What is the Auckland Unitary Plan?

The Unitary Plan guides the use of Auckland's natural and physical resources, including land development, by determining:

• what can be built and where
• how to create a higher quality and more compact Auckland
• how to provide for rural activities
• how to maintain the marine environment.

For the full plan and planning maps, see Downloads.

The Unitary Plan includes:

• regional policy statement
• regional coastal plan
• regional plan
• district plan - the district plan applies throughout Auckland, except the Hauraki Gulf Islands.

The Unitary Plan replaces:

• the former Regional Policy Statement
• 12 district and regional plans.

The plan does not replace the Auckland Council District Plan Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative 2013.