PMEP Provisions – Operative in Part

The Marlborough District Council gives public notice, pursuant to Clause 20, Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, that the following Regional Coastal Plan provisions of the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan (PMEP) have been approved by the Minister of Conservation and will become operative on 14 April 2026:

• The majority of the provisions of Variation 1: Marine Farming,
• Policies 9.3.9, 14.2.3, 14.15.2 and 14.20.2.

In addition, Rule 2.7.6 and Standard 2.9.6 have been approved by the Council and will also become operative on 14 April 2026.

The PMEP has been annotated to show which provisions are not yet operative. Those provisions are either still under appeal or have yet to be adopted by the Marlborough District Council. The PMEP’s seal page provides more details on the annotations and the colour coding used throughout the plan. Where a provision has not yet been made operative, the equivalent provisions of the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan and/or Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan are still in effect.

The PMEP is available for viewing free of charge on the Marlborough District Council’s website www.marlborough.govt.nz. Online access to the plan is also available at:

• Marlborough District Council offices – Blenheim and Picton
• Libraries – Blenheim and Picton

If you have any questions on the plan, please contact the MEP team on 03 520 7400 or MEP@marlborough.govt.nz