The district plan for Waitākere is no longer in use. Find the latest planning rules in the Auckland Unitary Plan.
Former Waitākere district plan rules
Former Auckland Council District Plan Operative Waitākere Section 2003 rules
City-wide rules
- Introduction to the rules [PDF 48KB]
- Re-identification of land [PDF 17KB]
- Commercial sex activities [PDF 253KB]
- Definitions [PDF 1.3MB]
- Information requirements for resource consents [PDF 105KB]
- Prohibited activities [PDF 112KB]
- Temporary activities [PDF 100KB]
- Maintenance and condition of land and buildings [PDF 96KB]
- General noise standards [PDF 179KB]
- Natural hazards [PDF 111KB]
- Financial contributions [PDF 161KB]
- Designations [PDF 120KB]
- Designations appendix [PDF 1.8MB]
- Hazardous facilities and contaminated sites [PDF 144KB]
- Hazardous facilities screening procedure appendix - glossary [PDF 214KB]
- Heritage [PDF 152KB]
- Heritage appendix [PDF 2MB]
- Urban design rules [PDF 286KB]
The natural area rules
Appendices
Human environment rules
- Living environment [PDF 569KB]
- Medium density housing criteria [PDF 270KB]
- Open space environment [PDF 275KB]
- Community environment [PDF 885KB]
- Working environment [PDF 344KB]
- Countryside environment [PDF 303KB]
- Foothills environment [PDF 315KB]
- Rural villages environment [PDF 477KB]
- Coastal villages environment [PDF 380KB]
- Bush living environment [PDF 372KB]
- Waitākere Ranges environment [PDF 326KB]
- Transport environment [PDF 192KB]
- Scheduled sites [PDF 162KB]
- Scheduled sites appendix [PDF 33KB]
Special area rules
Subdivision rules
- Subdivision rules - entire document [PDF 539KB]
- General [PDF 167KB]
- Infill subdivision [PDF 147KB]
- Greenfields subdivision [PDF 159KB]
- Working environment and community environment [PDF 143KB]
- Countryside environment [PDF 137KB]
- Foothills environment [PDF 165KB]
- Rural villages environment [PDF 134KB]
- Coastal villages environment [PDF 133KB]
- Bush living environment [PDF 138KB]
- Titirangi-Laingholm [PDF 152KB]
- Waitākere Ranges environment [PDF 136KB]
- Penihana North Subdivision Design Criteria [PDF 1.1MB]