Long Term Plan (LTP)

The Long Term Plan is a comprehensive statement of the Council's intentions for the next 10 years. It sets out our direction and work programme.

Deferral of the Long Term Plan 2024 -2034

Instead of an LTP, Council produced an Enhanced Annual Plan for 2024/25 that continues implementing year four of the Long-term Plan 2021-2031.

The Minister for Local Government (Hon Simeon Brown) highlighted on Tuesday, February 13 2024, the coalition government's plan for the next 12-18 months to implement Local Water Done Well into legislation and to repeal the Water Services Legislation.

As part of that announcement, central government have given three different options as to when Council will be required to adopt the Long-Term Plan:  

Option 1 – Adopt LTP by June 30 2024
Option 2 – 3-month deferral, adopt final by 30 September 2024 
Option 3 – Defer the LTP, which was due to be adopted on the June 30 2024 and undertake a reduced 9-year long-term plan from June 2025 - June 2034. With this option it would require a 2024/25 Enhanced Annual Plan to be adopted by June 2024

Council decided to go with option 3. Council will develop a 9-year plan for 2025 - 2034 and consult with the community on this LTP in 2025.

Buller District Council’s 2021 – 2031 Long Term Plan

The Long Term Plan lets you know what we will be doing, the services we will provide and the projects we will undertake. It also details the associated financial strategy and outlines how progress will be monitored.

2021-2031 Long Term Plan with Audit Report

Infrastructure Strategy 2021- 2051

Submissions

During April – May 2021, Council released its Draft 2021-2031 Long Term Plan and Consultation Document and invited feedback and comment by way of submissions. You can view the submissions that Council received by clicking on the links below.

Draft 2021 - 2031 Long Term Plan

Consultation Document

Table of Contents

Submission Part 1

Submission Part 2