The Dunedin City Council planning and environment committee yesterday approved an extension to September 26 next year. The second generation plan, or 2GP, sets the rules that affect every property owner in Dunedin. It is developed to manage the natural and physical resources of the city, and is referred to when resource consents are applied for. But a report to yesterday's committee said an extension was needed ''to ensure the decision on the 2GP is robust, and to avoid the need for further extensions''. The Resource Management Act required a decision to be made two years after the proposed plan was publicly notified - the 2GP was notified in September 2015 - and local authorities were allowed to extend that period.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2017 16:07 UTC