Submissions on Plan Change 81 close in less than a week, at 5pm on Monday 3 August. Central to the plan change is a new medium density residential zone that aims to make it easier to build townhouses, duplexes, and small apartment buildings. Nelson’s major planning overhaul, Plan Change 29, saw widespread backlash, which many residents attributed to the lack of neighbourhood plans. Various ‘how-to’ videos are also accessible from the Plan Change 81 page on the council’s Shape Tasman website. That document provides the strategic direction that Plan Change 81 aims to put into practice.