At the Council meeting in March 2023, Council accepted a request for the Private Plan Change for Nelson Airport as Private Plan Change 30 and an accompanying Notice of Requirement. Publicly notified on 9 September 2023, Council received 460 submissions and 9 further submissions.

Council appointed independent accredited commissioners Helen Atkins (Chair), David McMahon, and Lindsay Daysh to consider Private Plan Change 30 and to make recommendations to Council, noting the same Panel will also be engaged to make recommendations to Council in relation to an accompanying Notice of Requirement.

The Hearing was held from 13 to 17 May and adjourned at 2:00pm, Thursday 23 May for the Nelson City Council S42 Report Author response. All Hearing video recordings can be found below this section, or on the Nelson City Council YouTube, along with the Hearing Schedule.

The Hearing Panel issued their Recommendation Report to Nelson City Council on 12 December 2024.
PPC30 and NoR Hearing Panel Recommendation Report
Appendices Part 1 - Notice of Requirement and Private Plan Change 30 Provisions
Appendices Part 2 - Updated NRMP Maps, Plans 14-19

Nelson City Council will decide upon the Private Plan Change and make a recommendation on the Notice of Requirement to Nelson Airport Limited (as Requiring Authority) at the upcoming Council Meeting on 19 December 2024. The Council Meeting Agenda includes the Council Report.