How did the Select Committee Report into the Planning Bill compare with my submission to said Planning Bill? After my initial thoughts on the Select Committee report to the Planning … Continue reading My Comparative Analysis: Select Committee Report vs. The Aotearoa Planning Bill 2025 (Ben Ross Submission Framework)
A Victory but is it mired in such a poorly amended Bill? The Select Committee Report into the Planning Bill came back on Monday. Needless to say after reading the … Continue reading Green Infrastructure in Planning Bill? Time to Revert back to Spatial Planning Act 2023
How the AI wrote my CV and LinkedIn profile as an advertisement on my planning capabilities Previously I had asked Google LLM Notebook to write a blog post on my … Continue reading Ben Ross: Professional Planner, City Builder Profile & Suitability Analysis
Imposter Syndrome or Wrong Country? Either it is blowing smoke up the proverbial, I suffer from a dose of Imposter Syndrome and am selling myself short, or I am in … Continue reading Planning, Building, Experiencing: The Architect of the New Urban Operating System: A Profile of Ben Ross
Public Welfare Supreme be the actual Planning model for New Zealand? With the Select Committee Report on the Planning Bill due back on July 20 (subject to no more delays), … Continue reading Beyond the Fragmented Urban Jungle: 5 Profound Ideas Redefining the Future of Where We Live
Will the Bill make it in time before the election in November? Simply put, the Select Committee Report into the Planning Bill has been delayed four weeks. No emails nor … Continue reading Delayed Until July 20: The Select Committee Report for The Planning Bill is delayed from June until late July
Other policy measures to be considered as “requested in my OIA” After a complaint to the Ombudsman, Minister Chris Bishop has finally replied to my Official Information Act request (OIA) … Continue reading Bishop (finally) Replies back on Minimum Parking Requirements OIA. In short – they are not coming back…
Could the unapologetic language finally deliver the KISS we are looking for while in Planning while still enabling quality of life? With the Select Committee Report for the Planning Bill … Continue reading New Planning Regime: Auckland Regional Combined Plan Concepts co-developed with AI. Could it work?
Unfortunately Minister Bishop is well overdue in answering my OIA request on Minimum Parking Requirements. Consequently I have now handed the matter over to the Ombudsman which has begun an … Continue reading OIA Request into Minimum Parking Requirements now subject to an Ombudsman Complaint
Successful policy challenged by those who should know a lot better In 2020 under the National Policy Statement – Urban Development, Minimum Parking Requirements were effectively banned out of every … Continue reading TO THE OIA MACHINE; Ban The Minimums: Minimum Parking Requirements Spark Planning Debate (Again)
Talking Southern Auckland 