Residents are invited to help shape the design for the proposed development at Te Tumu in Papamoa East at two information days this week.
Tauranga City Council is working together with landowners, developers, iwi and hapu to collaboratively decide what the Te Tumu area - which could provide housing for more than 15,500 people - should look like.
On November 15-16 people will be able to learn how the project has progressed over the past two months and share their feedback on draft plans for the future urban growth area.
Since the last information days in September, work on Te Tumu has moved into the master planning phase - modelling what the area could actually look like.
This includes looking at how and where to place commercial areas and open space, the internal roading network and community facilities, what housing types should be provided, and where the areas of natural and cultural features that need to be protected are.