Month: August 2016
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Auckland Council rejects Affordable Housing provisions in Unitary Plan
The debate on Auckland’s Unitary Plan is now under way. Much of the Unitary Plan recommendations are being accepted by the Council without dissent but there are some controversial proposals. One of them involved a rear guard action by the Mayor and progressive Councillors to retain provisions relating to affordable housing. The original notified plan included proposals…
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Staff recommendations on the Unitary Plan and the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area
The staff recommendations to Auckland Council concerning the proposed Unitary Plan are now publicly available in advance of the Auckland Development Committee meeting that starts tomorrow. Mostly the terms of the draft plan provided by the Independent Panel are accepted. There are however 63 proposals which staff are recommending changes to. One involves retention of regional…