting Agenda 10 August 2022 [PDF, 18621 KB] and The Minutes  [PDF, 290 KB]

Update 28 June 2022

Council has received the Commissioner’s final recommendation in relation to PC68. Council will consider this recommendation at an upcoming meeting.

Commissioner's Recommendation 23 June 2022 [PDF, 1440 KB]
Appendix A: Summary of Submissions [PDF, 6128 KB]
Appendix B: Land Parcels to be Rezoned [PDF, 158 KB]
Appendix C: Outline Development Plan [PDF, 174 KB]
Appendix D: Outline Development Plan Narrative [PDF, 451 KB]
Appendix E: ODP Area - Trents, Shands and Hamptons Road [PDF, 131 KB]
Appendix F: Living Zone Rules - Subdivision [PDF, 120 KB]

Update 31 May 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No.5 [PDF, 20 KB] which addresses the close of the hearing.

Update 6 May 2022

The applicant has exercised their right of reply on 6 May 2022. This consists of the following documents:

Closing Legal Submission on behalf of  Urban Holdings Ltd, Suburban Estates Ltd and Cairnbrae Developments Ltd [PDF, 339 KB]

Update 27 April 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No. 4 [PDF, 46 KB] in regards to further outstanding matters from the hearing.

Update 14 April 2022

Following the Commissioner's Minute No. 3 [PDF, 55 KB] regarding outstanding matters at the conclusion of the hearing the following document has been received.

Murray England - S24a  Servicing Post-Hearing Response [PDF, 575 KB]

Update 8 April 2022

In response to the Commissioner's Minute No. 3 [PDF, 55 KB] regarding outstanding matters at the conclusion of the hearing the following document has been received by a submitter.

Summary Statement of Andrea & Bernard Parsonage [PDF, 395 KB]

Update 4 April 2022

In response to the Commissioner's Minute No. 3 [PDF, 55 KB] regarding outstanding matters at the conclusion of the hearing the following document has been received and was tabled at day three of the Plan Change 68 hearing by a submitter.

Summary Statement of Helen Urquhart [PDF, 2779 KB]

Update 31 March 2022

The Commissioner has issued Minute No. 3 [PDF, 55 KB] regarding outstanding matters at the conclusion of the hearing.

The following documents were tabled at day three of the Plan Change 68 hearing by submitters.

Summary Statement of Nick Williamson (Planning) [PDF, 853 KB]
Summary Statement of Dave & Julie Sommerfield [PDF, 226 KB]
Summary Statement of Greg & Jenny Tod  [PDF, 15027 KB]
Summary Statement of Adam & Sarah Pollard [PDF, 903 KB]
Summary Statement of Kate Mayne & Trevor Holder  [PDF, 217 KB]
Summary Statement of David & Fiona Lees [PDF, 284 KB]
Summary Statement of Angela Phillips [PDF, 539 KB]

The following documents were tabled at day three of the Plan Change 68 hearing by the Council Officer's.

Summary Statement of Murray England (3 Waters) [PDF, 368 KB]
Summary Statement of Mat Collins (Transport) [PDF, 396 KB]
Summary Statement of Jonathan Clease (Planning) [PDF, 445 KB]

The following document is legal advice received by the Council in regards to Plan Change 69 and was included as an appendix to the S42a Report for that hearing. This document was discussed at day three of the Plan Change 68 hearing and was requested to be made available by the Commissioner.

Plan Change 69 - Adderley Head Attachment [PDF, 268 KB]

Update 24 March 2022

Further amendments have been made to the hearing schedule [PDF, 73 KB] which is now available to view.

As per the Commissioners request the Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council have provided a memorandum regarding change 1 to the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement.

Christchurch City Council & Canterbury Regional Council Memorandum [PDF, 230 KB]
Report to the Minister for  the Environment on Proposed Change 1 to Change 6 of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement [PDF, 782 KB]
Appendix 3  - Section 32 Evaluation Report [PDF, 1655 KB]
Appendix 5 - Legal  & Statutory Framework [PDF, 345 KB]
Appendix 7 - Technical Peer Review Report [PDF, 808 KB]

The following document was tabled at day two of the plan change 68 hearing by submitters.

Summary Statement of Murray & Julie Fletcher [PDF, 639 KB]

Update 22 March 2022

The following documents were tabled at day two of the plan change 68 hearing by submitters.

Legal Submission on behalf of S J Shamy [PDF, 198 KB]
Legal Submission on behalf of Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council [PDF, 197 KB]

Update 21 March 2022

Due to an unforeseen illness we have been required to make amendments to the hearing schedule for to remainder of the Plan Change 68 hearing. The newly amended hearing schedule [PDF, 73 KB] is now available. For those who are unable to attend the hearing in person or wish to follow along remotely the hearing will be available to view on the Selwyn District Council YouTube Channel.

Update 21 March 2022
The following documents have been provided by the Applicant on day one of the hearing.

Legal Submissions on behalf of Urban Holdings Ltd. [PDF, 466 KB]
Summary of Evidence of Andy Hall - Infrastructure  [PDF, 178 KB]
Summary of Evidence of  Fraser Colegrave - Economics [PDF, 143 KB]
Summary of Evidence of Victor Mthamo - Versatile Soils  [PDF, 297 KB]
Summary of Evidence of Dave Smith - Traffic [PDF, 496 KB]
Summary of Evidence of David Compton Moen - Urban Design [PDF, 137 KB]
Summary of Evidence of Patricia Harte - Planning [PDF, 264 KB]

Update 18 March 2022
The following documents have been provided by the Applicant and a Submitter to be tabled at the hearing.

Summary of Evidence of Gary Sellers (Real Estate)
The Ministry of Education [PDF, 111 KB]

Update 17 March 2022

The hearing schedule [PDF, 73 KB] is now available to view. For those who are unable to attend the hearing in person or wish to follow along remotely the hearing will be available to view on the Selwyn District Council YouTube Channel.

Update 17 March 2022

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 02 March 2022, the submitter's expert evidence is now available for viewing.

Submitter evidence on behalf Xaojiang Chen [PDF, 1309 KB]
Evidence of Nick Williamson (Planning) [PDF, 1029 KB]
Evidence of Marcus Langman  on behalf of Christchurch City Council and Canterbury Regional Council [PDF, 914 KB]

Update 09 March 2022

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute circulated on 02 March 2022, the applicant’s expert evidence is now available for viewing.

Evidence of Andrew Hall - Infrastructure [PDF, 293 KB]
Evidence of Dave Smith - Transport [PDF, 1328 KB]
Evidence of Dave Smith - Attachment A: Movement  Summary [PDF, 1766 KB]
Evidence of David Compton Moen - Urban Design [PDF, 307 KB]
Evidence of Fraser Colegrave - Economics [PDF, 1041 KB]
Evidence of Gary Sellars - Real Estate [PDF, 402 KB]
Evidence of Patricia Harte - Planning [PDF, 695 KB]
Evidence of Patricia Harte - Annexure B : Outline Development Plan [PDF, 994 KB]
Evidence of Victor Mthamo - Versatile Soils [PDF, 944 KB]

Update 2 March 2022

The Hearing Commissioner has issued Minute 2 [PDF, 55 KB] relating to the dates for the filing of evidence.

Update 28 February 2022

As per the Commissioner's Hearing Minute No. 1 circulated on 28 February 2022, the following Officer's S42A report has been prepared and circulated to submitters and the Commissioner for consideration at the hearing.

Officers s42A Report [PDF, 2158 KB]
Appendix A - Servicing Report [PDF, 2044 KB]
Appendix B - Transport Report [PDF, 3832 KB]
Appendix C - Growth Capacity Report [PDF, 499 KB]

Update 28 February 2022

A Commissioner has been appointed and a hearing is to be held at the Tai Tapu Community Centre, Rhodes Park Reserve, Tai Tapu on 21 March 2022, with the remainder of the week to consider the application.

The Commissioner's Minute No. 1 [PDF, 92 KB] regarding the hearing arrangements has requested that expert evidence be pre-circulated at set times.

Update 16 December 2021 - Further Submissions Closed

The period for further submissions closed on Wednesday 15 December 2021. The further submissions which were received will be available to view shortly.

The next steps will be to determine if any further information is required in response to the matters raised in submissions, and to schedule a hearing.

Update 1 December 2021 - Further Submissions

The original submissions have been summarized and are open for further submissions until 5pm, Wednesday 15 December 2021. The period for further submissions was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times on 1 December 2020.

Public Notice [PDF, 32 KB]

Summary of Submissions
Submitter's Contact Details [PDF, 70 KB]

Further submissions may only be lodged by any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest or that has an interest in the plan change greater than the interest the public has, or by the local authority itself.

Further submissions must be limited to matters either in support of or in opposition to an original submission made on Plan Change 68. This must be in writing and in accordance with Form 6, which is available below or from any Council Service Centre. Further submissions must be served on Selwyn District Council and a copy must be provided to the person who made the original submission no later than 5 working days after a further submission is provided to Council.

Online Submission Form 6 (Further Submissions now closed)
PDF Submission Form 6 (Further submissions now closed)

Further submissions may be made through the website (this can include uploading attachments) or you can download and print the PDF further submission form.

Further submissions not lodged through the website can be:

Posted to: Selwyn District Council, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643
Emailed to: submissions@selwyn.govt.nz
Faxed to 347-2799

Update 19 October 2021 -Submissions Received

38 submissions were received in relation to PC68 and can be viewed online at Summit Up.
The summary of submissions, and period for further submissions, will be notified in due course.

Update 13 October 2021 - Submissions Closed

Public submissions on Plan Change request 68 closed at 5pm on Tuesday 12 October 2021. The submissions will be made publicly available in due course. Once submissions have been summarised, the period for further submissions will be notified.

Update 15 September 2021

Plan Change 68 was accepted for notification at Council’s meeting on 28 July 2021.

The Plan Change was publicly notified in the Selwyn Times newspaper on 15 September 2021.

Public Notice [PDF, 34 KB]

Any person may make a submission in support of or opposition to the plan change, or any part of it.  Submissions close at 5pm on Tuesday 12 October 2021.

Online Submission Form 5 (Submissions closed)  
PDF Submission Form 5 (Submissions closed)

Submissions may be made through the website (this can include uploading attachments) or you can download and print the PDF submission form.

Submissions not lodged through the website can be:

Posted to: Selwyn District Council, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643
Emailed to: submissions@selwyn.govt.nz
Faxed to 347-2799

After 12 October 2021, submissions will be summarised and made available to the public.

Update 24 August 2021

Notification of this Plan Change (PC68) will not proceed during lockdown. As soon as practicable PC68 will be notified in the Selwyn Times and letters/emails will be sent to parties deemed potentially affected.

Update 28 July 2021

Plan Change request 68 (PC68) will be considered for notification by Council at their meeting on 28 July 2021.

Council agenda for 28 July 2021 The officer's report for PC68 starts on p28 of the agenda.

Plan Change 68 was accepted for notification at Council’s meeting of 28 July 2021.

Update 30 June 2021

In response to Council’s request for further information dated 28 April 2021 the following material was received in response. The response is currently being reviewed to ensure that the matters raised in the request for further information have been satisfactorily addressed.

RFI Response from Davie Lovell-Smith 16 June 2021 [PDF, 16310 KB]
Outline Development Plan - Prebbleton [PDF, 1294 KB]
RFI Response letter from council  [PDF, 141 KB]
RFI Email response to council letter 30 June 2021 [PDF, 92 KB]

Update 28 April 2021

Further information has been requested in order to better understand the application. Once all required information has been received, it will be taken to Council to be considered for notification. If Council decides to accept the Plan Change it will be publicly notified and opened to submission.

Council request for further information 28 April 2021 [PDF, 218 KB]

Update 6 November 2020

This application is currently being reviewed to ensure the information is adequate for public notification. Once this has been completed and any required information received it will be taken to Council to be considered for notification. If Council decides to accept the Plan Change it will be publicly notified and opened to submission.

Application

The following four updated Application items have been received from the Applicant on 25 February 2021 which will replace the original versions listed below:

Private Plan Change request -Urban Holdings Limited [PDF, 3043 KB]
Appendix B - Urban Design Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment  [PDF, 463 KB]
Appendix 1- Urban Design Appendix  [PDF, 3585 KB]
Appendix F - Economic Assessment [PDF, 4007 KB]

The Plan Change request consists of the following documents:
Due to the size of the Application, it has been broken into component parts:

Private Plan Change request - Urban Holdings Limited [PDF, 1947 KB]
Appendix A - Infrastructure Report [PDF, 3232 KB]
Appendix B - Urban Design, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment [PDF, 4353 KB]
Appendix C - Geotechnical Assessment [PDF, 4341 KB]
Appendix D - Combined Preliminary and Detailed Environmental Site Investigation  [PDF, 34396 KB]
Appendix E - Integrated Transportation Assessment [PDF, 3832 KB]
Appendix F - Economic Assessment [PDF, 4469 KB]
Appendix G - Certificates of Title [PDF, 4816 KB]

Contact

For further information contact the team on 0800 SELWYN (735 996) or email contactus@selwyn.govt.nz