What is Proposed Private Plan Change 37?

Proposed Private Plan Change 37 – Rider Park Structure Plan (PC37) is a request from Milan Park Stud Limited, proposing to rezone 98 hectares of land on the southeastern side of Leamington from Rural and Deferred Residential to Medium Density Residential.

PC37 applies to land at 37, 85 and 95 Maungatautari Road and 114, 114A, 118 and 120 Wordsworth Street, Leamington as shown in figure 1 below. This is currently pastureland used for equine and grazing activities.

Map of Cambridge with the location of the plan change 37 site.

Figure 1 – Location of the Plan Change site

PC37 seeks to amend the Operative Waipā District Plan as follows:

  • Rezone land zoned Deferred Residential (45.71 ha within the C5 Growth Cell) and Rural (52.89 ha) to Medium Density Residential Zone
  • Change and add provisions within sections 2A (Medium Density Residential Zone), 15 (infrastructure, hazards, development and subdivision) and 21 (assessment criteria) of the Waipā District Plan
  • Amend Appendix S1 – Future Growth Cells (relating to the C5 Growth Cell)
  • Insert a new Structure Plan for the area, to be known as Rider Park Structure Plan.
Map of the proposed structure plan from Rider Park.

Figure 2 – Proposed Rider Park Structure Plan