How to Lodge or Join an Appeal on Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee Decisions

The period for registering an appeal on Te Tai o Poutini Plan or joining an appeal as a s274 party is now closed.

Decisions version of TTPP Notified

On 10 October 2025 the Te Tai o Poutini Plan (TTPP) Committee notified its decisions on the proposed TTPP, including Variations 1 and 2.

What happens now that the TTPP Committee has made its decisions?

The next step in the process is appeals through the Environment Court. If you were a submitter and disagree with TTPP Committee decisions on your submission, you can appeal the part of the decision you oppose to the Environment Court within 30 working days of decisions being notified.

Importantly, the process is managed by the Environment Court, not the TTPP Committee or West Coast Regional Council.

Who can make an appeal?

Any person who made a submission on the proposed TTPP can appeal the TTPP Committee’s decision, provided the submission referred to the provision or matter it seeks to appeal. It is not possible to lodge an appeal seeking withdrawal of the Plan in its entirety.

You can also join an appeal as a Section 274 Party if you support, oppose or are neutral on the nature of an appeal lodged by another party. You could become a Section 274 party if you lodged a submission on the proposed TTPP on the same subject matter as the appeal, or if you have an interest in the appeal greater than the public generally.

After the close of the appeal period there is a 15 working day period for someone to apply to become a Section 274 Party to an appeal.

A Section 274 Party is a party to the appeal, and has the right to be involved throughout the Environment Court process determining the appeal.

The appeal process is managed by the Environment Court (not the TTPP Committee or the West Coast Regional Council). It is a legally complex process and it is recommended that potential appellants and section 274 parties seek legal advice and understand the costs of participation in an appeal.

Where do Appeals get lodged and to whom must they be copied?

Lodge Appeals with the Environment Court electronically either through the Court’s File and Pay system here https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/file-and-pay/ or by email to EnvironmentCourt@justice.govt.nz or Sophia.Preston@justice.govt.nz and by posting one hard copy to: WX 11113, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch.

A copy of the Appeal must be served on:

  • The TTPP Committee electronically – by email to info@ttpp.nz
  • All further submitters who submitted on the submission point concerned, if your Appeal is in relation to a submission point of yours
  • The original submitter plus all other further submitters who submitted on that submission point if your Appeal is in relation to a further submission point of yours.

Appeals on TTPP need to be lodged with the Environment Court by 5.00pm, Monday 8 December 2025.

Where do s274 Notices get lodged and to whom must they be copied?

Lodge s274 Notices with the Environment Court electronically either through the Court’s File and Pay system here https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/file-and-pay/ or by email to EnvironmentCourt@justice.govt.nz or Sophia.Preston@justice.govt.nz and by posting one hard copy to: WX 11113, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch.

A copy of the s274 Notice must be served on:

  • The TTPP Committee electronically – by email to info@ttpp.nz
  • The Appellant whose Appeal you wish to join

Note that Appeals lodged need to include contact details of Appellants, so the copying of s274 Notices to Appellants will be easily achieved. To facilitate the copying of Appeals to submitters and further submitters, this page includes links to list of submitters and contact details, further submitters and contact details, and submission points and related further submission points by Plan Topic. 

Section 274 notices, to become a party to proceedings on appeals on the TTPP, must be lodged with the Environment Court by 5.00pm, Monday 2 February 2026.

Such notification for Appeals and s274 Notices has been streamlined in accordance with Decision No [2025] NZEnvC 325. Basically:

  • Notification of those directly affected parties listed above is required; but
  • The requirements to serve notification on any other parties otherwise listed on Forms 7 (Appeals) and 33 (s274 Party) of the Resource Management (Forms Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 has been waived by the Environment Court – due to the TTPP Committee agreeing to publish lists of both Appeals and s274 Notices on its Website. 

Service of Appeals Contact Details

This viewer lists all submissions points on Te Tai o Poutini Plan and Variation 1 and Variation 2. For each submission point the number of further submissions points is shown.  If you click on the number of the further submission points for the submission point you are concerned about it will take you to the further submission(s) including their address for service.  

You can change your view on the viewer to list by submitter name, submission point, part of the plan etc.  Just click on the header at the top of the column you want to sort by.

https://perceptionplanning.knack.com/west-coast-spoken#public-view-service-of-appeals

Submitter/further submitter contact details

Submitters Contact Details (Excel)Download
Further submitters contact detail (Excel）Download
Further Submissions by Submission Point (Excel)Download

What applications forms are needed?

Appeals and Notices to become a Party to Proceedings must be lodged with the Environment Court in the appropriate forms as set out in the Schedule 1 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003.

Form 7 is for lodging an Appeal, and Form 33 for joining as a Party to Proceedings.
These Forms specify:

  • The information you need to provide.
  • Supporting documentation which needs to be attached.
  • Who you need to serve copies of your appeal or s274 notice on.
  • Timeframes for filing notices and serving copies on other parties.

Please Note the Environment Court has agreed to streamline the lodging of Appeals and Section 274 Notices on TTPP by waiving certain service requirements. Please read the Environment Court Waivers and Directions below before lodging your appeal or Section 274 notice.

Where do Appeals and s274 Notices get lodged?

Lodge Appeals and s274 Notices with the Environment Court electronically either through the Court’s File and Pay system here https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/file-and-pay/ or by email to EnvironmentCourt@justice.govt.nz or Sophia.Preston@justice.govt.nz and by posting one hard copy to: WX 11113, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch.

A copy of the Appeal or s274 Notice must also be served on the TTPP Committee electronically by email to: info@ttpp.nz.

Important – Please refer to the official E-Plan decisions version of TTPP when lodging
appeals as the PDF version has some formatting issues and does not include a reprint
of all the maps.

Where can I view Appeals and s274 Notices that have been lodged?

Due to the waivers granted by the Environment Court all appeals and s274 notices must be published on the TTPP website within three days of receipt by the TTPP Committee. Appellants will need to watch the TTPP Website for details of the appeals and Section 274 Notices received.

How does the Environment Court deal with appeals?

Generally the Environment Court will seek resolution to appeals by alternative dispute resolution (mediation) first. If agreement cannot be reached in mediation, formal proceedings in the Environment Court take place.

Useful Links for the Appeals Process