Fast Forward - Hamilton District Plan Review

Have a read of the information shared at the open days on 5 and 6 December 2011 about the draft Ruakura Structure Plan, and tell us what you think. You can find this information in the link above or in the Key Documents section to the right.

Ruakura residents and landowners learnt about what is being planned for the Ruakura area at two open days last December.

Hamilton City Council's Fast Forward team held the Draft Ruakura Structure Plan open days on the 5th and 6th of December. The open days were the start of a consultation process for the long term blueprint for land use in Ruakura going forward into the city's Future District Plan.

The area of land which runs from Greenhill Road in the north down to SH26 Morrinsville Road in the south, was transferred from Waikato District to Hamilton City in July 2011. It currently has a mix of rural, residential and farming uses, as well as the Agricultural Research Centre and Innovation Park. Large areas of land are owned by Tainui Group Holdings and Chedworth Properties.

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