Central Hawkes Bay District Council

Central Hawkes Bay District - Industrial Zone Planning Rules

The below guidance is our knowledge of the rules and regulations and is provided to assist you in your assessment and early planning but does not constitute official or legal advice.

When building within an Industrial Area in the Central Hawkes Bay (CHB) District there are some key rules to follow to make sure you comply with to avoid requiring a Resource Consent.

Central Hawkes Bay District Plan definition of Industrial Activity is:

• The use of land and buildings for the primary purpose of manufacturing, fabricating, processing, packing, or associated storage of goods.

The District Plan allows Industrial Activities as a permitted activity in the Business 2 Zone.

To help you understand the requirements I have broken down the key performance standards and rules below.

Note: There are Area specific rules that may also apply to your project, the XL Structural Architectural Team are available for guidance in the rules of the CHB District Plan.

Performance Standards of Business 2 Zone

Maximum Height:                         

• 12 metres.
  
  

Setback from Streets: 

• 4 metres.
  
  

Building Coverage:                       

• 75%

Other rules applicable to ALL Business zones in Central Hawkes Bay District Plan

HAIL and contaminated land

XL Structural will be able to assist you with your project to ensure you are not breaching any requirements that may be applicable to your site.

These are the main rules which your building needs to comply with to avoid needing a resource consent, it is important to understand there may be further rules to comply with.

Carparking (Transport)

The Central Hawkes Bay District Plan has rules and policies in place for the various Zones for car parking and landscaping. Industrial activities require 1 visitor carpark per 100m2 gross floor area, 1 staff park per 200m2 of gross floor area and 1 park per 100m2 of outdoor storage space. If providing car parking, you will still need to comply with NZS 4121:2001 and provide 1 accessible car park per 1-20 spaces.

It is also important to consider the surrounding environment and where your staff working within your new building will park if limited spaces are provided.

There are also minimum dimensions for car parks depending on the layout you choose to use on your site, along with turning circle and road width requirements.

XL can work through the best car park layout for your site with you.

District Plans can be challenging to navigate, we would recommend reaching out to the XL Structural team who will be happy to conduct a concise and detailed preliminary planning review for your project.

You can find the full Central Hawkes Bay District Plan here.