Subdivision
Subdivision is the division of one allotment into parts, each with separate certificates of title, or the lease or sale of part of an allotment. Subdivision is not controlled by regional councils.
Subdivision is regulated in district plans, and subdivision consents are authorised by territorial authorities. For rules about subdivision, see the Kapiti Coast District Plan, the Porirua City District Plan, the Wellington City District Plan, the Hutt City District Plan, the Upper Hutt District Plan, the South Wairarapa District Plan, the Carterton District Plan, or the Masterton District Plan.
Subdivision consents may have conditions attached to them relating to avoiding, remedying or mitigating adverse effects of any development, for example earthworks, associated with the subdivision. To avoid duplication between what territorial authorities regulate and what we regulate, the regional rules about roading and tracking do not apply to people who have a subdivision consent with conditions about roading or tracking.
Some activities associated with subdivision, such as soil disturbance and vegetation clearance; discharges from sewage treatment systems; and abstractions of water, are controlled by regional councils. The Wellington Regional Council has controlled these activities in the Regional Soil Plan, the Regional Freshwater Plan, and the Regional Plan for Discharges to Land.
For information about activities related to subdivision that are controlled by regional councils, see the following activity pages-
Subdivision is defined in section 218 of the Resource Management Act.