Nelson City Council has appointed a Hearing Panel consisting of independent hearing commissioners Greg Hill (Chairperson) and Michael Parsonson, and Councillors Trudie Brand and Rohan O’Neill-Stevens (sitting as Commissioners). The Hearing Panel’s function is to hear and make decisions on the submissions to the plan change; and to make a recommendation to the Council whether or not it should approve Plan Change 29. The Panel's delegations also include addressing any procedural matters.

The hearing for Plan Change 29 will commence on Monday 26 August 2024.