Landscape Schedules

Feedback on the material incorporated by reference has now closed. Council is now considering the feedback received and working towards renotifying the Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation.

Our landscapes are highly valued by those who live and work in, and visit the Queenstown Lakes District. In order to protect them and their values, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) includes provisions in its District Plan relating to these landscapes.

On 21 June 2024, we notified the Council’s decisions on the Priority Area Landscape Schedules Variation, which introduced landscape schedules for 29 ‘priority areas’ across the District. We are now preparing the Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation, which we expect to notify in September 2024.

What are landscape schedules?

Landscape schedules are an example, as they outline the values and capacity of identified landscapes to provide clarity on what values need to be protected, maintained or enhanced. They are intended to make it easier to understand how a proposal for development might affect the identified values of a landscape. Landscape schedules do not introduce or change any rules in the District Plan, but are considered when assessing relevant proposals.

The landscape schedules are accompanied by maps that show the boundaries of the landscape areas. These maps are not included on the District Plan mapping tool itself, and are instead incorporated by reference.

What’s the latest?

Feedback on the material incorporated by reference has now closed. Council is now considering the feedback received and working towards renotifying the Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation.

What’s next?

We expect to notify the Upper Clutha Landscape Schedules Variation in September 2024.

Have any questions?

If you have any questions, please contact pdpenquiries@qldc.govt.nz or call (03) 443 0024 to speak with a Policy Planner.