This plan promotes the sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the Coastal Marine Area and the coastal environment and its integrated management. It sets out the issues relating to protection and enhancement of the coast, water quality, controls on activities and structures and coastal hazards.

PDF File Regional Coastal Environment Plan 2005 File Size 1.4MB

View the background, progress and documents relating to proposed Plan Changes:
Changes to the Plan

Updates

Decisions on Submissions on Plan Changes 1 and 2 11 July 2008

Maps

Note: Many of these files are very large because of the graphics in them. If downloading large files is difficult for you, then it may be easier for you to get the documents by contacting Customer Services.

PDF File Coastal Water Quality Areas File Size 14MB [approx 35min on 56k]

PDF File Protected Recreational Cultural or Historic Structures and Sites File Size 20MB [Approx 50min on 56k]

PDF File Swing Mooring Areas and Boatshed Areas File Size 5MB [approx 12min on 56k]

PDF File Prohibited Areas for Vehicles and Prohibited Areas for Vessels and Vehicles File Size 6.9MB [approx 17min on 56k]

PDF File Operational Areas of the Ports Noise Control Areas File Size 9.4MB [approx 24min on 56k]

PDF File Areas of Banks Peninsula to Be Maintained in their Natural State File Size 21MB [approx 52min on 56k]

PDF File Areas of Significant Natural Value [please contact Customer Services regarding this file]

PDF File Authorised Marine Farms in the Coastal Marine Area - Pigeon Bay File Size 5.8MB [approx 15min on 56k]

PDF File New Zealand Defence Force Weapons Range/Danger File Size 10MB [approx 25min on 56k]

Hazard Zones

Ashburton 11MB [approx 28min on 56k]
Banks Peninsula 15MB [approx 37min on 56k]
Christchurch 6.8MB [approx 17min on 56k]
Hurunui 19MB [approx 47min on 56k]
Kaikoura 15MB [approx 37min on 56k]
Selwyn 2.9MB [approx 7min on 56k]
Timaru 8MB [approx 20min on 56k]
Waimakariri 3MB [approx 8min on 56k]
Waimate 11MB [approx 27min on 56k]

Changes to the Regional Coastal Environment Plan

On 31 May 2007 the Canterbury Regional Council decided to publicly notify Proposed Plan Changes 1 and 2 to the Regional Coastal Environment Plan.

Decisions of the Canterbury Regional Council on Submissions on Plan Changes 1 and 2 to the Canterbury Regional Coastal Environment Plan

In June 2008, the Hearing Committee reported on Submissions to the Plan Changes:

Hearing Committee Report  158kB

Minor Amendments to the Hearing Committee Report  13kB

Hearing Committee - Proposed Changes to RCE Plan  60kB

Form 7 - Notice of Appeal to Environment Court  27kB

Submitters to the Plan Changes - Address List  19kB

Summary of Decisions Requested by Submitters to Plan Changes 1 and 2 of the RCE Plan

Summary of Decisions Requested by Submitters 36kB

For the Canterbury Region: Proposed Changes 1 and 2

On 31 May 2007 the Canterbury Regional Council decided to publicly notify Proposed Plan Changes 1 and 2 to the Regional Coastal Environment Plan and adopted the associated Section 32 report on the proposed changes.

Rule 8.2 in the plan has been retained. It requires a resource consent as a Discretionary Activity for which discretion is restricted, for the placement of a new swing mooring in a designated Swing Mooring Area. Similarly retained, is Rule 8.5 which requires a resource consent as a Non-complying Activity for the placement of a new swing mooring outside a designated Swing Mooring Area.

The new permitted activity provisions that are proposed will avoid the need for owners of existing swing moorings and other lawfully established structures to obtain resource consents to occupy the coastal marine area.

You can download the covering letter and report:

Covering Letter of Proposed Changes 1 and 2 26 kB

Report R07-11 (incl Section 32) - 31 May 2007 156 kB