Time is running out for members of the public to have their say on Plan Change 20 (PC20), which will clarify building rules and regulations in Central Otago’s urban historic zones.

PC20 will progress through the hearings process simultaneously with Plan Change 19. 

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The Central Otago District Council (CODC) has developed the proposed heritage guidelines to apply across all five historic precincts in the district located in Clyde, Cromwell, Ophir, St Bathans and Naseby.

Clyde’s historic precinct sits within what will become a medium-density residential zone under proposed changes in Plan Change 19.

Cromwell's historic precinct. New guidelines will apply across all five Central Otago historic precincts

CODC principal policy planner Anne Rodgers said the council had developed the heritage guidelines over the past three to four years. 

“It’s another piece of guidance we’ve created to manage what future development might look like in the historic precincts,” she said. 

“They are to give people an advanced indication of what might be acceptable or what they should consider when designing new or altering existing buildings.”

Submissions to the proposed guidelines must be with the CODC by 4pm this Friday (March 3). 

Submissions to PC20 will be considered at the same hearings as those to PC19 in late April.

Review the proposed guidelines and make a submission here.

PHOTOS: The Central App