The Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) is the ‘rulebook’ that shapes the way Auckland grows. It guides the use of Auckland’s natural and physical resources, including land development, by determining what can be built and where, and what activities may be undertaken.
Although this section provides all the technical information you need to meet the requirements in the Unitary Plan, this is not the main AUP website. Here you’ll find the AUP text and maps, guidance on how to understand and apply the rules, the Unitary Plan Practice and Guidance notes, and a list of relevant conditions for your resource consent.
Find out about Plan Change 120 and how it will affect our Auckland, as well as how to make submissions.
Submissions close: 19 December 2025, 5:00 pm
We adopted the official height standard for New Zealand called Vertical Datum 2 (NZVD2016) on 1 July 2024.
This section provides information to help you navigate the Unitary Plan, understand the rules, learn how to apply them, and work out what you can build on your site.
The notes in this section will help you understand and interpret the Auckland Unitary Plan. Some notes can also help you to prepare a private plan change request.
The notes on this page will help you understand and interpret the Auckland Unitary Plan Mana Whenua provisions. This includes the rules that trigger the need to consider effects on mana whenua values.
Under the Resource Management Act, Council may grant resource consent with conditions. Auckland Council’s standard resource consent conditions are provided in this section.
This section provides you with the checklists required when preparing your resource consent so that your application has everything that it needs.
