What is a submission and how you can make one?
A submission is a way that you can have a say on council’s current consultations. You can make an individual submission, a submission on behalf of a group, or a joint submission.
Submissions that aren’t related to a District Plan change or a notified Resource Consent (for example, submissions to Council’s Long Term Plan or proposed policy changes) do not require a form as given below.
Your submission can be made by email, online, or in writing. Please make sure your contact details are sent along with your submission if you wish to speak to a committee under public comment, or be updated on decisions and meeting times.
Public comment guidelines
Find out more by reading our guidelines to making a public comment.
If you give us your contact details when you make a submission, we’ll keep you updated on the timeline, the details of the hearing, and the final decisions.
You can also read our document being heard - a guide to playing an active role in council decision making process (PDF 109kb) for more wide ranging ways to having your say.
Submission forms
Submission form for a District Plan change (PDF 91kb)
Submission form for a publicly notified resource consent (PDF 101kb)