Master Planning


Let’s talk - share your thoughts on the Westport Draft Master Plan. Master Planning is a strategic planning exercise that looks to provide options and opportunities for the short, medium and long term future of the greater Westport area.

Led by Buller District Council, with funding from Resilient Westport, the Master Planning process seeks to provide a holistic road map for the community, and public and private sectors.

It aims to guide the development of areas of land for future use, creating greater choice for the community around lower-risk areas.

We're gathering feedback on the Draft Master Plan that's been developed to guide Westport's future growth.

The document ‘Cutting Our Own Track – the Westport Concept Framework’ contains a summary of the Draft Master Plan. It was developed by urban design experts Isthmus to explain how it might be possible for Westport – facing its own unique opportunities and challenges – to move toward a stronger, safer, more prosperous future.

You will see how we arrived at the Draft Master Plan, why we believe it is needed, what cutting our own path could look like and how this could be realised.

Now it is time for the Buller community to share its thoughts on what is contained in the Draft Plan.

We would like to know:

  • Do you see the need for this Master Plan?

  • Do you agree with our approach to planning for Westport’s future growth and development?

  • What have we missed, and what additional thoughts or ideas do you have?

Feedback can be provided between Monday 10 February and Monday 10 March 2025 via the online submission form or paper forms can be found at:

  • Resilient Westport office at 147 Palmerston Street, Westport (during drop-in times), the Buller District Council Westport service centre or the Sue Thomson Casey Memorial Library in Westport.

This process is an engagement, as opposed to a formal consultation. The goal is to inform the Buller community of the key elements of the Draft Plan, gauge support for the Plan to empower our conversations with decision-makers, and gather the thoughts and opinions from the wider community on what matters most about Westport’s future.

As such, the Master Plan is and will always be a ‘living document’. It encompasses the best snapshot of Westport’s current situation and possibilities at this moment in time, but will evolve as circumstances change and opportunities present themselves.



Let’s talk - share your thoughts on the Westport Draft Master Plan. Master Planning is a strategic planning exercise that looks to provide options and opportunities for the short, medium and long term future of the greater Westport area.

Led by Buller District Council, with funding from Resilient Westport, the Master Planning process seeks to provide a holistic road map for the community, and public and private sectors.

It aims to guide the development of areas of land for future use, creating greater choice for the community around lower-risk areas.

We're gathering feedback on the Draft Master Plan that's been developed to guide Westport's future growth.

The document ‘Cutting Our Own Track – the Westport Concept Framework’ contains a summary of the Draft Master Plan. It was developed by urban design experts Isthmus to explain how it might be possible for Westport – facing its own unique opportunities and challenges – to move toward a stronger, safer, more prosperous future.

You will see how we arrived at the Draft Master Plan, why we believe it is needed, what cutting our own path could look like and how this could be realised.

Now it is time for the Buller community to share its thoughts on what is contained in the Draft Plan.

We would like to know:

  • Do you see the need for this Master Plan?

  • Do you agree with our approach to planning for Westport’s future growth and development?

  • What have we missed, and what additional thoughts or ideas do you have?

Feedback can be provided between Monday 10 February and Monday 10 March 2025 via the online submission form or paper forms can be found at:

  • Resilient Westport office at 147 Palmerston Street, Westport (during drop-in times), the Buller District Council Westport service centre or the Sue Thomson Casey Memorial Library in Westport.

This process is an engagement, as opposed to a formal consultation. The goal is to inform the Buller community of the key elements of the Draft Plan, gauge support for the Plan to empower our conversations with decision-makers, and gather the thoughts and opinions from the wider community on what matters most about Westport’s future.

As such, the Master Plan is and will always be a ‘living document’. It encompasses the best snapshot of Westport’s current situation and possibilities at this moment in time, but will evolve as circumstances change and opportunities present themselves.


Page last updated: 13 Feb 2025, 07:16 AM