What did the Panel put forward

 

These are raw initial notes on the 1000 pages of Unitary Plan recommendations. I will be doing full write ups from tomorrow through to Decision Day in the 19th of August.

For more on the Recommended Auckland Unitary Plan see: http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/planspoliciesprojects/plansstrategies/unitaryplan/Pages/ihprecommendations.aspx and here http://unitaryplan.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/pages/plan/Book.aspx?exhibit=IHPRecommendation

 

The Initial Lowdown

• Reports on:
  • Capacity modelling which was pinged hard by the Hearings Panel in the Topic 013 Regional Policy Statement – urban growth hearings
  • The Rural Urban Boundary
  • The Zones
  • Rest of the 58 topics
• Panel believes of objective policies with the Unitary Plan
• Unitary Plan has been reformatted with a new Infrastructure chapter
• Unitary Plan still goes on Auckland Plan’s compact city ideals
• Panel recommends that the 60:40 Brownfield : Greenfield development split per the Auckland Plan
• Most of the PAUP is endorsed by the Panel
• Key change: spatial extent of the zones
• Panel has clearly highlighted with their recommendations what was from In and Out of Scope evidence
• Need to read the recommendations ALONGSIDE the Recommended Auckland Unitary Plan (RAUP)
• Capacity Modelling
  • Based on a measurement rather than a forecast or limit
• Panel has removed the Metropolitan Urban Limit 2010 references and uses existing urban area as of 2010
• Panel seems to have juggled the spatial extent of the zones to allow over-supply of dwellings through to 2040. Panel rather prefers an over-supply of housing and supporting infrastructure. Council had been dead against this with infrastructure being in surplus mode
• Panel has recommended to allow 422,000 dwellings rather than 400,000 as Council had written in its plans
• Panel has also recommended more Future Urban Zone be flipped to live urban zones fast as possible
• Residential Zones remains as is
• Greater Spatial application of the Terraced Housing and Apartment Building and Mixed Housing Urban zones
• Walking Catchment changed from 200-400m to 800 metres
• No Density Controls remain as in PAUP as well as the Mixed Housing Suburban Zone
• Minor Dwellings allowed again in Single House Zone
• 47% increase in the Mixed Housing Urban Zone applications across the City
• 25% increase in the THAB zone applications across the City
• Increase in General Business Zone (used for large format retail)
• Manukau City Centre Metropolitan Centre Zone to be expanded taking in the Manukau Supa Centre which was originally General Business Zone
• Southern Auckland to have its General Business Zone reduced for expansion of Local Centres and the Manukau Metropolitan Centre Zone
• Increase in Countryside Living Zone especially in the North West
• More Future Urban Zone especially in Southern Auckland
• Parking Minimums removed from:
  • City Centre
  • Metropolitan Centres
  • All Centres
  • Mixed Use Zone
  • Terraced Housing and Apartment Zone
• Pre 1944 Overlay recommended to be removed
• Framework Plans not to be needed

 

 

The recommendations and presentation material will be uploaded later in the day.

As I said this is the initial lowdown. I will be offline for most of the rest of the day and I work my way through some very significant changes through the recommendations.

 

The Recommendations (Overview)

 

 

 

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