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Use this page to find National Policy Statement on Urban Development hearings held between 2023 and 2025.
| Hearing | Hearing date | Venue | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan Change 78 - Metropolitan Centre Outstanding Matters | 3 June 2025, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents |
| Hearing | Hearing date | Venue | Notes | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan Change 78 - 016B Metropolitian Centre Zone Provisions and 020AY Sylvia Park Precinct | 26 November 2024, 9.30am 25 November 2024, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - City Centre Outstanding Matters | 21 August 2024, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | For a full list of hearing dates, read the Notification Letter. | Show hearing documents |
| Plan Change 78 - Case Management Conference | 29 April 2024, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - 009H - Qualifying Matters A-I: Historic Heritage (D17) | 11 April 2024, 9.30am 10 April 2024, 9.30am 9 April 2024, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - 010H Qualifying Matters A-I - Local Public Views | 28 March 2024, 9.30am 27 March 2024, 9.30am 26 March 2024, Postponed | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - City Centre | 20 February 2024, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Read the Notification Letter for a full list of hearing dates and the list of topics cover by this hearing. | Show hearing documents |
| Hearing | Hearing date | Venue | Notes | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan Change 78 - Non-Residentail Precincts - 020L Central Park, 020V Manukau, 020AC Albany Centre, 020AL Takapuna 1 | 20 September 2023, 9.30am 19 September 2023, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Note: The topic 020M - Ellerslie 2 Precinct has been excluded from this hearing. Please see the Direction date 13 July 2023 for the details. | Show hearing documents |
| Plan Change 78 - Other Zones 021C Special Purpose Healthcare and Hospital, 021F Special Purpose Tertiary Education | 12 September 2023 - Hearing Deferred, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | The Topic 021D Special Purpose Māori has been deferred. Please see the direction dated 25 August 2023 for the details. | Show hearing documents |
| Plan Change 78 - Qualifying Matters Other - 010I Ridgeline Protection, 010J Māori Cultural Heritage | 23 August 2023, 9.30am 22 August 2023, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - Qualifying Matters A-I - Subtopics 009B Wetland Management, 009E ONC & HNC, 009F Waitākere Ranges, 009N Emergency Management Area | 16 August 2023, 9.30am 15 August 2023, 1.00pm | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - Conference on Council's Request to Pause PC78 | 3 May 2023, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - Preliminary Hearing - Interpretation and Scope Issues | 5 April 2023, 9.30am 4 April 2023, 9.30am 3 April 2023, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Town Hall | Show hearing documents | |
| Plan Change 78 - Opposing and Supporting Submissions Hearing | 30 March 2023, 9.30am 29 March 2023, 9.30am 28 March 2023, 9.30am | Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | To view the specific topics and subtopics that this hearing is addressing please read the notification letter and the direction dated 20 February 2023. | Show hearing documents |
| Pre-Hearing Conference - Plan Changes 78, 79 and 80 | 6 March 2023, 9.30am | Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland Central | For a full list of dates, read the Notification Letter. | Show hearing documents |