Category: Urban Planning and Design

Looking at Urban Planning and Design

Unitec Housing Proposal? Why Not? #AKLPols

It can be done to no detriment of existing residents nearby I see the Herald has written another piece about Unitec in Mt Albert wanting to convert some of … Continue reading Unitec Housing Proposal? Why Not? #AKLPols

Mayoral report back on Manukau South Link In October I had asked the Mayoral Office about the hold up into the construction and operation of the Manukau South Link … Continue reading Bad News on the Manukau South Link: Complexity Shelves the once Planed Link #AKLPols

November 25, 2015 ·

Two potential Transform projects will need your input Something to think about over the BBQ season as two large “transform” activities both through Panuku Development Auckland (an Auckland Council … Continue reading To Think Over the BBQ Season: How Do You Want Your Onehunga Wharf and Your Manukau #BetterAuckland

Mall space to double From Auckland Council Hearings Committee decision – Westfield St Lukes Auckland Council’s Hearings Committee has determined that the resource consent application from Scentre Group to … Continue reading St Lukes Mall to go for Non Notified Hearing for its Consents #AKLPols

Interesting insights from Suburban Urbanites As I continue to read the academic book Suburban Urbanites (edited by Laura Vaughan – @urban_formation) interesting and some more expected insights on the suburbs have come … Continue reading Malls More Threatened by Internet Shopping Than Main/High Streets?

November 23, 2015 ·

And why you should take the Herald, who gets stories from certain Councillors with a grain of salt I was warned that certain Councillors and a certain Herald reporter … Continue reading The Rezoning Exercise with the #UnitaryPlan. The Facts

However, concerns on Kumeu are legitimate I was warned a couple of weeks ago this might occur in regards to the new Unitary Plan Spatial Maps (the zone applications) … Continue reading Auckland 2040 Blowing Smoke over the #UnitaryPlan Rezoning

Preparation work for Topic 081 – Residential Zones I picked up yesterday from the Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings website that the Independent Hearings Panel has instructed Auckland Council to … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Panel Issues Instructions for Demand and Supply Estimates across all Zones. UPDATED

New paper suggests suburbs have more complex and beneficial relationships than urbanites might let on? I am currently reading Suburban Urbanites from UCLPress which looks differently at the role … Continue reading Suburbs: What Are Their Relationships within a City?

Government to pass under urgency amendments for the Unitary Plan Hearings Panel I caught on Twitter earlier the following: Legislation now under Urgency – Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Amendment to go through Urgency in The House