SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 8·1.9
Effect of Plan Strategy Adoption
When a council adopts its Plan Strategy, existing retained policies cease to have effect in that district and are no longer material considerations for planning applications.
Where a council adopts its Plan Strategy, existing policy retained under the transitional arrangements shall cease to have effect in the district of that council and shall not be material from that date, whether the planning application has been received before or after that date.
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