The Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan aims to provide clear direction on how land and water are to be managed in the region.
Keep up to date with Plan changes and access background documents using the buttons below.
Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan
Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 1 - Selwyn Waihora
Plan Change 1 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 2 - Hinds
Plan Change 2 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 3 - South Coastal Canterbury
Plan Change 3 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 4 - Omnibus
Plan Change 4 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 5 - Nutrient Management and Waitaki
Plan Change 5 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 6 - Wairewa Lake Forsyth
Plan Change 6 is operative. View all decision documents.
Change 7
Plan Change 7 is operative. View all decision documents.
Plan Change 8 (PC8)
Plan Change 8 proposes updates to water use and wetland construction in Canterbury, enabling consent changes and reducing infrastructure barriers.
Environmental Law Initiative - Judicial review of plan rule
Find out about Environmental Law Initiative’s judicial review of Rule 5. 63 of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan.