Welcome to the website of the Independent Hearings Panel for Plan Change 14

About this website

This is the website of the Independent Hearings Panel (IHP) appointed by the Christchurch City Council (the Council) to consider and conduct the hearing of submissions on the proposed Housing and Business Choice Plan Change (PC14) notified by the Council.

Hearings in 2024, weeks 9 and 10, commenced on Monday 15 April 2024 and concluded on 24 April 2024. Hearings for 2023, weeks 1 to 8, were completed on 30 November 2023. Hearing proceedings, recordings, filed and tabled documents and Submitter responses to IHP requests are available on the Hearings page of this website. 

The IHP filed Minute 46: Christchurch City Council Right of Reply on 22 April 2024. The Council Right of Reply is to be filed on 17 May 2024 and the IHP will deliver its report and recommendations by 26 July 2024. 

Further updates will be published on this website.

The Council publicly notified PC14 on 17 March 2023 and submissions closed on 12 May 2023. Further submission periods have closed. Original and further submissions can be viewed on the Council website. 

Information about PC14, including submissions and further submissions, are available on Council's website: Housing and Business Choice Plan Change. Documents relating to the hearings are available on this website.

The IHP issued Hearing Procedures in August 2023 and a Hearing Topics and Subtopics Schedule (updated February 2024) for the hearings. The schedule was amended to reflect that some topics initially scheduled for 2024 were heard in earlier weeks of the hearings. Hearings schedules, hearing proceedings and tabled documents are available on the Hearings page on this website.

The Council has filed section 42 reports and Council evidence in chief. Submitter's expert evidence has been published on the evidence webpage. 

The IHP held a Pre-hearing Meeting for Council, submitters and further submitters on 1 August 2023 to consider procedural matters relating to PC 14 hearings. 

Following the hearings, the IHP will prepare a report and recommendations on PC14, pursuant to Part 5, subpart 5A and Part 6 of Schedule 1, of the Resource Management Act 1991.