Category: resource management act
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ACT wants to subdivide the Waitakere Ranges (or at least the foothills)
There was a great deal of attention on the policy announcements of the major parties this weekend. One announcement was forward looking and a firm statement that business as usual was not working. The other was somewhat ho hum and involved an extension to Auckland’s electrified rail network that Labour started as well as the…
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Watercare opts for Manuka Road site over Oratia
I attended the Watercare Board meeting today where the preferred site for the new Water Treatment Plant was going to be decided. The event was very sombre. Groups from both the Waima and Oratia communities were present. It was akin to turning up to a funeral and not knowing which person was going to die.…
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This is why Auckland Council should have kept affordable housing provisions in Unitary Plan
I blogged earlier on why I believe Auckland Council made a bad decision in excluding affordable housing provisions from the Unitary Plan. Council had originally proposed that all residential developments of more than 15 dwellings should include provision for “retained affordable housing” of at least 10 per cent of the units. Qualifying units were dwellings…
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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…
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Why the Unitary Plan threatens the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area and what can be done
I blogged this week some initial thoughts on the Unitary Plan and its effect on the Waitakere Ranges. The first thing that I noticed was the change to the Rural Urban Boundary. Because of the proximity of the land in question to rail stations, particularly in the case of the CDL land in Swanson, I found…