KA Matamata Limited Partnership (KA Matamata) lodged a private plan change request, to Matamata Piako District Council,  on Friday 27^th February 2026. The plan change seeks to rezone approximately 26.3ha of land near the southeastern edge of Matamata. This plan change will be known as Private Plan Change (PPC) 64 - Banks Road. The plan changes proposes to change the zoning of the land from Rural Zone with the Future Residential Policy Area overlay to Residential Zone. The Banks Road to Mangawhero Structure Plan overlay will continue to apply and changes to the structure plan are proposed. The proposal includes associated roading, servicing and a reserve area. The proposal fronts onto Banks Road and will provide road and/or pedestrian connections into surrounding areas, in particular eventual future roads will link to Tokotoko Parade.

The proposal seeks to provide for permitted activity lot sizes of 400m² with a Restricted Discretionary activity pathway for smaller lots of between 325-399m² lots using a Comprehensive Residential Development process. The proposed minimum lot size along Banks Road is 450m² to achieve an appropriate interface with rural land south of Banks Road. The anticipated yield for the Plan Change site is approximately 430 dwellings.

KA Matamata owns approximately 8.6 ha of land within the PPC64 site. There are currently seven other landowners that own the balance of the land within the PPC64 area. 

Staff are currently reviewing the application for completeness, and a meeting with the applicant and their team is scheduled for the end of this month to discuss any further information requirements.

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*Note that this timeline shows the entire plan change process. Timeframes are indicative only as the plan change process is fluid. The dates will change from time to time as we work through this process