Dunedin's latest planning document got the seal of approval at a full city council meeting yesterday.
The draft spatial plan could help bring about major changes to the face of the city, and is a response to issues the council has identified as needing to be dealt with for the city's future.
They include an expected extra 7600 residential units needed by 2031, an ageing population, rising oil prices, global warming and new business clusters.
The plan's development is intended to provide "strategic directions" in Dunedin for the next 30 years. The council will run a series of public information sessions between November 10 and 17, before a submission period as part of consultation between November 2 and December 14.
Councillors yesterday voted for hearings to begin in the week beginning February 13, and for Mayor Dave Cull and available councillors to make up the hearings committee.
